Award winning vineyard in Cornwall applies for European Union protection

A vineyard in Cornwall is applying to protect the status of one its world famous wines.

The Camel Valley Vineyard, at Nanstallon near Bodmin, which was started by Bob and Annie Lindo in 1989, has won a number of international awards and is now hoping to seal Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) recognition for its Darnibole Wine.

If successful, the product would rank alongside Cornish clotted cream, also recognised as a PDO and Cornish pasties, which have been protected by Protected Geographical Indicator (PGI) status, another European Union law.

An agricultural product or foodstuff unique to its surrounding geographical area is eligible to apply for PDO status.

Mr Lindo believes the vineyard thoroughly deserves protection. He said: “All previous vintages of Darnibole Bacchus have won a gold medal and critical acclaim, so there is something that we consider to be special about that small area. What we are trying to say is that we have a bit of special ground here”.

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