Makana Meadery iQhilika 'African Herbal Blossom' Mead santa cruz Fermentation in cement preserves the

Fermentation in cement preserves the fruit flavors in this wine

being made from 20% Sylvaner

flavors of black cherry

Aged for 15 months in a combination of French and American oak barrels

These sites are at a higher altitude and harvested later than other Frappato used for other bottlings

Makana Meadery iQhilika 'African Herbal Blossom' Mead santa cruz Fermentation in cement preserves theFrom our importer: "iQhilika is a unique, fermented honey beverage produced within the Eastern Cape region of South Africa. The Xhosa people, as well as the descendants of the Khoi San group of peoples who inhabit the region, produced the beverage by taking the specially prepared roots of succulents of the Trichodiadema genus and mixing this with honey, fruits, and or spices. Sometimes pollen or an extract of bee larvae (similar to 'royal jelly') is