{"product_id":"heidrun-meadery-oregon-radish-blossom-naturally-sparkling-honey-wine-marin-county-copy","title":"Heidrun Meadery  'Oregon Radish Blossom'  Naturally Sparkling Honey Wine  Marin County","description":"\u003cp\u003e750ml bottle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12.5% abv\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eVery light in body and color. Beautifully effervescent and dry, with lovely notes of jasmine and a slightly sour, refreshing finish.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eOn assessment of this year's release of Oregon Radish Blossom, it was decided unanimously and without equivocation that the varietal should be moved to the top of the order on our greenhouse tasting flight. The reason: it embodies both a simple crisp lightness of being with an individuality of character that should be experienced without distraction when the palate is fresh. I can only describe that individuality as the most delicate expression of pickled jasmine. It's as if the usual floral aroma of jasmine had been distorted by yeast from something we consider tropically fruity to something dry, savory and a little bit tart. This is an exquisite example of the evolution of organoleptic characteristics that occur from flower to flute.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWe believe that the character of a honey wine should reflect the inherent flavors contained in the variety of honey from which it was made, and nothing more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFundamentally, honey is flower nectar that has been collected and transformed by honey bees. The species of flower from which that nectar is harvested determines the flavor of the honey. There are well over a quarter million species of flowering plants in the world and each one has evolved nectar with a distinct botanical essence. Our job as meadmakers is to preserve, nurture and reveal this botanical individuality from its creation in the flower to the mead in your glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe produce sparkling mead varietals from both monofloral and wildflower honeys. Many of our wildflower varietals are composed of honey from beehives we maintain ourselves in various ecosystems in Northern California. We source the honey for our monofloral varieties directly from other beekeepers throughout the US and around the world. The diversity of flower species serves as our palette and winemaking is our canvas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1995 Gordon Hull, a geologist-turned-brewer, tried his hand at making sparkling wines from honey. What began as a casual experiment led to a singular fascination with the remarkable variability of flower nectar and, subsequently, to the formation of Heidrun Meadery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor 15 years the meadery operated as a one-man enterprise out of a small, light-industrial warehouse in Arcata, California, but in 2012 Gordon transported his operations 300 miles south to a former dairy farm in Point Reyes Station, just north of the Golden Gate Bridge. Here, Gordon has expanded his mission to include a commercial beekeeping operation, experimentation in the cultivation of bee-friendly, high-yield nectar crops and an extraordinary travel destination for worldly enthusiasts of wine, nature and conviviality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heidrun Meadery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50676458684722,"sku":null,"price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/3206\/7378\/files\/Untitled-23_8e432d88-aa6a-40b2-9112-34c81fe0a4ef.webp?v=1764874480","url":"https:\/\/slakesf.com\/products\/heidrun-meadery-oregon-radish-blossom-naturally-sparkling-honey-wine-marin-county-copy","provider":"SLAKE San Francisco Bottle \u0026 Sundry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}