On the 8th of June we asked our readers to support a very important fund raising event. A good friend of Curious Wines, Lesley Atkins, completed a gruelling, stupidly long bike ride in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust - the 300km Vatternrundan!

The Vatternrundan is a cycling event on the road around a lake in Sweden. It’s so big you can see it on the weather map on the TV and apparently even from space. Her efforts were well worth it after she broke her £3000 target with the help of yourselves.

As an incentive, we put up a mixed case of wine to be won and we’re delighted to announce the lucky winner is Martin Long.

Congratulations Martin, and a big thank you to everyone who supported Lesley - your donations have gone to a great cause and we won’t forget your generosity!

Those of you who attended our Recession Busters wine-tasting last month in Cork will remember a good friend of ours, Lesley Atkins, who presented 13 stupidly good value wines on the night. Well, Lesley’s taken another of her passions to the extreme by undertaking a stupidly long bike ride in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust - the 300km Vatternrundan!

The Vatternrundan is a cycling event on the road around a lake in Sweden. It’s so big you can see it on the weather map on the TV and apparently even from space.

Cystic Fibrosis is Ireland and the UK’s most common life-threatening inherited disease, with one person in 19 a carrier of the gene. It affects the internal organs, especially the lungs and digestive system, making it difficult to breathe and digest food. The Cystic Fibrosis Trust is a UK-based charity whose work and research has positive implications for CF sufferers in Ireland and around the world.

We’re supporting Lesley and the Trust by offering €110 worth of wine for a prize draw - all that we’re asking is that you donate at least £5 (less than €6!) to Lesley and Will’s fund then pop a comment back to us here saying “I donated!”. Donations of more than £10 will get a double-entry into the draw. Lesley’s hoping to raise £3,000 for the charity and she’s over half way there already, so hopefully we can all help get her across the line before she starts her marathon cycle.

Everyone who donates from Ireland will be entered in the draw for the case of wine on the 24th of June, so PLEASE DONATE - come on, a case of wine for a fiver!