CAMRA announce the winners:
The National Champions 2007 are:
Cider: West Croft Janet’s Jungle Juice, Somerset
Perry: Hartlands, GloucestershireThe Harris family of Brent Knoll in Somerset have been producing cider since 1994 and source their fruit locally. In 1997 the Harris’ planted an orchard which is maintained free from chemicals and it is the fruit from this orchard which is included in this award winning blend of Janet’s Jungle Juice.
On being told that his Janet’s Jungle Juice Cider had won Gold, John Harris of West Croft Cider said: “I’m very pleased to have the quality and skills which go into our cider recognised nationally. I last won Gold in 1996 and am delighted to win again.”
Hartland’s of Tirley in Gloucestershire is a family run business which has been passed along three generations and previously won the National Gold Champion Perry Award in 2003. Dereck Hartland is renowned and admired by his fellow producers for his sensible timeless approach to producing consistently high quality products from local fruit.
Dereck Hartland was also overjoyed on being told that his perry had won Gold, saying “It is brilliant news to win such a prestigious award, especially when you consider the standards of the other competitors. I’d like to thank my family for their help and support”.
