The oldest drink, finally explained.

Educate without lecturing

Most visitors arrive not knowing what mead is. The site answers that in one screen, then gets on with the honey, the batches and what is pouring.

Put every batch on a page

Varietals, honey sources and small batches as readable pages. The detail your regulars ask about, written where search engines can find it.

Sell where it's legal

Mead ships under wine rules in most states. Checkout offers bottles only where compliance allows, wired to your shipper and till.

Own the question

"What is mead?" gets asked of Google and ChatGPT thousands of times a day. Structured properly, your meadery is the answer and the tasting room is the next stop.

Golden Road Vineyards

Stave’s first client, a Yadkin Valley vineyard. Different pour, same bones: visit-first pages, a real page per batch, and commerce wired to the till.

Can we keep our club and POS?

Usually, yes. Stave connects to systems like Square, Toast, Vinoshipper, and Mailchimp. Where a connection does not exist, I build it for how your meadery runs.

Who updates the site after launch?

Whoever answers the phone on a Saturday. New batches, hours and events are plain forms, with no developer needed. I stay on for care month to month, no lock-in.

What does "cited by AI" actually mean?

When someone asks ChatGPT or Google about mead, whether that is what it is or where to try it, those systems pull from sites they can parse and trust. I structure your batches, hours, and story so the answer includes you — by name, with a link.

How long does a meadery site take?

Depends on scope, since a tasting-room site moves faster than a full commerce-and-club build. Either way you'll see working pages early, not mockups, and the number comes after the first conversation.