The island of Lindisfarne, off the coast of Northumberland, is noted for the production of which fortified wine?

Lindisfarne Mead is produced exclusively on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, situated off the Northumbrian Coast. This island is the "Cradle of Christianity" in England, for in the year 634 A.D., Oswald, King of Northumberland, brought St. Aidan from the island of Iona to establish a monastery here. Situated in the centre of the village, just off the village green. The Winery Showroom which has been open to the public since 1968 attracts over 200,000 visitors per annum from all over the world. The Priory is now in ruins yet much of the original beautiful Norman arches and pillars are preserved, and the Brew House, which was used by the monks can still be seen. Lindisfarne Mead is a unique alcoholic fortified wine manufactured here on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne.

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Tom Knox

Since when is mead considered a fortified wine?!

Carroll Price

Mead is NOT a fortified wine.

cjatate

Mead is fortified?

JRW

No grapes grown there, and mead is the only non-grape beverage given. However, mead is not wine!

Shirley Dutt

I just eliminated those made in Spain and Portugal.

earlepg

Being on the outskirts of the UK, so to speak, I thought that it was most likely that mead was produced there.

Lawanta

Lynne Zeman, Northumberland is also a location in Ontario, Canada.

Bob Fowler

We have visited and it is a special place. Unfortunately the Weather was trying. 🌧️☔

Lynne Zeman

I had no idea where Lindisfarne or Northhcumberland where so I had to look it up. The island is off the northeast coast of England for others who may not know.

ebitnet

Louella Wilson, I’ve been making mead for about 10 yrs and it’s not “wine” per se in that it’s not from grapes. The production principle is the same—sugar water fermented to produce alcohol. so to the unsophisticated, some can call it a wine, but I personally would not. Under the same very loose definition, you could call beer wine.

Richard Rubright

This question is awkwardly worded, as mead is not normally fortified, at least not from formal producers. Research didn't turn up any reference to Lindisfarme mead being fortifiedzzmaybe I just didn't find it. Cost me a 10/10 bonus.