A Part of the Pittsboro Community Since 2010 and Racking Up the Awards
Starrlight Mead opened in Pittsboro at the Chatham Mill in September of 2010. By 2014, we were starting to outgrow the space and started planning for a new location. At the end of October 2018, we moved into our new, much larger, location at The Plant and helped create the Chatham Beverage District. Now we have more room for events, mead club parties, and hanging out with friends.
Scroll down to see our community involvement and awards
Community Love
We try to share our good fortune with the community as we can. We regularly support these great non-profits:
Carolina Tiger Rescue - Saving and protecting wild cats in captivity and in the wild through rescue and education.
Pretty in Pink Foundation - Providing uninsured and under-insured breast cancer patients in North Carolina with financial assistance for quality, life-saving medical treatment.
CLAWS, Inc - Helping wild and exotic animals, through educating the public as well as rescuing and rehabilitating those animals in need.
Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill - Caring for families in life-altering moments, days and months that children spend in area hospitals.
And many others - Abundance Foundation, United Way of Chatham County, Orange and Chatham County Arts Councils
Starrlight Mead Awards and Honors
2012 - Bronze Medal - Mazer Cup International - Off-dry Traditional
2014 - Bronze Medal - Finger Lakes International - Pomegranate Pink Peppercorn
2015 - Silver Medal - Finger Lakes International - Pomegranate Pink Peppercorn
Silver Medal - Semi-sweet Traditional
Bronze Medal - Off-dry Traditional
Best in Class - Meads - American Wine Society Competition - Semi-sweet Traditional
Double Gold Medal - Semi-sweet Traditional
Silver Medal - Spiced Apple
2016 - Gold Medal - American Wine Society Competition - Sourwood Traditional
Bronze Medal - Off-dry Pear
2017 - Best in Triangle 2017 - Locally Made Wine - Indy Weekly (inaugural year for category)
2017 Small Business of the Year - Chatham Chamber of Commerce
Silver Medal - Finger Lakes International - Off-dry Pear
Bronze Medals - Sourwood Traditional and Off-dry Traditional
Silver Medals - NC State Fair Wine Competition - Off-dry and Sourwood Traditionals
Silver Medals - Mid-Atlantic Southeastern Wine Comp - Spiced Apple and Sourwood
Bronze Medals - Off-dry Traditional and Off-dry Pear
Silver Medal - American Wine Society Competition - Honeyed Aromatic Roast
Bronze Medal - Pomegranate Pink Peppercorn
2018 - Best in the Triangle - Finalist, Locally Made Wine, Cider or Mead - Indy Weekly
2019 - Best in the Triangle - Finalist, Locally Made Wine, Cider or Mead - Indy Weekly
Double Gold Medal - Finger Lakes International - Wildfoam Traditional
Silver Medals - Nordic Blend Herb Infused and Gallberry Traditional
Gold Medal - Mid-Atlantic Southeastern Wine Competition - Ginger Herb
Silver Medal - Honeyed Blackberry
Bronze Medal - Off-dry Pear
Reader’s Favorite Local Craft Beverage - Chatham Magazine
2021 - Silver Medal - NC Mead, Cider, and Fruit Competition - Chamomile Herb
Bronze Medal - Off-dry Blackberry
Gold Medals - Finger Lakes International - Honeyed Blackberry and Chai Herb
Reader’s Favorite Local Craft Beverage - Chatham Magazine
2022 - Bronze Medals - Finger Lakes International - Blueberry Off-dry, Ebling Reserve, S’More Wildfoam
Best in the Triangle - Finalist, Locally Made Mead - Indy Weekly
Bronze Medals - Honey Board Mead Crafters Competition - Blueberry & Apricot Off-dries
Best in Show/Double Gold Medal- NC Mead, Cider, and Fruit Competition - Spiced Apple
2023 - Bronze Medal - Honey Board Mead Crafters Competition - Gallberry Blossom Traditional
Silver Medals - NC Wine Competition - Gallberry Blossom Traditional, Cloer Pyment, Lavendar Herbal
Double Gold Medal - American Wine Society Competition - Gallberry Blossom Trad
Silver Medal - Cloer Pyment