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Sunday, 9 September 2018

Hornby - Wine, Mead, and Cider

We stopped off at three places on Hornby that produce alcohol.

The first was Fossil Beach Farm. It is set by the shore in an 80 acre plot of land that they are leasing from the original decendants of the family that own it. They have cleverly crafted a cider for every taste: Hops based for beer drinkers, lime infused for margarita lovers, dry for wine drinkers...etc.
 They also have yurts to rent for glamping.
 Next was Isla de Lerna (the original Spanish name for the island). Their wines were nice and I really liked their blackberry dessert wine. They also have a kitchen on site with pizza, wings, baked goods, and more.
 Lastly was Middle Mountain Mead. Be warned, do not bike up the mountain unless you are in shape to do so. We made that mistake several years ago.
 As you can see from the view it is quite high up. We had a flight of meads and I purchased a three liter Magick Mead. That's right, they sell three liter tetra packs!

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