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Awards
First Furleigh Estate wine wins award
29th April 2009
Our first wine, our first competition and our first award!
We were very pleased that our Tyrannosaurus Red won a Bronze Medal in the Wessex Vineyard Association 2008 annual competition.
Bacchus 2008 wins award
7th July 2009
We entered our first white wine in the 2009 English and Welsh Wine of the Year competition, which is judged by eight Masters of Wine.
We were delighted when our Bacchus 2008 was Highly Commended.
Furleigh Estate wins two Taste of the West Awards
16th September 2009
We entered two wines in to the 2009 Taste of the West Awards - our lovely summery Bacchus 2007 and the new release of our Tyrannosaurus Red.
We were delighted when both won Bronze Medals.
The prestigious Taste of the West Awards is one of the most highly respected in the food and drink industry, established sixteen years ago. The awards highlight successful and high quality businesses across food and drink production, hospitality and food retail.
Tyrannosaurus Red
16th September 2009
Our new release of Tyrannosaurus Red has won a Bronze Medal in the South West Vineyards Association annual competition which was held on 5th September 2009.
Fresh black fruits, well-balanced, easy-going, food friendly and Beajolais-like were just some of the judges comments.
Sea Pink 2009 Wins Gold
19th June 2010
Furleigh Estate, which lies just 5 miles north of Bridport, won a total of five medals in the English and Welsh Wine of the Year Competition 2010. Sea Pink 2009, a still rose wine, won an amazing Gold Medal.
The national competition is judged by five Masters of Wine and each wine is assessed against a standard, international scale. Over 230 wines were entered and just 26 gold medals awarded.
Tyrannosaurus Red 2009 Top of the Class
27th July 2011
Our wonderful Tyrannosaurus Red 2009 won a silver medal in the English & Welsh Wine of the Year Competition 2011. This was the highest award in its category and just proves what a great English red wine it is.
The national competition is judged by five Masters of Wine and each wine is assessed against a standard, international scale.
International Awards
27th July 2011
It was with some trepidation that we put wines from our very first vintage into two of the biggest wine competitions in the world. However our courage was rewarded. Our Sea Pink 2009 won a bronze medal in the 2001 Decanter World Wine Awards and the Ammonite Reserve 2009 won Highly Commended in the International Wine Competition 2011.
More International Awards
1st December 2011
The 9th international competition of the world's best sparkling wines, Effervescents du Monde, was held on November 16 - 18 2011 in Dijon, France.
The competition covers 24 countries and this year had 552 wines entered, including Furleigh Estate's Classic Cuvee 2009. These were judged by 100 international expert judges and after three days work, the judges awarded 185 medals - 38 gold and 147 silver.
We were so pleased when we heard that our Classic Cuvee 2009 had won a SILVER MEDAL. It really does put us up there with the best in the world.
This project is part financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development 2007-2013: Europe investing in rural areas.