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Meadow Vista
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Meadow Vista
NV Stella Luna Matriarch Series Oaked Mead, Honey, British Columbia

Pair this wine with:
Beef Chicken Fish

Category: Specialty Mead

Date Tasted:
Country: Canada
Alcohol: 12% RS: .6%
88 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$27

Meadow Vista
NV Stella Luna Matriarch Series Oaked Mead, Honey, British Columbia

Pair this wine with:
Beef Chicken Fish

Category: Specialty Mead

Date Tasted:
Country: Canada
Alcohol: 12% RS: .6%
Gold color. Aromas and flavors of beeswax, wet pine, flour sack, and bit o honey with a soft, dry-yet-fruity light-to-medium body and a brisk finish with accents of honeyed dried apple and pear, dandelion, pepper, and anisette. A soft, earthy well balanced mead with a pleasant finish.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: beeswax, wet pine, flour sack, and bit o honey
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with accents of honeyed dried apple and pear, dandelion, pepper, and anisette
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry-yet-Fruity
Enjoy Enjoy: Enjoy on its own
Recipes Pairing: Poached Fish, Thai Green Curry, Short Ribs
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A soft, earthy well balanced mead with a pleasant finish.
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The Producer

Meadow Vista Honey Wines

The Producer
3975 June Springs Rd
SE Kelowna, BC V1Z 4B9
Canada
1 250-862-2337
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Meadow Vista NV Stella Luna Matriarch Series Oaked Mead, Honey, British Columbia rating was calculated by to be 88 points out of 100 on 12/9/2025. Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review.