Win a new luxury hamper from Belazu!

We’re thrilled to have our old friends Belazu back with a gorgeous hamper for one of you to win this month.

“We're trusted and loved by chefs in some of the world’s best restaurants. This luxury hamper contains ingredients that have been selected to bring inspiration to any foodie – whether an aspiring home cook or professional chef.”

The hamper contains 11 delicious products including

250ml Balsamic Vinegar of Modena 1.34 (★★★ Great Taste Stars)

220g Belazu Beldi Preserved Lemons (★★★ Great Taste Stars)

500ml Fig Leaf Olive Oil

170g Beldi Olive Black Tapenade (★ Great Taste Star)

165g Truffle and Artichoke Pesto

250ml White Truffle Oil (★ Great Taste Star)

165g Rose Harissa Pesto (★★ Great Taste Stars)

170g Rose Harissa (★★★ Great Taste Stars)

170g Green Verbena Harissa (★★ Great Taste Stars)

170g Zhoug (★ Great Taste Star)

1g Saffron – La Mancha Category 1 (★★ Great Taste Stars)

Belazu has been producing chef quality ingredient since 1991. “The team is obsessive about the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern ingredients and, each recipe is made from only key, premium ingredients that are all grown seasonally, under the sun with no compromise on quality and no additives or fillers.

Belazu’s product range includes the original selection of olives, pestos, pastes, antipasti, olive oils, vinegars, nuts and cupboard essentials. During this time, they’ve also added Parmesan, dried chickpeas, rice and pasta as well as fresh pasta from neighbours, La Tua to their portfolio.

The team is still working hard to make sure people can live lockdown in full flavour. We’re supporting more than 25 social projects and charities with ingredient donations to help provide food for the NHS and local communities, including Made in Hackney, Chefs in Schools, Berber & YOU (previously our customer Berber & Q), we’ve been able to support them all.

In addition, the #BelazuCookingClub was initially created as an internal initiative to inspire each other at home but, it’s now gone public and the Facebook group has 900 members, each sharing ideas daily and we’ve had a huge amount of engagement on Instagram too.

So what do you have to do to enter the competition? Simply register on the site (and subscribe, if you like, to our free newsletter).

The closing date for the competition is 11.59pm GMT on Sunday May 31st 2020 and you must be 18 or over and live in the UK to enter. For other terms and conditions see below.

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Terms and Conditions

1. This prize draw is open to all subscribers of 18 or over, other than freelancers or contractors employed by matchingfoodandwine.com, Belazu Ingredient Company, their respective families and agents or anyone directly connected to the prize draw

2. No purchase is necessary.

3. Entries submitted through third parties or agents will not be eligible.

4. The prize consists of the food hamper described above and will be drawn and allocated at random. The prize is non-transferable, non-refundable and cannot be exchanged for cash alternatives in whole or in part.

5. The closing date for entry to the draw is 11.59pm GMT on Sunday May 31st 2020. The winners will be drawn from the list of entrants by matchingfoodandwine by Monday June 15th 2020 and will be notified by e-mail.

6. We ask for your name, email address and postal address in order to conduct the competition. We will delete this data as soon as the competition has concluded and the winner has received their prize.

7. In the event that you decide to subscribe to our monthly newsletter when you enter the competition, we will in addition record your name and email address in order to be able to send it out to you. You will be able to unsubscribe and ask us to delete your personal data at any time.

8. We accept no responsibility for late, incomplete, incorrectly submitted, corrupted or misdirected entries.

9. Our decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

10. Entrants agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.

The winners’ surnames will be made available by sending an email to comps@matchingfoodandwine.com after June 30th 2020.

Win a case of Armit At Home Masterclass wines

If you’ve always wanted to learn more about wine now’s your chance with this month’s competition prize from Armit Wines.

With wine schools, tastings and events closed and cancelled due to COVID-19, they’ve come up with the brilliant idea of an ‘At Home Masterclass’ which will enable you to explore different grape varieties from around the world from your own home.

The At-Home Masterclass features six wines and showcases two grape varieties, Chenin Blanc and Grenache Noir from different producers and wine producing countries and regions. Chenin and Grenache can have immensely different flavour profiles and styles depending on what part of the world and climate they come from.

The six At-Home Masterclass wines are:

2012 Dowie Doole ‘Tintookie’ Chenin Blanc, McLaren Vale, Australia

2016 Astrolabe, ‘The Wrekin Vineyard’ Chenin Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand

2014 Domaine Huet, Vouvray Pétillant, Loire Valley, France

2017 Momento, Grenache Noir, Western Cape, South Africa

2017 Terroir Sense Fronteres ‘Vertebra’, Montsant, Spain

2017 Dowie Doole ‘G & T’, McLaren Vale, Australia

Normally the price of the case would be £115 (£45 off the price of the wines if you bought them individually) and we have two cases to give away. All our winners will need to do is wait for the wines to arrive direct to their door and log on to www.armitwines.co.uk/at-home-masterclass to take part in the Masterclass.

Based in Notting Hill, Armit Wines has a reputation as one of the UK’s leading contemporary wine merchants, recognised for the quality of its portfolio with several exclusive agencies in the UK including Tenuta San Guido (Sassicaia), Ornellaia and Bruno Giacosa from Italy as well as established icons of the fine wine world such as Château Lafleur, Domaine Huet and La Rioja Alta S.A.

The closing date for the competition is 11.59pm GMT on Thursday April 30th 2020 and you must live in the UK and be over 18 to enter. For other terms and conditions see below.

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Terms and Conditions

1. This prize draw is open to all subscribers of 18 or over, other than freelancers or contractors employed by matchingfoodandwine.com, Armit Wines, their respective families and agents or anyone directly connected to the prize draw

2. No purchase is necessary.

3. Entries submitted through third parties or agents will not be eligible. Only one entry is allowed per person.

4. The prize consists of two six bottle cases of each of the wines listed above (one for each winner). The prize is non-transferable, non-refundable and cannot be exchanged for cash alternatives in whole or in part.

5. The closing date for entry to the draw is 11.59pm GMT on Thursday April 30th 2020. The winner will be drawn from the list of entrants by matchingfoodandwine by 11.59pm on Friday May 14th and will be notified by e-mail.

6. We ask for your name, email address and postal address in order to conduct the competition. We will delete this data as soon as the competition has concluded and the winner has received their prize.

7. In the event that you decide to subscribe to our monthly newsletter when you enter the competition, we will in addition record your name and email address in order to be able to send it out to you. You will be able to unsubscribe and ask us to delete your personal data at any time.

8. We accept no responsibility for late, incomplete, incorrectly submitted, corrupted or misdirected entries.

9. Our decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

10. Entrants agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.

The winner’s surname and country of residence will be made available by sending an email to comps@matchingfoodandwine.com after May 31st 2020.

Win a fabulous case of Rioja!

I know this month’s competition is going to be really popular because so many of you love Rioja. However it’s probably the red wines of the region you’re most familiar with: this is a chance to try the whites and rosados (rosés) too along with some more expensive wines you may not have had a chance to taste before.

The Rioja Region

Rioja is Spain’s flagship wine region, located in the north of the country and home to over 600 wineries. The region produces some of the world’s most diverse and food-friendly wines, from rich, spicy reds to fresh, light whites and rosés. (You can find out more about it on their website.)

The case will include two bottles of each of the following:

Bodegas Javier San Pedro Ortega, Viuda Negra Villahuercos 2017

An oaked white Rioja made from the Tempranillo Blanco grape, which is exclusive to the Rioja region. It has notes of green apple, pear and gooseberry.

Rioja Vega Rosado Colección Tempranillos (Rosado) 2018

A delicate, fresh rosé with floral aromas.

Hacienda El Ternero Selection Crianza 2014

A rounded Rioja made from the tempranillo grape, with red fruit flavours and floral aromas.

Marqués De Murrieta Dalmau Reserva 2014

A velvety, powerful Rioja reserva with flavours of black fruits and dark chocolate.

Bodegas Amézola De La Mora, Solar Amézola Gran Reserva, 2012

A complex Gran Reserva with an elegant finish. An excellent accompaniment to meat and game.

Gómez Cruzado Pancrudo Selección Terroir 2017

Made from the Garnacha grape, this is a deliciously fresh and fruity red Rioja.

The best food pairings for Rioja

The closing date for the competition is 11.59pm GMT on Tuesday March 31st 2020 and you must live in the UK and be over 18 to enter. For other terms and conditions see below.

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Terms and Conditions

1. This prize draw is open to all subscribers of 18 or over, other than freelancers or contractors employed by matchingfoodandwine.com, Wines from Rioja, their respective families and agents or anyone directly connected to the prize draw

2. No purchase is necessary.

3. Entries submitted through third parties or agents will not be eligible. Only one entry is allowed per person.

4. The prize consists of two bottles of each of the wines listed above. The prize is non-transferable, non-refundable and cannot be exchanged for cash alternatives in whole or in part.

5. The closing date for entry to the draw is 11.59pm GMT on Tuesday March 31st 2020. The winner will be drawn from the list of entrants by matchingfoodandwine by 11.59pm on Wednesday April 15th and will be notified by e-mail.

6. We ask for your name, email address and postal address in order to conduct the competition. We will delete this data as soon as the competition has concluded and the winner has received their prize.

7. In the event that you decide to subscribe to our monthly newsletter when you enter the competition, we will in addition record your name and email address in order to be able to send it out to you. You will be able to unsubscribe and ask us to delete your personal data at any time.

8. We accept no responsibility for late, incomplete, incorrectly submitted, corrupted or misdirected entries.

9. Our decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

10. Entrants agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.

The winner’s surname and country of residence will be made available by sending an email to comps@matchingfoodandwine.com after April 30th 2020.

Win a case of Nicolas Feuillatte rosé champagne

THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED.

It may or may not have escaped your notice that it’s Valentine’s Day this week and to celebrate we’ve got a six bottle case of gorgeous Nicolas Feuillatte brut rosé to give away.

It’s a blend of pinot noir, pinot meunier and chardonnay and aged for three years which gives it a delicate wild strawberry flavour and a stream of fine, elegant bubbles.

It won’t of course reach our lucky winner by V Day but if you’re inspired you can buy your loved one (and yourself) a bottle (in Asda, John Lewis or Majestic). And, if you win, enjoy champagne on other romantic occasions for the rest of the year. (Who says you can only have a romantic night in on February 14th, eh? Or February 29th for that matter. It’s Leap Year, this year, remember?)

They recommend it with salmon and avocado blinis and strawberry soufflé tart should you be looking for inspiration! (I’d also fancy it with some macarons - as pictured - or white chocolate with little crunchy bits of freeze dried raspberry.

The closing date for the competition is 11.59pm GMT on Monday March 2nd 2020 and you must live in the UK and be over 18 to enter. For other terms and conditions see below.

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Terms and Conditions

1. This prize draw is open to all subscribers of 18 or over, other than freelancers or contractors employed by matchingfoodandwine.com, Nicolas Feuillatte, their respective families and agents or anyone directly connected to the prize draw

2. No purchase is necessary.

3. Entries submitted through third parties or agents will not be eligible. Only one entry is allowed per person.

4. The prize consists of the case of Nicolas Feuillatte rosé above. The prize is non-transferable, non-refundable and cannot be exchanged for cash alternatives in whole or in part.

5. The closing date for entry to the draw is 11.59pm GMT on Monday March 2nd 2020. The winner will be drawn from the list of entrants by matchingfoodandwine by 11.59pm on Monday March 16th and will be notified by e-mail.

6. We ask for your name, email address and postal address in order to conduct the competition. We will delete this data as soon as the competition has concluded and the winner has received their prize.

7. In the event that you decide to subscribe to our monthly newsletter when you enter the competition, we will in addition record your name and email address in order to be able to send it out to you. You will be able to unsubscribe and ask us to delete your personal data at any time.

8. We accept no responsibility for late, incomplete, incorrectly submitted, corrupted or misdirected entries.

9. Our decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

10. Entrants agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.

The winner’s surname and country of residence will be made available by sending an email to comps@matchingfoodandwine.com after March 31st 2020.