A VINEYARD in Cirencester was awarded a Q in the Metropolis Quality Drink Awards for one of its wines.

Poulton Hill Estate Limited’s English Sparkling White 2012 was presented the prestigious award at a ceremony held at Grosvenor Square Hotel in London on November 10.

The multi-award winning wine was the small family-run vineyard’s first vintage, produced in October 2012.

“We are absolutely thrilled to have won in the Quality Drink Awards – it’s a huge achievement for us as we were up against international wines of tremendous quality,” said Max Thomas, managing director.

“We all work hard and take great pride to ensure that everything from maintaining the vineyard to labelling the wine by hand is done to the highest possible standard.

“We have had excellent feedback from clients and we are very pleased that the judges were impressed with our hard work, too.”