Dr. Pescia is a bee-keeping firm which was born in 1965 and it is situated in the province of Livorno, on the Etruscan Coast 1 km from Rosignano Marittimo, which is an ancient Etruscan settlement and a medieval fort. The working techniques, the great passion, the will and the ability of the members of the firm contribute to the making of quality products. We practice nomadism by taking the hives to the whereabouts of the flowers typical of Tuscany, in the most protected and greenest zones of the region. From Parco dell’Uccellina to Foresta dell’Abetone, to Parco delle Colline Livornesi, obtainign apart from the excellent Thousand Flower Honey, also high quality Monofloral Honey. We use many types of honey for our hydromel: Thousand Flower, Chestnut, Sunflower, Sulla, Acacia, Wood honeydew, Eucaliptus, Mediterranean Heather, Ivy Flower, Blackberry, Killarney Strawberry, Honey with Pollen and Royal Jelly, Honey with Propolis.
Nettare di Bacco: Mead is considered as the oldest alcoholic liquor all over the world. 3000 years ago the Mayas used almost all their honey to product this liquor, which was drunk by the richest social classes of this civilization. It was also produced by the Egyptians, and then by the Greeks and Romans. In Greek mythology it is considered as “the nectar of the Gods”.
Nettare di Bacco is our mead, for its production we must dissolve a required amount of select honeys in water and then the fermentation has to take place in steel vessels. When all the honey sugar are converted into alcohol (14.5 % abv), the drink is put into special oaken casks at least for one years. After the bottling, too, our mead keeps on growing rich of other flavours, which exalt its taste.
Nettare di Bacco has been often offered during tastings and taste-workrooms regarding either some honey products or other esteemed ones. There it has been often appreciated very much by famous sommelier, who have considered it as the perfect drink to have as with milk or fondant chocolate as with all the chocolate products which are difficultly linked with any more drink. Nettare di Bacco can be happily consumed with “Pecorino” cheese, too, as well as with Parmigiano and Grana cheese, especially covered with some honey, possibly of the Mediterranean Heather.
Look for Nettare di Bacco in your local bottle shops, restaurants and bars.