The mead makers who are developing our course have each won multiple national and international awards. This beginners mead making course will include a hands-on experience in our Lead Platinum processing facilities. Each participant will be able to bring home 1-2 bottles of their new (unfermented) mead.
Instructors include:
Chik Brenneman - Winemaker and Manager, LEED Platinum Teaching & Research Winery, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis, CA
Petar Bakulic - President, Mazer Cup International Mead Competition
Michael Fairbrother - Proprietor, Moonlight Meadery, Londonderry, NH
Mike Faul - Proprietor, Rabbit’s Foot Meadery, Sunnyvale, CA
Amina Harris - Director, Honey and Pollination Center, Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science, UC Davis, CA
Ken Schramm - Author The Compleat Meadmaker, and Proprietor, Schamm’s Mead, Ferndale, MI
Elina Lastro Niño - Apiculture Extention and Research, Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis, CA