New Day Mead Food Pairings and Recipes
New Day Meadery meads may be enjoyed on their own or with a wide variety of fine foods. We have created meads with an array of aroma and flavor profiles that offer you a range of options when searching for a perfect mate for any dish. Review our pairing suggestions below, select your varieties, and enjoy. Be certain to contact us with your own pairing suggestions – we would love to have your input.

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Serving Suggestions for Your Mead

We suggest serving New Day Meadery mead at a temperature between 62° and 65° F, as you would a red wine. Chilling our mead too much will work to close off the delicate bouquet and mute much of the taste, robbing you of the full range of sensations that you would otherwise enjoy.


Food Pairings for Your Mead

Below are some of the food pairings that we and our customers have found to be enjoyable. We encourage you to experiment, discover new and exciting pairings, then let us know so we may include them in our notes below for others to experience.

Dry Mead
Enjoy our Dry Mead with lightly seasoned dishes, like quiche or an offering of fruit and mild cheeses.

Dry Peach Honey Wine
Our Dry Peach Honey Wine pair deliciously with fish and chicken dishes, lightly seasoned, along with mixed green salads. For a pleasing afternoon cocktail, enjoy with a small bowl of salted cashews.

Dry Blueberry Honey Wine
Our Dry Blueberry Honey Wine is particularly excellent with salmon and pork dishes, and can even compliment lamb quite nicely!

Dry Red Raspberry Honey Wine
Savor our Dry Red Raspberry Honey Wine with pork, lamb (especially when treated with rosemary), sharp cheeses, and bitter chocolate desserts.

Semi-Dry Mead
A glass of our Semi-Dry Mead is perfect with a fruit and cheese plate, fruity desserts, or on its own as a delightful after dinner drink. Our Semi-Dry Mead also pairs nicely with spicy/sweet Thai and Indian dishes.

Semi-Sweet Black Raspberry Honey Wine
This luscious, sweet red wine simply begs for dark chocolate. Well… who doesn’t need a reason to eat more chocolate! Our Semi-Sweet Black Raspberry Honey Wine also makes for a delightful digestif, reminiscent of port.


Recipes for Your Mead

Click on Recipes for menu ideas and recipes that both incorporate our fine honey wines and work well as meals that marry well with them.

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