Local Vineyard Amber Valley Wines Wins Dragons Prestigious Business Accolade
Published On Tuesday 19 Feb 2013 by Sticky Beak
See Recent News Articles
Amber Valley Wines (AVW) has won a prestigious accolade from BBCs Dragons Den star Theo Paphitis #SBS (Small Business Sunday).
Each week Theo picks just six small businesses to showcase and promote via his website and this week AVW was one of the lucky few. AVW had to describe their business in one Tweet and use the hashtag SBS.
Partners Duncan Mercer and Barry Lewis are delighted to have been chosen for this particular promotion. Their business was selected on Monday night and sent their twitter feeds crazy. The promotion will mean a permanent membership on Theo Paptis' exclusive SBS club.
Duncan said,
'We are over the moon as this is basically a free promotion that allows us to access excellent advice from one of the best business men and entrepreneurs out there: Theo
Amber Valley Wines will be branching out very shortly to launch its new online store 'The English Wine Shop' which will give people the opportunity to try a while range of the very best English Wines and particularly our world beating sparkling English wines.
People will also soon have the opportunity to invest in one of England's newest and brightest English vineyards when AVW launches its Equity for Wine Lovers scheme in the very near future.'
Barry Lewis added,
'This really couldn't have come at a better time and will give real momentum to our business.'
Amber Valley Wines are also a member of our very own Team #AVYourSay and the third member of the team to win this prestigious award with previous wins from Drew Patterson of Tree Hugger and Kaye Booth of SocialMyna.
| Spring In Our Step! - Award-Winning Fischer's Embraces A New Chapter Of Exciting Opportunities. We are excited to share some fantastic news that has brought a real spring to our step. We have once again received prestigious recognition Read The Article | |
| Live Music, Cocktails & Community Vibes: Barca at Casa Hotel Launches Weekly Music Nights As demand continues to grow for experience-led nights out and authentic local entertainment, Casa Hotel is answering the call. Read The Article | |
| Longbow Venues Celebrates Recognition At The Publican Awards 2025 - Derbyshire's Only Finalist Longbow Venues, an independent hospitality business based in the Peak District, is thrilled to announce its recognition at The Read The Article | |
| Mayor of the East Midlands to Open New Cafe at Crich Tramway Village Claire Ward, Mayor of the East Midlands, will be officially opening the new café at Crich Tramway Village, home to the National Tramway Museum on Saturday 5th April. Read The Article | |
| Taste, Toast, Celebrate: New-look Grappa Sets New Standard in Italian Hospitality This week, a renowned city-centre Italian will be rolling out the red carpet as scores of the region's best-known VIPs gather to celebrate a new vision Read The Article | |
| Come Dine With Us - Derby Market Hall Unveils New Set Of Award-Winning Street Food Traders Derby City Council is excited to announce the second wave of traders set to move into the revitalised Derby Market Hall, marking Read The Article | |
| The Peacock At Rowsley Welcomes Back Its Iconic Sunday Lunch The Peacock at Rowsley, one of the Peak Districts most treasured luxury boutique hotels and fine dining restaurants, is delighted to announce the long-awaited return of Read The Article | |
| New Bar And Kitchen Deal Secured For Well-known Restauranteur OMEETO has completed a deal for the lease of a new bar and kitchen in Duffield to a well-known Derby restauranteur. Connie Eleftheriou is now transforming the site Read The Article | |
| New Waterfront Restaurant To Combine Indian Cuisine With Tapas-Style Dining A successful restauranteur is set to expand his culinary empire with the opening of his very first eatery in Derbyshire which promises a contemporary fusion Read The Article | |
| Countdown To New Cafe Opening At Shipley Country Park Visitors to Shipley Country Park will soon be able to sample delights from a brand-new cafe opening inside the Visitor centre. Read The Article | |