Awards
SILVER MEDALS GALORE FOR BEDFORDSHIRE WINE
Bedfordshire’s only vineyard, Warden Abbey Vineyard, has been given a Silver Award for its Abbot Sparkling Brut 2007 at the International Wine Challenge and Commended for both Abbot 2007 and 2008. This competition is acknowledged as the most prestigious awards in the world of wine, with more than 10,000 wines from 48 countries competing with each other.
Today more Silver Awards were announced for Warden Bacchus 2008 and Warden Abbot Sparkling Brut 2007 winners in the English & Welsh Wine of the Year Competition 2011.
Proprietor Jane Whitbread said, “Although the management of the Vineyard is now in the hands of a community partnership we are delighted that three of our wines have achieved silver and two Commended”.
The wine is available from Southill Estate Office, Summerhill Farm Shop, Cardington and other local retailers.
We are proud of our record of prizes and awards over the last fouteen years, they include the following:
International Wine Challenge
2008 Warden Abbot - Commended
2007 Warden Abbot Sparkling Brut - Silver Award
2007 Warden Abbot - Commended
2007 Warden Vineyard Sparkling Extra Dry - Bronze Award
2007 Warden Bacchus - Commended
2007 Warden Bacchus - Bronze Award
2006 Warden Bacchus - Bronze Award
2006 Warden Vineyard - Bronze Award *
2006 Warden Vineyard Celebration - Bronze Award *
2003 Warden Bacchus - Highly Commended
2003 Warden Vineyard - Highly Commended
2003 Warden Special Reserve - Seal of Approval *
1998 Warden Vineyard - Bronze Award
1998 Warden Abbot - Seal of Approval
1997 Warden Vineyard Special Cuvee - Seal of Approval
1996 Warden Vineyard - Seal of Approval
1996 Warden Vineyard Brut - Seal of Approval
1996 Warden Vineyard Extra Brut - Bronze Award
Country Landowners Association
1999 Warden Vineyard Special Curvee - Placed 2nd
1998 Warden Abbot - Placed 2nd
1996 Warden Vineyard - Winner
1996 Warden Vineyard Extra Brut - Placed 2nd
English/Welsh Wine of the Year
2008 Warden Bacchus - Silver Award
2008 Warden Bacchus - Gold Award
2008 Warden Abbot - Silver Award
2007 Warden Abbot Sparkling - Silver Award
2007 Warden Vineyard Extra Dry 2007 - Bronze Award
2007 Warden Abbot Brut - Bronze Award
2006 Warden Bacchus - Gold Award
2006 Warden Vineyard - Bronze Award
2006 Warden Abbot - Highly Commended
2006 Warden Vineyard Celebration - Highly Commended
2006 Warden Special Reserve - Highly Commended
UK Vineyards Association - Wine of the Year
2006 Warden Bacchus - Highly Commended *
2003 Warden Bacchus - Highly Commended
2001 Warden Bacchus - Bronze Award
2001 Warden Abbot - Highly Commended
1999 Warden Vineyard Special Curvee - Bronze Medal
1998 Warden Vineyard - Bronze Medal and President's Trophy
1997 Warden Vineyard Special Cuvee - Highly Commended
1996 Warden Vineyard Brut - Highly Commended.
1996 Warden Vineyard Extra Brut - Highly Commended.
East Anglian Wine Growers' Association
Wine of the Year Award
2008 Warden Abbot - Bronze Award
2008 Warden Bacchus - Bronze Award
2007 Warden Vineyard Sparkling Extra Dry - Silver Award
2007 Warden Abbot Brut - Silver Award
2006 Warden Vineyard - Bronze *
2006 Warden Celebration - Bronze *
2006 Warden Bacchus - Silver *
2005 Warden Vineyard - Gold Award
2003 Warden Special Reserve - Bronze Award
2003 Warden Bacchus - Silver Award
2003 Warden Vineyard - Bronze Award
2001 Warden Abbot - Bronze Award
2001 Warden Bacchus - Silver Award and Wine of the Year Award
1998 Warden Vineyard - Silver Award
1996 Warden Vineyard Extra Brut - Gold Award
* Wines currently available, some in limited quantities
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