Zydeco Meadery

05/03/2026

This is very true. Sorrel used to be affordable. Now, it is being marketed as a luxury at $10 to $12 per pound of dried flowers.

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04/28/2026

I am really happy that a Louisiana university is getting back into the grape growing and wine making business.

Southern University grows wine grapes in Baton Rouge heat, humidity to launch wine label bit.ly/4sTuXpV An acre and a half behind an unassuming building on Southern University's campus, less than a mile from the Mississippi River, is home to one of Baton Rouge’s more unexpected

02/21/2026

This short video was produced by a college friend of mine, DaVona Daigre, and features my wife's neighbor, John Broussard, from KRVS' Zydeco Sont Pas Salés radio show.

Honoring Black History: Evolution of Zydeco Music & Dance

01/12/2026

We're Mardi Gras ready!

12/29/2025

Mexican Americans make a version of sorrel or hibiscus tea called ponche navideño. Here is a link to a New York Times recipe so you make it at home.

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1027599-ponche-navideno-warm-spiced-christmas-punch?unlocked_article_code=1.AVA.YQ4U.ssOxGYzi_j1e

Ponche is the undisputed drink of posadas, the Mexican Christmas party circuit, and it’s impossible to walk past a steaming pot of it without pausing to inhale its spiced, citrusy fragrance The recipe starts with a tea made from dried hibiscus flowers and perfumed with cinnamon and warm spices It....

12/24/2025

Getting ready to bottle 340 gallons of mead for the 2026 winter and summer farmers markets! 🍯🍾

Big production days mean big lessons learned, and we’re powering through. Finishing strong this weekend.

Stay tuned!

12/19/2025

Many thanks to Candice Semien of the Jozef Syndicate, for writing this article on Zydeco Meadery and how there is a piece of Caribbean, New England, and Louisiana in every bottle of mead we produce.

Though the bottles may be filled hundreds of miles from the bayous of south Louisiana, Zydeco Meadery remains unmistakably tied to the state — proof that Louisiana culture doesn’t stop at its borde…

12/18/2025

Sometimes, racking wine the old fashioned way may be slow but it is easier than using heavy modern equipment.

12/17/2025

There is still time to order mead for Christmas. If you live outside of Massachusetts, go to this site to place an order

https://shopmeads.com/zydeco_meadery

If you live in Massachusetts, please visit the Marshfield Farmers' Market this Saturday morning to buy direct or visit zydecomeadery.net for a list of MA retailers.

12/16/2025

I'd like to tell everyone thank you very much for placing Christmas orders this past weekend. We sold 4 cases of mead online since Saturday as a result of a post from Black News. There is still time to place an order and receive your mead before Christmas.

Go to our website to place an order today.

https://shopmeads.com/zydeco_meadery