"WHEN YOU CELEBRATE WITH YOUR
HONEY, CELEBRATE WITH MEAD"

 
Welcome to Shady Grove Meadery, East Tennessee, and the historic world of Mead, a flavorful, ancient  drink.  A tradition at Irish weddings,  mead is better known here as honey wine.  We appreciate your interest in  this inviting beverage, our passion, our labor of love... to you -- Cheers!

Bill, Hal, and John welcome you to the Shady Grove Meadery tasting bar.

What is Mead?  Tis the ancient drink of kings, queens, prophets, poets and lovers, Mead (honey-wine) is thought to be the oldest alcoholic beverage known to man. Called Ambrosia by the ancient Greeks, it was believed to be the drink of the gods.  Considered by the Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, Norseman, Assyrians, Incas and Aztecs to have sacred and magical properties.  It was also believed to prolong life and bestow health, strength, virility, wit, and poetry. The mythology of mead lives on in our culture today in our Honeymoons. Tradition held that giving a bridal couple a "moons" worth of honey-wine would ensure a fruitful union.

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Shady Grove Meadery  709 Norris Freeway  Lake City, Tennessee 37769

Phone: (865)426-4900  eMail: meadguy@shadygrovemead.com