McGuigan has launched a consumer competition advertised on selected packs of McGuigan Black Label and McGuigan Reserve. The aim of the competition is to reward…
McGuigan has launched a consumer competition advertised on selected packs of McGuigan Black Label and McGuigan Reserve. The aim of the competition is to reward…
Irish craft gin brand Mór is offering consumers the chance to win “An Irish Gin Adventure” as part of its St Patrick’s Day celebrations. The prize includes a two-night break for two to Dublin to make gin with Eoin Bara, Mór’s founder and lead distiller at his new gin school, The Copper Pot in Dublin. He said: “With Mór gin we are striving to deliver…
Costcutter has reported a 28% rise in summer sales of Heineken brands after teaming up with the supplier for a competition called Golden Balls. Shoppers were invited to enter a prize draw to win a luxury holiday worth £10,000 during the six-week promotion period. They had to find special golden balls in their local Costcutter, Mace and Supershop stores, with clues posted on the stores’…
Ocado’s hunt for Britain’s Next Top Supplier returns for its fourth year this May, offering small British food and drink businesses the chance to secure a listing with the online supermarket and win a £20,000 marketing budget. The competition is open to all retail-ready food and drink suppliers and start-ups are welcome and encouraged to apply, Ocado said. The retailer’s online-only business model allows it…
Back in 2005 (how’s that for a topical intro, folks?), we were on the panel of judges at the International Beer Challenge which awarded the Supreme Champion gong to Rogue Mocha Porter. All the beers entered were vying for the top prize of a listing at Sainsbury’s and, given it was an exclusively off-trade battle between bottled beers, they weren’t just judged…
The Born Wine Digital Awards have been relaunched and are now open for entries from wine writers, photographers and filmmakers. The awards are run by industry veteran and Vrazon founder Robert McIntosh, and sponsored by Wine in Moderation, a European campaign to promote responsibility in the wine business in a positive way in the EU. There are six awards: Best Investigative / Journalistic Wine…
The 18th annual Prestigio Rioja Prize will be awarded to actress and philanthropist, Eva Longoria. The prize is given by DOCa Rioja to individuals or institutions whose activities in sport, science, culture or commerce have celebrated and enhanced the appreciation of Spanish culture, of which wine is an integral part. Longoria was unanimously chosen by the panel for philanthropic work in support of Latin causes,…
A waiter from Kilburn has won Oddbins’ amateur wine tasting competition The Palate, which has been dubbed the X Factor for wine lovers. Twenty-seven-year-old Phil Hedderman beat nearly 1,700 rivals to win the top prize of a holiday to Stellenbosch in South Africa, donated by the Winery of Good Hope – and got to choose a wine to be stocked in Oddbins. …
