{"id":8712,"date":"2025-10-01T01:43:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T23:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winebrotherhoods.org\/2025\/10\/01\/the-ficb-diploma-of-honor-awarded-to-bob-lindo-2\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T12:39:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T10:39:15","slug":"the-ficb-diploma-of-honor-awarded-to-bob-lindo-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winebrotherhoods.org\/en\/2025\/10\/01\/the-ficb-diploma-of-honor-awarded-to-bob-lindo-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The FICB Diploma of Honor awarded to Bob Lindo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bob Lindo, a former fighter pilot, founded Camel Valley vineyard in Cornwall (England) over 40 years ago,<br\/>now producing red, white and ros\u00e9 sparkling and still wines. Bob has been a<br\/>trailblazer for UK wine, raising its global profile through award-winning winemaking,<br\/>industry leadership, championing sustainability and tireless promotion both in the UK<br\/>and overseas. He secured the first Royal Warrant for an English producer and has<br\/>inspired a new generation of outstanding growers and winemakers.   <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/winebrotherhoods.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/boblindo-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winebrotherhoods.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/boblindo-1.png 540w, https:\/\/winebrotherhoods.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/boblindo-1-300x212.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>The Wine Guild of UK proposed that Bob Lindo be awarded the FICB&#8217;s \u2018diploma of honour\u2019.<br\/>This proposal was widely approved by the FICB Board of Directors. <\/p>\n\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/winebrotherhoods.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/candidatureDiplomedhonneurBobLindo.pdf\">here for the letter of introduction for his candidacy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>The diploma will be presented to him by FICB Vice President Julia Trustram-Eve at the annual banquet of the Wine Guild of the United Kingdom, on November 4th in London. The Wine Guild of the United Kingdom are hosting their annual banquet in style this year and inviting fellow wine lovers from other guilds in FICB to join them (a special offer is being made to them).. <\/p>\n\n<p><em>\u00ab The evening of opulence, fellowship and fine wines is taking place ion<strong> 4th November at the Hyatt Regency Churchill Hotel in central London.<\/strong> \u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"462\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/winebrotherhoods.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dinerUKWG.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winebrotherhoods.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dinerUKWG.png 462w, https:\/\/winebrotherhoods.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dinerUKWG-300x149.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/winebrotherhoods.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/diner2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8695\" style=\"width:305px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winebrotherhoods.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/diner2.png 500w, https:\/\/winebrotherhoods.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/diner2-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Further information on the evening and to book tickets is available <a href=\"https:\/\/wineguilduk.org\/ficb-members-winter-banquet\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bob Lindo, a former fighter pilot, founded Camel Valley vineyard in Cornwall (England) over 40 years ago,now producing red, white and ros\u00e9 sparkling and still wines. 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