Bartlett Maine Estate Winery
Bartlett Maine Estate Winery, est. 1983. Maine's oldest winery (established 1983). Produces over 20 varieties including blueberry wines, dessert wines, fruit wines, and honey meads. Owner Bob Bartlett literally wrote the law allowing wineries to operate in Maine.
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Style & Specialties
Estate
The meadery operates its own apiaries. They manage the bees and the land, ensuring total control from flower to bottle.
Traditionalist
Dedicated almost exclusively to honey, water, and yeast. They prioritize the pure expression of the honey over adjuncts like fruit or spice.
Berry Mead
A Melomel specifically using soft berries (raspberry, blackberry, etc.).
Melomel
The broad category for mead fermented with fruit.
Hyper-Local
Sources honey within a very tight radius of where the mead is produced and consumed.
Wild Fermented Mead
Mead fermented using non-commercial yeast strains from the environment or raw materials.
Honey Varietals
Blueberry
Soft berry aromatics, gentle acidity, light floral honey backbone
Blackberry
Dark berry aroma, jam-like sweetness, mild tartness, rich floral base
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