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Le Verre de Vin
Camel Valley
Keeping it fizzy
With Le Verre de Vin…
the world’s most successful Champagne preservation system
As the Summer heats up, Champagne, Prosecco, Cava and all
things ‘fizz’ seem to be more popular than ever. Sadly, most pubs
and restaurants won’t risk offering a sparkler ‘by the flute’. ‘Very
understandable’, I hear you say… with no way to keep open
bottles fresh, it’s just not worth the risk of serving a glass of flat
Champagne to a valued customer, not to mention the expensive
waste that’s associated with just one or
two sparklers by the flute, let alone an
extended offering.
But don’t worry, the solution is at hand!
With the brilliant Le Verre de Vin
system, operators can develop a ‘by the
flute’ programme that will delight their
customers whilst maximising profits from
a revenue stream that was previously
impossible to tap into; and all this, safe in
the knowledge that each and every bottle
will remain as fresh as the moment it was
first opened. How long for? Well, Bermar
guarantee 21 days, I’ll repeat that, 21
DAYS!!!
So, who makes this little box of tricks? Well,
rather surprisingly, it’s a British manufacturing
success story… Bermar (International) Ltd
have been at the forefront of the Wine &
Champagne preservation industry for the best
part of 25 years. Everything is put together
at their East Anglian factory and shipped to
over 80 countries around the globe, famous
customers include people with names like,
Ramsay, Blumenthal, Roux, Kerridge &
Blanc, as well as 10’s of thousands of less
celebrated, but equally impressive, operations
across the British Isles and beyond. Perhaps
the biggest feather in Bermar’s cap, is that an
increasing number of the Grande Marque
Champagne Houses now use and recommend
Bermar’s patented technology to allow their
own flagship customers the opportunity to
offer their precious wines, ‘by the flute’.
How does it work? Well it’s so ingenious that
even Q couldn’t come up with it for 007’s
Bolly! But in all seriousness, without going
too far down the full technical explanation
of… ‘The introduction of a precisely
controlled measure of carbon dioxide, via
a bespoke, valved bottle stopper, which
locks in the wines natural sparkle without
compromising the structure of the mousse or
the integrity of the wine..… blah, blah, blah!’
Needless to say, it works brilliantly, you’ve only
got to speak with one of Bermar’s customers
to realise that much.
So, what’s the catch? Well we can’t find one;
they’re compact, self-contained units that are
easy to install, cheap to run and incredibly
reliable. Prices for Champagne preservation
systems start at £985 + VAT…..
HRH the Duchess of Cornwall, returned to Camel Valley
by helicopter on the 16 July 2014, for the vineyard’s 25th
anniversary celebrations. HRH enjoyed a tour of the winery,
where she met all the staff individually. The disgorging and
labelling lines were in full flow for the tour and HRH was
interested to see the changes made, since her first visit in 2008. Of
particular interest, was the newly completed solar powered,
temperature controlled bottle store. Second
generation wine maker, Sam Lindo had to
rush off mid-tour to make London in time
for the International Wine Challenge
Sparkling Winemaker of the Year
results, but HRH had been fully
briefed, congratulated Sam on being
short-listed for International Sparkling
Winemaker of the Year and wished
Sam the best of luck.
A canapé and Camel Valley sparkling wine
reception followed and HRH, met a selection
of supporters neighbours and friends. Jill Stein,
Nathan Outlaw and Nick Barclay headed up Cornwall’s
celebrity chefs and Wadebridge Wines who had been selling Camel
Valley wines since 1992, Fowey wines and ‘Wine In Cornwall’ were
among an impressive list of wine merchants.
Camel Valley
Camel Valley
25 Year Celebrations Crowned with a Royal Visit!
celebrate her birthday the following day, said she would keep the
Methuselah for an appropriate family occasion.
Said Bob: ‘It was wonderful that HRH returned for our
celebrations. All present felt that the Duchess of Cornwall showed
a warm and genuine interest in who they were and what they did.
Actually, we all had great fun and a very enjoyable day’.
HRH is also the patron of the Cornwall Air Ambulance which
is sponsored by Camel Valley, who donate all their tour
upgrades in full. The vineyard has donated funds
for 24 rescues so far (£12,000), which HRH had
been particularly pleased to discover during her
visit. Camel Valley had just donated their
latest cheque for £1000 at the Air Ambulance
Summer Ball fund raiser.
Camel Valley was planted in 1989 by Bob
and Annie Lindo on the sunny, South facing
slopes of the River Camel. The vineyards
are thought by many, to be among the most
photogenic and scenic in the UK and have been
featured in travel and wine films and programmes
worldwide. Winemaker, son Sam, has won ‘UK Winemaker
of the Year’ 3 times and the Winery speciality, Pinot Noir
rose sparkling, has won all the major trophies including the
International Wine Challenge ‘International’ trophy and Bollecini
Del Mondo in Verona, twice.
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HRH cut the anniversary cake, made a short speech and Bob
Lindo presented HRH with a 6 litre Methuselah, which captured Here’s to the next 25 years!
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the attention of the press and TV worldwide. HRH, due to
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