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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Steven Morris

‘Burgundy eat your heart out!’: Devon producer is toast of wine world

Steve Richardson in a vineyard
Steve Richardson, cellar door manager at Lyme Bay. The winery also sells ‘entry level’ wines to Aldi. Photograph: Jim Wileman/The Guardian

They began by producing drinks more usually associated with the rolling hills of southern England – hearty ciders, warming tipples made from hedgerow fruits and good old-fashioned mead.

But Lyme Bay Winery in Devon is celebrating a bit of history having become the first English producer to win prestigious international trophies for both red and white wine in the same year.

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