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Premium Sauvignon Blanc

A French Inspired Hamper Giveaway

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Sarah and I are still reminiscing about our time in France earlier this year, the thing we miss most (apart from all the great friends we made) is the delicious food!

We’ve been searching for local suppliers of all things French, Sarah wrote an article on some that we’ve found HERE.

We thought we’d pop together a French inspired hamper and give it away to one of our Facebook friends, so we’ve set up a little competition, and all you have to do to enter is fill out a form… Simple!

The hamper is valued at over $40 and contains:

  • Bonne Mamon Conserve 30 g (mixed assortment)
  • Le Domaine d’Agthe Terrine de Faison aux Raisins 65 g (Pheasant pate with raisins)
  • Le Domaine d’Agthe Terrine de Campagne 65 g (Pork pate)
  • Valette Les Rillettes pur Canard 180g
  • A French cheese (style to be confirmed)

Enter HERE, Bonne Chance!

A Harvest Hamper Giveaway

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As another harvest closes we’re celebrating Marlborough and the culinary delights it has to offer, by giving away a selection of delicious Marlborough produce to one lucky winner.

This fabulous prize is valued at over $80 and consists of

  • A copy of “Marlborough on the Menu”
  • A bottle of Lusatori Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • A packet of Marlborough Garlic Noir
  • A packet of Marlborough Flaky Sea Salt
  • A package of Kaikoura Chèvre Fermier – ‘Te Mā’ Cheese
  • A Package of Cloudy Bay Clams
  • NOTE: Basket is not included in prize pack.

Visit our Facebook Page and fill out the entry form for your chance to win, and don’t forget to share with your friends. For every friend that enters from your unique referral code, (your share prompt shows on submission), you will receive a BONUS entry.

Good luck from us!

Sarah & Russell

Seasonal Recipe Inspiration – and a new Facebook Promotion.

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Well Spring is officially upon us, and with the days getting longer and daylight saving just a few weeks away we’re starting to think about all the delicious summer fare available in our garden and from local farmer’s markets.

We’re enjoying snow peas at the moment and we love to stir fry, the joy of a busy day dinner that can be popped together quickly and easily with minimal washing up is too much to resist!

We often whip up this delicious “Stir-fried Prawns and Snow Peas” recipe, created specially as a wonderful match for Fairbourne Hand Picked Premium Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. It features in the recipe book “Celebrate Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc” by Belinda Jackson and Jan Bilton.

Fairbourne_StirFryStir-fried Prawns & Snow Peas

Ingredients

  • 1 egg white
  • 1 tablespoon each: cornflour, sauvignon blanc
  • 500g raw prawns, shelled and deveined
  • 2 teaspoons each: soy sauce, hoisin sauce
  • 1 teaspoon cornflower mixed with 2 tablespoons water
  • 3-4 tablespoons rice bran oil
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 1 teaspoon each: grated root ginger, crushed garlic
  • 14 snow peas, strings removed, halved
  • 1 lemon, cut into wedges

Method

  1. Combine the egg white, coirnflour and wine in a bowl. Add the prawns. Stir to coat. Stand for 30 minutes.
  2. Combine the soy and hoisin sauces. Stir in the cornflour paste.
  3. Heat the oil in a wok. Add the onion and stir-fry until the onion begins to brown. Add the ginger, garlic and snow peas and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes, until the peas are crisp tender. Set aside.
  4. Drain the prawns. Stir-fry until pink, about 2 minutes. Return the snow pea mixture to the pan. Stir the cornflour combo. Mix into the prawns, cooking until thickened. Serve immediately topped with a squeeze of lemon.

Serves 4 as a starter or as part of an Asian-style meal or 2 as a busy day dinner with rice or noodles.

If you like this recipe, wouldn’t you LOVE to win the whole recipe book, well good news we’re giving you a chance to do exactly that!

Just head to our Facebook Page and enter the draw to WIN!

Don’t forget to spread the word… You can earn more entries by sharing this promotion with your friends. For each friend that enters from your unique referral code you’ll receive a BONUS ENTRY!

We have a winner!

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Authentis-02One of our lucky Facebook fans has a reason to celebrate with Sauvignon Blanc!

Congratulations to Claire Walkinshaw from Cromwell, winner of our first Facebook promotion. Claire wins a pair of Spiegelau Authentis White Wine Glasses, perfect to enjoy a glass of our premium, elegant, hand-picked Fairbourne wine, with its vibrant and expressive fruit flavours and smooth dry finish.

When it comes to wine glasses, one size most definitely doesn’t fit all; a wine’s bouquet, taste, balance and finish are all affected by the shape of the glass from which it is consumed. A wine will display completely different characteristics when served in different glasses. We’re often asked, “What’s the best glass to serve premium Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc in?” A recent blog post written when we launched the Facebook promotion answers that very question, read it HERE.

Stay tuned for more Fairbourne Facebook promotions. If you LIKE our page you’ll be the first to find out all about them.

In the meantime it’s “Cheers to Claire!”

Not all wine glasses are created equal…

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Authentis-02We’re often asked, “What’s the best glass to serve premium Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc in?”

When selecting your glassware it’s important to consider that glass shape can provide a unique experience for drinking your wine.

One glass is not ideal for all styles of wine; a wine’s bouquet, taste, balance and finish are all affected by the shape of the glass from which it is consumed. A wine will display completely different characteristics when served in different glasses.
These differences can be so great, that when the same wine is served in several different glasses, even experienced wine connoisseurs believe that they are tasting as many different wines as there are glasses.

Grape varietals carry in their DNA unmistakeable flavor profiles, which adds to the importance of selecting the appropriate glass.

Grape varietal specific stemware has to translate the “message” of the wine to the human senses.

There are 4 sensations in wine.

  • Bouquet: Grape varietal specific stemware is re­sponsible for delivering the quality and intensity of the wine’s aroma.
  • Texture: Grape varietal specific stemware highlights the exciting and diverse styles of “mouthfeel” in wine (watery, creamy, silky, velvety).
  • Flavour: Grape varietal specific stemware creates a ba­lanced interaction between the fruit, minerality, acidity and bitter components of a wine.
  • Finish: Grape varietal specific stemware offers a pleasant, seamless, harmonious, and long lasting aftertaste.

For Two Tails premium Sauvignon Blanc we’d recommend the Spiegelau Authentis White Wine Glass. Made for cool crisp,  floral white wines.

We have a pair of these wonderful wine glasses to give away, and you can enter the draw over on our Facebook page. ENTER HERE.

Our thanks to Macvine International for providing this superb Spiegelau glassware.

If you are interested in any of these Spiegelau glasses please contact:
Vicky Bouwhuis – vicky@macvine.co.nz or 027-2222-878
www.facebook.com/macvineintl

Sauvignon Blanc

Here at Fairbourne Estate we make premium, handpicked, Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. The word Sauvignon is a derivative from the French word Sauvage meaning wild or savage and of course the word blanc is the French word for white. The wild or … Read More

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