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Best Buys are wines that deliver great taste at a great price. We use an algorithm that compares the ratio of a product's suggested retail price to our score in order to calculate our Best Buy list. If you're on a budget, these bottles can't be beat.

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Best Inexpensive Mead

Philip Mead Fresh Pineapple Mead

93 points

$16

Best Buy

Fresh Pineapple Mead

Sweet flower honey and loads of pineapple and evocative of its fruit addition without losing sight of the honey foundation; consume with Thai food or all of the German pork dishes.

93 points

$16 Best Buy

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Door Peninsula Winery Cherry Buzz Honey Mead Door County

92 points

$11

Best Buy

Door Peninsula Winery

Cherry Buzz Honey Mead Door County

Exactly what you expect of a cherry honey wine; juicy from start to finish.

92 points

$11 Best Buy

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Philip Mead Dark Cacao Mead

92 points

$16

Best Buy

Dark Cacao Mead

Direct and pronounced flavors of chocolate, tart orange fruits, and honeyed sweetness; clearly utilizing high quality inputs.

92 points

$16 Best Buy

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Philip Mead Traditional Sweet Mead

92 points

$16

Best Buy

Traditional Sweet Mead

Unabashedly and wholeheartedly honey in its true self from start to finish.

92 points

$16 Best Buy

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Philip Mead Fresh Lemon Mead

91 points

$16

Best Buy

Fresh Lemon Mead

Rich and supple but with a delightful and authentic citrus acidity to elevate it.

91 points

$16 Best Buy

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Chaucer’s Sparkling Mead

90 points

$5

Best Buy

A fruity, joyous sparkling mead with complex notes of flowers, citrus and spices.

Awards: 2021 Best Value Mead

90 points

$5 Best Buy

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Monks Meadery Stigmata

90 points

$12

Best Buy

A delightful Mead with joyful, fruity flavors and a dry refreshing palate; a lovely toaster for the holidays and other celebrations.

90 points

$12 Best Buy

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Philip Mead Oak Aged Sweet Mead

90 points

$16

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Oak Aged Sweet Mead

A round sweetness to the body of the mead with an uplifting citrus and mint zest.

90 points

$16 Best Buy

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Philip Mead Red Fruits Mead

90 points

$16

Best Buy

Red Fruits Mead

Hibiscus and loads of red berries; a whole lot going on without being overly sweet or losing the plot.

90 points

$16 Best Buy

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Meadow Vista Bliss Sparkling Blueberry Haskap Mead

89 points

$13

Best Buy

Bliss Sparkling Blueberry Haskap Mead

A fruity, spritzy melomel.

89 points

$13 Best Buy

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