The Wine Gang is made up of five of the UK’s most experienced wine critics, Tom Cannavan of wine-pages.com, Anthony Rose of The Independent, Joanna Simon of House & Garden, David Williams of The Observer and Jane Parkinson of janeparkinson.com.

You can taste a range of Portuguese wines at The Wine Gang London event on Saturday 29th October at Vinopolis. We have two pairs of tickets to give away, simply answer this question correctly to be in with a chance of winning…

How many members are there in the Wine Gang?

Email your answer to viniportugal@jkmarketing.co.uk by Thursday 20th October and the lucky winners will be picked at random and announced on Friday 21st October.

You can also enjoy a Portuguese masterclass at the Edinburgh tasting in November, Tom Cannavan will present the most exciting and high quality wines from Portugal’s native grapes; it’s not to be missed!

Just complete the sentence “I love to drink Portuguese wine because…”

Email your answer to sarah@jkmarketing.co.uk by Monday 24th October and the funniest / most creative answer will win.

Get your thinking caps on, good luck!

This exciting new consumer event, hosted by Oz Clarke, Olly Smith and Tim Atkin, a trio of the UK’s liveliest and most entertaining wine personalities. The event will be packed full of exciting wines from all over the world, and there will be a significant Portuguese presence too – keep an eye out for ‘pop up tastings’ which will be taking place throughout the day.

Naked Wines will also offer one lucky visitor a £2,000 expense account to spend on wine and to be their eyes and ears for a month. The winner will be announced before Christmas (after the December tasting).

1. You should come to the tasting armed with a ‘smart’ phone
2. Visit Naked Wines on table 1, and you will be able to download an app.
3. You then taste the wines, record which ones you like and make comments
4. Then the Naked Wines team will see who they think is the most suitable to work for them for a month as their ‘eyes and ears’.

Good luck!

Come and see us on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th September at Lord’s Cricket Ground, and in Manchester at the MOSI Museum on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd October.

For more information visit www.threewinemen.co.uk or book tickets at www.wegottickets.com

Wines of Portugal have three pairs of tickets to give away to our Wines of Portugal readers for the London or Manchester Three Wine Men events. To be in with the chance of winning simply answer this question correctly

Which Portuguese wine has just been launched at The Wine Society?
(Hint: you can find the answer on this blog…)

Email your answer to: viniportugal@jkmarketing.co.uk with your name and contact number and preferred venue.

The winners will be contacted direct and announced on Facebook and Twitter. Good luck!

T&C’s
Closing date: Monday 19th September
Three winners in total who will be picked at random
One pair of tickets per winner for the Sunday of the London or Manchester events
Tickets will be left for you on the reception desk
The competition will also be promoted on Facebook & Twitter

Colin loves to drink Portuguese wine because…”my girlfriend says I remind her of a Vinho Verde, because I’m not that strong, I’m easily drunk, and I’ll go with anything!”

Many thanks to all the entries this month, here are the runners up:

I love to drink Portuguese wine because…

“it pampers the palate ,mellows the mood, compliments almost any food, loved by all the girls or the fellas, has to be in the top cellars.” – From Karen Wood, Scotland

“…it makes me want to invite all my friends and family for lunch, dinner, really just any excuse to drink this amazing wines” – From Ana Aguilar

How to enter:

Complete the sentence “I love to drink Portuguese wine because…”

Email your answer to sarah@jkmarketing.co.uk by Friday 2nd September and the funniest / most creative answer will win.

Get your thinking caps on, good luck!

Windermere – one of the most picturesque lakes in the UK – staged the British Gas Great North Swim this year, and one Wines of Portugal reader took his T-shirt along for the race.

Have you got any events or competitions coming in 2011?
Why not request a T-shirt from us and you could wine a Wines of Portugal goodie bag and feature in the newsletter.

Email Sarah at viniportugal@jkmarketing.co.uk to request yours.

Opposite is a picture of them in London on Monday.

Discover Naked’s Portuguese wine selection for yourself by visiting their website: www.naked-wines.com

Competition!

A bottle of wine to the first person to identify which bottle belongs to which producer (here’s a clue – none of them are holding their own bottles!) – Email viniportugal@jkmarketing.co.uk with the answer

Congratulations to David Telford who is this month’s competition winner, David loves to drink Portuguese wine because…

“…made from Touriga Nacional or Castelão,
from the Douro, Algarve or the Dão;
the Lusitanian vine
makes the very best wine,
and that is why I’m drinking it now.”

Do you want to win 6 bottles of Portuguese wine?

Complete the sentence ‘I love to drink Portuguese wine because…’

Email your answer to sarah@jkmarketing.co.uk by Monday 18th July and the funniest / most creative answer will win.

Get your thinking caps on, good luck!

Want to win 6 bottles of Portuguese wines?

Complete the sentence ‘I love to drink Portuguese wine because…’

Email your answer to sarah@jkmarketing.co.uk by Tuesday 2nd June and the funniest / most creative answer will win 6 bottles of Portuguese wine, and a Wines of Portugal goodie bag.

Get your thinking caps on, good luck!

The winner will be announced in the June consumer newsletter, on Facebook and Twitter.

Congratulations to Ian Skelton who is this month’s T-shirt competition winner, 6 bottles of Portuguese wine will be on their way to you! Ian took his Wines of Portugal t-shirt to Tasmania and won 6 bottles of Portuguese wines, think you can do better?…

If you would like to take part in next month’s T-shirt competition, contact Sarah at viniportugal@jkmarketing.co.uk to request a Wines of Portugal T-shirt, and then take a picture wearing it in the most unusual place you can think of!

The winner will receive 6 bottles of Portuguese wine and will be announced at the end of each month, the winning picture will also feature in the following monthly newsletter.