Madeira Wine Nominations

In Search of Hope – by Sam Gannon

Seconded to the parish of Tililngdon, the Reverend Dolores has been presented with a challenge.

She’s living in an antiquated house and she’s cold. Furthermore, her new Bishop, Bishop Alice does not approve of ‘showgirls in dog collars.’

Determined to prove the Bishop wrong, she sets about warming her house – who cares if it smells of horse! There is the crochet club, jumble sale, and soup run to organise. And this year, the church bells will ring, no matter what threats are made. Even more so, the newly formed choir will spread a little joy this Christmas, even though they can’t sing – yet! And with a little help from Phil, her bassist, this year could be full of magic.

However, she has a fight on her hands as the townies out in Knob Hill – she must stop calling it that, are trying to stop her from ringing her bells. When Krystal with a K decides to do some volunteer work, Dolores sets out to see just how committed she really is.

Up to her ears in granny squares and squawking choristers, Dolores is revving up for Christmas, yet a deeper darker secret is beginning to emerge!

A secret that could blow the whole parish apart and put Dolores in danger.

(available from Amazon)

Madeira has ten nominations for the W Awards 2023, which are being promoted by renowned wine critic and winemaker Aníbal José Coutinho. There are 33 award categories and the winners will be announced shortly.

Among the categories that include companies, wines, or people linked to the Region, is ‘Woman of the Year. We are lucky that Paula Jardim Duarte, the outgoing President of the Institute of Wine, Embroidery, Handicrafts and Spirits of Madeira (IVBAM), has been nominated alongside nine other women for this category.

Here is the list of the remaining nominations:

Best Protected Designation of Origin (DOC)