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24th November 2008

CAMEL VALLEY WINS ANOTHER TOURISM AWARD TO CROWN A GREAT 2008.

Camel Valley, already Gold Medal winners from this year’s Cornwall Tourism Awards have won a silver medal in the South West Tourism Awards for the visitor attraction part of their wine business.   Camel Valley has previously won South West Tourism Gold in the best food and drink section and won 4 trophies and 3 Gold medals in the 2008 United Kingdom Vineyard’s Association Annual Wine Competition.

Said owner Bob Lindo:  ‘We are delighted; these awards keep us on our toes.  Wine and tourism are a natural combination and interacting with potential customers and visitors is a vital part of any wine business.’

Winemaker, Sam Lindo also added another 9 awards in 2008 to his ever increasing collection in the International Wine Challenge (IWC), The International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) and Decanter World Wine awards.

The awards come in the same year that Country Life’s Amelia Pinsent listed 2006 Camel Valley Pinot Noir Sparkling Rose in her ‘top 100 wines to drink before you die’ list!  In addition, the vineyard has been overrun with enquiries following being featured on BBC Open Country.  Camel Valley gained second place in the 2008 World Sparkling Wine Championships and furthermore had a Royal Visit’

Added Sam: ‘I was very pleased to get these awards, but the highlight for me was retaining the Vintners Trophy for the best sparkling wine for the second consecutive year’.

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