Win a £300 case of Louis Roederer champagne!

As it’s Christmas we thought you’d spoil you with an amazing case of champagne from one of the region’s top producers, Louis Roederer. THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED

It includes not only their non-vintage Brut Premier but four of their vintage champagnes and their demi-sec Carte Blanche which, let me tell you, is wickedly good with Christmas cake. And panettone. And stollen. (I should know....)

The vintages are the 2008 vintage brut, 2008 blanc de blancs, 2010 vintage rosé and 2006 brut nature (with a label designed by Philippe Starck). It's an absolute treat for any champagne lover.

As the competition runs until Boxing Day you won't get delivery by Christmas if you win but you’ll need something to cheer you up in the New Year, won’t you? And just think of the stash of champagne you'll have to choose from for Valentine's Day and other romantic occasions!

All you have to do to be in the draw is register on the site (and subscribe, if you like, to our free newsletter). Given the nature of the prize, you must be 18 or over to enter and we can’t dispatch prizes to those of you who live outside the UK. Sorry about that!

The closing date for the competition is 11.59pm GMT on Friday December 25th, 2015. For other terms and conditions see below.

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Terms & conditions:

1. This prize draw is open to all UK residents of 18 or over, other than freelances or contractors employed by matchingfoodandwine.com, employees of Louis Roederer and Maisons, Marques et Domaines, their respective families and agents or anyone directly connected to the prize draw

2. No purchase is necessary. You simply need to have registered on the site and subscribe to the mailing list.

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

4. The prize consists of a case of the six bottles of Louis Roederer champagne detailed above. No cash alternative to the prize will be offered

5. The closing date for entry to the draw is 11.59pm GMT on Friday December 25th 2015. The winner will be drawn at random from the subscriber database by matchingfoodandwine by Monday January 4th 2016 and will be notified by e-mail.

6. The promoter’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

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

The winners surname and county of residence will be made available by sending an email to competitions@matchingfoodandwine.com after January 22nd, 2016

* which you can find, I've spotted at the time of writing, in a beautiful gift pack at £25.43 at Nickolls & Perks.

Win a fabulous case of Deutz champagne worth £300!

We’ve detected that our subscribers are rather keen on champagne (funny, that … ) so we’ve wangled another amazing prize for you - a case of six bottles from Champagne Deutz*. THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED.

I tasted their range at the London Wine Fair a couple of weeks ago and was really blown away so cheekily asked them if they’d like to offer a case as our June prize. (Given that it’s the start of Wimbledon and all that …. ) Happily they said yes which is brilliant for whoever turns out to be our lucky winner.

It includes (my notes in italics):

a magnum of Brut Classic (which is particularly good in this size)

1 x Rose NV (pretty, delicate, strawberry-flavoured)

1 x 2007 vintage (rich, full and honeyed)

1 x Blanc de Blanc 2008 (elegant and creamy)

1 x Amour de Deutz 2005 (exceptionally full, rich and peachy - a really gorgeous champagne worth over £120 on its own)

That’s some really top quality champagne so it should come as no surprise that the case is worth around £300.

All you have to do to enter the competition is register on the site (and subscribe, if you like, to our free newsletter which always contains other offers and tips).

Given the nature of the prize, you must be 18 or over to enter and we can’t dispatch prizes to those of you who live outside the UK. Sorry about that!

The closing date for the competition is 11.59pm GMT on Thursday July 2nd, 2015. For other terms and conditions see below.

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Terms & conditions:

1. This prize draw is open to all UK residents of 18 or over, other than freelances or contractors employed by matchingfoodandwine.com, employees of Champagne Deutz, their respective families and agents or anyone directly connected to the prize draw

2. No purchase is necessary. You simply need to have registered on the site and subscribe to the mailing list.

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

4. The prize consists of a case of six bottles of champagne Deutz as specified above . No cash alternative to the prize will be offered

5. The closing date for entry to the draw is 11.59pm GMT on Thursday July 2nd 2015. The winner will be drawn at random from the subscriber database by matchingfoodandwine by Thursday July 16th, 2015 and will be notified by e-mail.

6. The promoter’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

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

The winners surname and county of residence will be made available by sending an email to competitions@matchingfoodandwine.com after July 31st, 2015

* If you’re wondering how that’s pronounced - and I got it wrong for years - its durtz

Win a case of Billecart-Salmon rosé champagne worth £300!

Given that it’s Valentine’s Day this weekend what better prize to offer than a case of Champagne Billecart-Salmon’s gorgeous brut rosé, a champagne that appears on many of the world’s best wine lists. THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED

Of course the winner won’t get it by Saturday but romance doesn’t begin and end on V Day, does it? I mean, suppose you were to want to woo the man/woman of your dreams in June instead of this weekend? The case also contains 6 bottles which creates endless excuses for celebrations throughout the year - birthdays, anniversaries, babies …. our lucky winner will be able to celebrate them in style.

If you’re not familiar with the wine it’s made by one of the smaller family-owned champagne houses and is elegant and ethereal with a lovely scent of wild strawberries (in my view, at least). If you want to try it anyway it’s on promotion over the next couple of days at £44.95 at Roberson and £45 at Nethergate wines in Bury St Edmunds instead of the usual retail price of around £55. A number of UK retailers are offering a complimentary half bottle when you buy a full bottle until Sunday February 15th. Details on the Billecart website.

All you have to do to enter the competition is register on our site (and subscribe, if you like, to our free newsletter).

Given the nature of the prize, you must be 18 or over to enter and we can’t dispatch prizes to those of you who live outside the UK.

The closing date for the competition is 11.59pm GMT on Tuesday March 10th, 2015. Now extended to Thursday March 12th! For other terms and conditions see below.

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Terms & conditions:

1. This prize draw is open to all UK residents of 18 or over, other than freelances or contractors employed by matchingfoodandwine.com, employees of Billecart-Salmon, their respective families and agents or anyone directly connected to the prize draw

2. No purchase is necessary. You simply need to have registered on the site and subscribe to the mailing list.

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

4. The prize consists of a six-bottle case of Champagne Billecart-Salmon brut rosé. No cash alternative to the prize will be offered

5. The closing date for entry to the draw is 11.59pm GMT on Tuesday, March 10th 2015. (Now extended to March 12th). The winner will be drawn at random from the subscriber database by matchingfoodandwine by Monday March 16th, 2015 and will be notified by e-mail.

6. The promoter’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

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

The winners surname and county of residence will be made available by sending an email to competitions@matchingfoodandwine.com after March 31st, 2015

Win a £500 case of luxury champagne!

We have a really incredible prize this month: a case of some of the champagne region’s very best cuvées which I chose from 50 that were recently shown at a spectacular tasting put on by Bristol wine merchants Davis Bell McCraith to celebrate their 5th anniversary. THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED.

Six of the producers very generously each donated a bottle to the case and DBM has offered to dispatch them to the lucky (I’ll say!) winner. It’s an almost unique opportunity to try some of the world’s greatest champagnes. The value of the case is at least £500.

The six wines are:

Bollinger La Grande Année 2004
The most recent vintage from this famous house. Everything you’d expect from Bolly

Deutz Cuvée William 2000
The top cuvée from Champagne Deutz I tasted for the first time the other day. Really impressive.

Gosset Grande Réserve
One of my own long-standing favourites, an unusually rich non-vintage champagne

Krug Grand Cuvée Brut
What need I say? It’s Krug

Pol Roger Extra Cuvée de Réserve 2004
Another gorgeous 2004 from this family-owned house - one of the wines I paired at the Primum Familiae Vini tasting at the Wine Culinary forum the other day

Paul Déthune Grand Cru Cuvée a l’Ancienne
A new discovery from the DBM tasting, this very rich-tasting champagne from a small champagne house really blew me away. One of a limited edition of 1000 bottles

Because this competition is a bit special we’re going to make it a little more difficult for you than normal so here are 3 questions to answer:

1. Which Bristol wine merchant did the two male founder members of Davis Bell McCraith previously work for?

2. What is a blanc de blancs?

3. How much champagne does a Balthazar hold?

To enter send your answers, address and date of birth to champagne@matchingfoodandwine.com with champagne comp in the subject line. To qualify for the draw you need to be a registered subscriber, live on the UK mainland and obviously be over 18.

The closing date for the competition is 11.59pm GMT on Monday November 3rd, 2014. For other terms and conditions see below.

Terms & conditions:

1. This prize draw is open to all UK residents of 18 or over, other than freelances or contractors employed by matchingfoodandwine.com, employees of Davis Bell McCraith, the participating champagne houses and associated companies, their respective families and agents or anyone directly connected to the prize draw

2. No purchase is necessary. You simply need to have registered on the site and subscribe to the mailing list.

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

4. The prize consists of the six bottle case of champagne described above . No cash alternative to the prize will be offered

5. The closing date for entry to the draw is 11.59pm GMT on Monday November 3rd 2014. The winner will be drawn at random from the subscriber database by matchingfoodandwine by Friday November 7th, 2014 and will be notified by e-mail.

6. The promoter’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

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

The winners surname and county of residence will be made available by sending an email to competitions@matchingfoodandwine.com after November 30th, 2014