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ing Schramm, Fairbrother, Faul
and Pete Bakulic, president of
the Mazer Cup. They've run the
course five times now to a sold
out crowd each time.
Says Harris, "We've just start-
ed a mead research fund so we
can financially support the work
h a p p e n i n g i n t h e d e p a r t m e n t
of viticulture. To the best of our
knowledge, UC Davis is the only
university in the country support-
ing both education and research
in the mead industry." Other
instructors involved in running the
courses include Chik Brenneman,
w i n e m a k e r ; a n d D a v e B l o c k ,
chair of viticulture and enology at
UC Davis.
Anyone can make a tax deduct-
ible donation to the fund through
the website.
Harris says there's a movie on
mead in the works, called "Meadol-
ogy." Her team is also responsible for
developing the honey aroma wheel.
Check out this clip: www.youtube.com/
watch?v=phkEz-bhxl8 or the univer-
sity's promo video: www.youtube.com/
watch?v=nLB6aXHrSc0.
Perhaps it won't be long before get-
ting a degree in mead making will be a
bona fide option from UC Davis. Maybe
each degree will be conferred on a spe-
cially designed mazer.
Laura Ness, aka "Her VineNess," is a
wine journalist and critic who judges a
variety of wine competitions and writes
regularly for consumer and trade publi-
cations, including WineOh.TV.
Comments? Please e-mail us at feed-
back@vwmmedia.com.
Amina Harris, director of the Honey
and Pollination Center at UC Davis,
heads up the university's business-
focused course on mead.
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