Mead, Country Wine, and Shrub

Photo by Teresa Sundmark
According to the Sitka Local Foods Network, the Sitka strawberry is a hybrid developed in the early 1900s based on a wild strawberry from Yakutat and an unknown commercial berry. Photo by Teresa Sundmark.
Photo by Teresa Sundmark
Jason Davis works in his nagoonberry patch. Nagoons are typically only found in the wild in Alaska, but a Scandanavian-local hybrid variety he found thrives in his garden. Photo by Teresa Sundmark.
Photo by Teresa Sundmark
Owner Jason Davis grew up in Soldotna and started keeping bees back in high school. Photo by Teresa Sundmark.
Photo by Teresa Sundmark
Returning customers can earn free bottle refills at no additional cost through the loyalty program at the Sweetgale tasting room. Photo by Teresa Sundmark.
Photo by Jeremy Pataky
Davis refills a bottle with handcrafted mead containing nothing whatsoever besides local honey, fruit, and water. Photo by Jeremy Pataky.