PRESS RELEASE

4th September 2006

CAMEL VALLEY WIN SOUTH WEST ‘WINE OF THE YEAR’

Camel Valley winemakers are celebrating the award of 3 trophies from the South West Wine of the Year competition held at Morville Hall on Sunday 3 September 2006.  

Camel Valley were awarded the best sparkling wine trophy, the best dry wine trophy and the overall ‘Wine of the Year’ trophy for their 2003 Camel Valley Atlantic Dry.

The South West is the biggest wine region in the UK and includes Gloucester, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Cornwall and Wales.  Said proprietor Bob Lindo: ‘It’s a very fierce competition with all of the top wineries in the South West involved and we’re delighted to have won the top trophy once again’.

For more information, please contact Bob Lindo, Camel Valley, on tel: 01208 77959 or email bob@camelvalley.com

Notes to editors:

• Camel Valley last year won the only International Wine Challenge Gold for a sparkling wine made anywhere in the world outside of Champagne.
• Camel Valley won 'Best English wine' in the Decanter Wine Awards