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Sunday 23 October 2011

3 BOTTLES OF AUTUMN RIESLING TO BE WON THIS WEEK!


To celebrate the launch of An Autumn Crush, here’s a competition to win one of 3 beautiful bottles of Koonunga Hill Autumn Riesling from Penfolds wine donated by the fabulous Slurp.co.uk. This full fragrant white wine is perfect for perking up your autumn with its spank of sunny citrus.
Slurp and Penfolds are my two favourite suppliers of ‘the grape’.

PENFOLDS has been producing remarkable Australian wines since 1844. With over 165 years of history, the heritage of the brand sets it apart from other new world wines, making it one of the most prestigious winemakers in the world. For more information on PENFOLDS, please visit www.penfoldskalimnaclub.co.uk
With over 7,000 products, Slurp.co.uk is the largest online retailer of wines, beers and spirits in the UK. An unbeatable range of 2,000 wines are available for next-day-delivery by the single bottle (oh they're quick!). Slurp is dedicated to bringing wine to consumers in the most innovative and contemporary ways - using social and multi-media to create excitement in and around wine, combined with regular email offers to subscribers packed full of award-winning wines and special promotions. Go to Slurp.co.uk for more information and to register

Just answer this one simple question (the answer can be found on the Slurp site
WHAT SALT AND PEPPERY SEA CREATURE DOES SLURP RECOMMEND TO EAT WITH THIS WINE?
Send your answer to

putting AUTUMN in the subject bar. All the correct entries will be picked out by a computer random generator.
The winner will be notified after the competition closes on midnight SUNDAY 30TH OCTOBER.
Over 18s only, obviously. Enjoy and good luck.
Milly x

Sunday 16 October 2011

FREE HANDMADE CHOCS FROM WALKERS OF SKIPTON!



Congratations to Jenny Woodall, Carole Houston and Nikki Clark who all won the Penfolds Red Wine thanks to lovely Slurp wines. There will be another gorgeous wine competition next week - but this week it's CHOCOLATES. 30 OF THEM - ALL HANDMADE. And because I'm such a lovely person, I've been personally testing them to make sure they made a worthy competition prize. They did.

Walkers Handmade Chocolates is a family business in Skipton, North Yorkshire, owned and run by Belgian trained chocolatier Robert Walker.

Just answer this one simple question (the answer can be found on the Walkers Chocolate site )
Name a chocolate collection from Walkers which is missing from this list?
The Heritage Collection, The Truffle Collection, The Connoisseur Collection, The Taster Collection

Send your answer to
putting CHOC in the subject bar. All the correct entries will be put in a hat and picked out by a third party. The winner will be notified after the competition closes on midnight SATURDAY 22nd OCTOBER.
GOOD LUCK
Milly x

Sunday 9 October 2011

WINE WINE ... AND YET ANOTHER WINE!

CONGRATULATIONS TO JAMES BRUCE OF ESSEX - who has won the Walkers handmade chocolates competition (but don't worry - there will be another one next week :)

To celebrate the launch of An Autumn Crush, here’s a competition to win one of 3 beautiful bottles of yummy, plummy ‘Old Vine’ Penfolds wine, in association with Slurp.co.uk. This rich and fruity Penfolds Bin 138 Shiraz Grenache Mourvedre is just the thing to warm up your cockles on a chilly autumn evening.
Slurp and Penfolds are my two favourite suppliers of ‘the grape’.
PENFOLDS has been producing remarkable Australian wines since 1844. With over 165 years of history, the heritage of the brand sets it apart from other new world wines, making it one of the most prestigious winemakers in the world. For more information on PENFOLDS, please visit www.penfoldskalimnaclub.co.uk
With over 7,000 products, Slurp.co.uk is the largest online retailer of wines, beers and spirits in the UK. An unbeatable range of 2,000 wines are available for next-day-delivery by the single bottle. Slurp is dedicated to bringing wine to consumers in the most innovative and contemporary ways - using social and multi-media to create excitement in and around wine, combined with regular email offers to subscribers packed full of award-winning wines and special promotions. Go to Slurp.co.uk for more information and to register
Just answer this one simple question ( the answer can be found on the Slurp site OR the Penfolds site
WHAT YEAR WAS THE PENFOLD COMPANY FOUNDED?
Send your answer to
There won’t be a return receipt, but trust me they all get here. All the correct entries will be put in a hat and picked out by a third party. The 3 winners will be notified after the competition closes on midnight SATURDAY 15TH OCTOBER. Trust me - this is a really special wine and well worth winning!