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Camel Valley sparkling wine and wedding cake on Royal Wedding day
Visitors to Camel Valley Vineyard in Cornwall on Friday 29th of April will be able to enjoy a slice of wedding cake with a special glass of Camel Valley wine.
Winemaker Sam Lindo has made a slightly sweeter version of his famous Pinot Noir sparkling rosé specially for the occasion, which will be served by the glass or bottle. All proceeds from cake sales will go to Action Aid Haiti, where the Lindo family sponsor a child.
Founder, Bob Lindo, said ‘The vineyard will be open as usual on the big day, and we wanted to join in the celebrations. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall visited Camel Valley in 2008 and we’ve been proud to supply wine for functions at Clarence House. We hit on the idea of serving wedding cake to accompany a special wine and make some money for charity at the same time.’
The vineyard has raised £3,500 for the Cornwall Air Ambulance by offering tour up-grades.
Sam Lindo of Camel Valley collects Trophy for 'World's Best Sparkling Rosé' in Italy
International Award Winners Camel Valley Vineyard have confirmed their position as World Rosé Sparkling Wine Champions by winning the Trophy for the Best Sparkling Rosé Trophy at Bollicini del Mondo held in Verona, Italy and organised by Italian wine magazine, Euposia. The winning wine beat stiff competition from around the world to scoop the award.
The trophies were awarded at a gala dinner in the prestigious Café Dante in Verona on the 15 February 2011 in front of some of the world’s top wine producers and journalists.
The winning wines were each served with a specially designed food match and the 2008 Camel Valley Pinot Noir Brut was hailed a sensation when served with a parmesan cheese soufflé on a bed of mushrooms. UK Winemaker of the Year, Sam Lindo, collected the Trophy and Bob Lindo was given the honour of presenting trophies to other winners.
Said Bob: ‘An absolutely amazing evening was surpassed only by an even more amazing trophy – it is a work of art. It will be under lock and key for safe keeping for generations to come, and is now proudly on display at Camel Valley’.
Added Sam: ‘I was completely overwhelmed and I’ll remember this evening for the rest of my life’.
Camel Valley also currently holds the Waitrose Trophy for the best rosé in the UK’s own national competition, the English & Welsh Wine of the Year Competition.