What's On Entrepreneur brothers go from making honey to running in-demand business and appearing on TV

The move is part of the ongoing drive to modernise the image of mead while being careful not to alienate traditionalists, including sword ‘n’ sorcery lovers and historical re-enactors. The Three Tuns is a 16th Century Inn located next to the Castle in the historical town of Chepstow.

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Here is our special edition Wye Valley Meadery Traditional Mead. From the hills, meadows, hedgerows and woodlands of the Wye Valley. A celebration of the years harvest in a bottle. After a tour, it is usually possible to book a meal at one of the local hotels. The Wye Valley Hotel is at the bottom of our drive and Sue and Barry would be pleased to hear from you. (Phone 01291 689441). The brand new seating area at Wye Valley Meadery in Caldicot, which opens on September 18 (Image: Mark Lewis) Further to all of this, there are references to Mead in ancient Hindu scriptures, in the Bible, writings by Chaucer and Aristotle and references to it in old English and Welsh poetry.

If it is not through the rise of craft-brewing, the interest in home-brewing or even the surge in viking themed TV series, then maybe mead will be made popular again because of our passion at the Wye Valley Meadery. We want to make people see that mead is less ‘monks-and-druids’ and more ‘craft-beer-cool’. We want to breath new life into this age-old classic. We want to make mead new. Looking further ahead, the business will revamp its branding and move all products to the Hive Mind name, as it looks to widen its reach and appeal. This will also see a switch from bottle to can for the core 4% lines. Special Edition Oak Whiskey Barrel Aged Traditional MeadSetting some of our award winning Traditional Mead aside to age in Oak whiskey barrels has cre... The brothers continue to experiment and innovate, and last month launched a wine-style 12.5% medium-dry mead. Co-fermented with fruit such as raspberry, this style of drink is known as melomel.The original plan was to try and make the mead and market it as a new and quirky drink,” Kit explained. “But people seem to have sought us out while looking for the old-fashioned mead.” The vineyard is situated on a working farm where there is a small herd of pedigree Hereford cattle, sheep and ponies. As with any new product and a new business, to win such an accolade is incredibly reaffirming, and shows we are making something that has appeal to the consumer,” says Kit. Bee a keeper with this 6 frame mini hive of bees, overwintered and ready for the spring. With an open mated queen in her first season, bred from prove... Wye Valley Meadery at their new premises in Caldicot's Severn Bridge Industrial Estate Picture: Ollie Barnes

There is a free car park and picnic benches in the garden which has mature and unusual trees and shrubs. Plants grown on the farm are for sale in the shop.For over forty years this award-winning vineyard has overlooked Tintern. Visitors are welcome to stroll among the vines and try our wines. But even by the standards of culinary genius that this county has become accustomed to something special is brewing at a modest industrial estate in Caldicot. I was about 13 or so when I approached a beekeeper at a country show and said I’d love to learn how to keep bees,” he explains. “The wages were terrible – a jar of honey for a day’s work – but I learned a lot.” The green pastures of Monmouthshire are well-known for being home to some of Wales’ best food and drink.

Visit our Wye Valley Meadery & Hive Mind South Wales Breweries taproom and try our sparkling mead, honey beers and Welsh drinks on tap. As well as delicious beer-infused-dough pizza made in house by a pizza connoisseur (Kit) using our Welsh mead. The shop is open every day except Wednesday from 11.30am to 4.40pm in winter and from 1.00pm to 5.30pm in summer. Our full range of wines is on sale and available for tasting alongside our Mead and Fruit Wines. We sell locally produced Perry, Cider & Ale, local honey & preserves. We also have a range of gifts and wine related products. Now we’ve definitely found in the last year or so people are coming to us seeking out mead. People seem to be getting excited about it.” Cans of our Wye Valley Sparkling MeadA great gift for yourself and others!Pure HoneyLight, medium-sweet and sparkling, we’ve modernised the world’s ... Take on the Wye Valley Walk in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. From the Welsh coast at Chepstow, passing the serene beauty of Tintern and the county town of Monmouth. The Monmouthshire section of this walk covers around 17 miles (25-27km) and is made up almost entirely of paths through woodland.Introducing "Hexagon Architect" a Rhubarb and Honey Pale, a deliciously unique collaboration between Turning Point Brewery and Hive Mind Mead. This li... We kept getting asked for a traditional mead and decided that, if we are going to do one we are going to go all in and make the best product we possibly can and really champion the wonderful honey from this area,” says Matt.