An interesting press release came across my inbox and thought it might spur some creativity amongst my readers. If you decide to participate, let me know… I’d love to track your progress. – Taylor The Release (paraphrased in parts): “Dave Hirschkop graduated from Boston University back in the 1980s and opened a mom-and-pop restaurant called Burrito Madness. It was there he began experimenting with hot sauces and later moved into pasta sauces. He started Dave’s Gourmet 18 years ago, and has products in major retailers including Safeway, Williams-Sonoma, Whole Foods and Costco.
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Freixenet’s Tickle Your Romance Sweepstakes isn’t just a fill in the blank sweepstakes form… it’s a little more fun than that. Mad Lib style with their “Love Story Generator”, you create your own narrative by answering multiple-choice questions in about 3 minutes. You can then can email the results (which can be fairly sexy, mind you) to someone you love or just want to make giggle. To see the story, you don’t have to enter the contest, which is cool. Read more: Contest: Win a trip to San Francisco from Freixenet Mollydooker Wines, the uber cult winery out of Australia’s McLaren Vale, seeks your help with naming their red, bubbly Shiraz, the sister to their popular Boxer red. The competition is dubbed “Label Our Lefty” since Mollydooker is Australian for left-handed. But here’s a daunting footnote: The search for a name is worldwide… the competition will be fierce… are you up for it? Read more: Got a creative streak? Win a free trip to Australia from Mollydooker Wines If you have the motivation and courage to put yourself and your creative juices up for analysis, there are some interesting (and somewhat profitable) contests coming up for entry in May. Check ‘em out. Read more: Cool, upcoming cooking and homebrew contests: Win money, fame and bragging rights For those who couldn’t grab five minutes to Google yesterday’s fake v. real wine labels, here are the answers to the April Fool’s wine label quiz. Read more: April Fool’s Quiz: The real wine labels versus the fake Nowadays in the uber competitive wine realm, wineries must bring out the big marketing genius to capture the hearts and tongues of those new to wine. Often, the ballsiest, wackiest and the most salacious concept wins, no matter what the quality inside the bottle. Read more: Happy April Fool’s Day: Which of these wines don’t exist? (fun) Always nice when something you enjoy doing already can reap great rewards… like a free trip to Cognac, France. Have a love for this distinguished, distilled, wine-based spirit? Then put your writing where your passport is. Have a blog? Then read on… Read more: Blog about Cognac, win a trip to France Got a rockin’ pie recipe? Now’s your chance to gain glory and even some cash for your talent. The American Pie Council hosts a pie contest every year, this time in Orlando, Florida. It’s aptly sponsored by Crisco. Read more: Cooking Contest: National Pie Championships Think your homemade pizza has the goods to win a trip across the pond? If so, you and a companion could be flying off to NYC for a cookoff, then on to Italy for a 5 day, 4 night stay. For the sixth straight year, Cavit Wine Collection (which makes a pretty stellar Prosecco called Lunetta) is looking for a pizza recipe that pairs with their wines. Read more: Win a free trip to Italy from Cavit Collection Wines A picture could be worth a trip to Italy. Zonin, an Italian wine importer and producer, is sponsoring a photo contest called “Zonin Prosecco in Your Life” and you and a guest could win a week-long trip to Italy. Read more: Win a trip to Italy: Zonin Prosecco photo contest |
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