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