Lyme Bay Cherry Wine 75cl

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How about a touch of sophistication for the discerning? Not just for gentlemen. Definitely gender non-specific! For enjoying our cherry wine on its own, as previously mentioned, we feel it makes a perfect dessert wine, so enjoy a serving of around 120ml at a cool, room temperature. As with our other fruit wines, they can be enjoyed as a refreshing long drink, mixed 50/50 with soda water. Whenever we get asked about how someone should enjoy one of our products, we are happy to make suggestions, just as we did with our Lugger Rum guide and our gin enjoyment piece. However, we often say the best way to enjoy it is whichever way takes your fancy, as we are all individuals, and one size doesn’t always fit all. The only thing we do ask is that you share your ideas with us on our social media channels, so we can share in your enjoyment! You can find the links to our social media channels at the bottom of this piece. During the 2020 harvest, Sarah worked the day shift and was astounded at the quality of the fruit, crediting it with a ripeness she has never seen in English grapes before and was really proud of the wines we created from this harvest – and the harvests following this.

The earliest recorded evidence of mead’s existence dates from 7000 BC, where archaeologists discovered pottery vessels in northern China showing chemical signatures consistent with honey, rice, and organic compounds associated with fermentation. The word ‘Mjolnir’ is a Norse name for Thor’s hammer. Our take on the traditional mojito is a simple but delicious combination of flavours.

Wine at a glance

Begin by preparing the honey syrup. Combine a quarter of a cup each of honey and water in a saucepan and heat gently for one minute. Then, strain it through a sieve and pop it in the fridge while preparing your other ingredients. Unlike wine made from grapes, fruit wines aren’t designed to be “aged”, so it is best to drink them within a year of when they were bottled. However, this is not a hard and fast rule, it is just recommended so you can get the best out of your product. We do also recommend that you should drink your cherry wine within a week of opening the bottle. Cherry Wine in Music

Mead is created by honey and water fermented with yeast, sometimes containing various fruits, spices, grains, or hops. It is believed that mead was essentially first discovered when accidentally some honey got wet. From its well-documented appearances on the all-conquering Game of Thrones TV series to a growing general interest in traditional food and drink, there are many reasons why mead – according to some, the world’s oldest alcoholic beverage – has enjoyed a resurgence in recent years. James started his winemaking career at a young age. Cutting his teeth in the wine labs at Broadland Drinks, testing 20 to 30 wines per day, he enrolled on a wine appreciation course led by Frank Leatherdale. James credits Frank’s knowledge, enthusiasm and passion, for setting him on his career journey into wine. In 2006, drawn by Lyme Bay Winery’s ambition to plant a vineyard and make still English wines, he took the job and relocated to Devon. While others had already shown that sparkling English wines of real quality could be made, he felt that still wines had significantly more potential.When raw honey gets moisture into it, there is a chance that natural yeast will start a fermentation process that converts the sugar in honey into alcohol. Nowadays, the yeast used in mead making is often identical to that used in winemaking.