Good evening my dear readers! (: I hope that all of you had a wonderful weekend especially if you had a long one because of the Anzac Day holiday. I’ve got some exciting news to share with all of you! (: A week back, I received an email from Taylors Wines who wanted me to do a wine giveaway on my blog. Of course, I said yes! hehe I was also so lucky to received not one, but two bottles of Pinot Gris to taste! How generous are they? Couldn’t be happier!
Before I go into more details of the wine and the giveaway, I would like to tell me my thoughts about the Pinot Gris! Pinot Gris has always been one of my favourite type of wine. hehe I had a glass before bed one night, and really love how clean and crisp it tasted with tones of pear and apple. I knew instantly what would pair with it perfectly – seafood. My dearest husband read my mind, and made an amazing prawn aglio olio with pan seared scallops for dinner the following night!
He even used some of the wine in the sauce and it was so good! I wanted more (: The prawn and scallops were so sweet & succulent, it just complimented the wine perfectly.
Prawn Aglio Olio with Pan Seared Scallops (The mr’s original recipe, serves 2)
5 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
3 small chillies, de-seeded and finely chopped (you can increase or reduce the amount of chilli depending on how spicy you like your dish to be!)
2 tbs fresh basil, finely chopped
1/2 cup white wine (I used Taylors Estate Pinot Gris)
2 tbs olive oil (plus an extra tbs for the scallops)
Salt & pepper, to season
12 prawns, peeled and cut into chunks
6 scallops, left whole
Pasta of your choice
Freshly grated parmesan cheese, to garnish
Steps :
1) Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the package. Strain and run under cold water so that the pasta will not stick together. Set aside while cooking the sauce.
2) In a heavy based pot, heat the olive oil on medium fire and fry the garlic and chilli till fragrant.
3) Add the prawns, and fry till it’s coloured and no longer translucent. Add the chopped basil and white wine. Allow this to simmer for about 5 minutes.
4) Pour the pasta into the sauce and mix it well. Set aside, and keep it warm.
5) Pat dry the scallops and season with sea salt. Heat a non-stick pan on low-medium fire and add 1 tbs of olive oil. Place the scallops into the pan and flip every 30 seconds. Repeat each side for about 3 times, or until the scallops have a nice golden brown sear.
6) Place the pasta on a plate and top with 3 scallops per person. Garnish with some freshly grated parmesan cheese. Serve with a glass of Pinot Gris. ENJOY!
And now, the part that you’ve been waiting for so patiently…. the giveaway! (:
Taylors Wines is a family-owned wine company, in South Australia’s stunning Clare Valley, that was born from a passion of producing exceptional, hand crafted wines. They are “Bringing great wines to life” and would love to give two lucky readers two bottles of their beautiful Taylors Wine – Taylors Estate Pinot Gris 2011 and Taylors Estate Shiraz 2010.
How do you win these amazing wines?
To enter this giveaway:
- All you have to do is to leave a comment at the end of the post to let me know : What is your favourite wine and what do you like to pair it with?
- Open to Australian residents only! (So sorry!)
- Please make sure you’re of a legal drinking age and be able to provide a proof of age (it is needed to be sent to the company before they can send you the wine)
- The winners will be drawn on the 5th of May 2013, Sunday at 10pm (Melbourne time).
- You may reenter daily, one entry a day (YAY!)
- Winner will be picked via random.org and announced on this blog and notified via email
Good luck and have a great week ahead! (:
Remember to always cook and bake with love!
This is a sponsored post by Taylors Wines. I tasted the Pinot Gris with compliments of Taylors Wines, however, the review, opinions are honest and based on my personal taste and preference. The recipe is a Food Made With Love original.
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And the winners are….. Diana and Coco!! (: Congratulations!
Congratulations you two! (: Will be dropping you an email or a reply soon! Hope you enjoy the wines! hehe Have a great week ahead! xx
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Update : Unfortunately, I can’t get hold of Diana and Ross (who was picked after not hearing from Diana) so I had to pick another winner! Congrats Zoe!! (: Hope you will enjoy this wine with Jeff!
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I love sweet wine which Moscato! I think I would pair it with pizza or tuna bake! That day, my bf was making tuna bake and just make me crave Moscato to pair with it.
This recipe seems easy to make with! Would like to try it out whenever I’m free to cook =) Thanks for sharing.
Hi Yuen Ling! (: Thank you for commenting! I love Moscato too! Which is your fav kind? hehe Mine is Innocent Bystander and Brown Brothers! hehe Tuna bake sounds delish! hehe Good luck and hope you win the giveaway! xx
Whoop Whoop a giveaway 🙂 YAY!!! But I’m really don’t know much about wines ~ but is moscarto considered as a wine? hahaha I love that with cakes and desserts 😛 If not i really wouldn’t know how to pair it 😀
Love the recipe though especially with scallops YUM!! Will need to ask Ricky to make soon ~ xox
Of course Moscato is a type of wine! heh my ultimate favourite!!! hehe (: The recipe is really easy so hopefully Ricky will make it for u!! hehe xx
Love your recipe – simple and delicious flavors! I love anything with prawns! 🙂
Thanks Danny! (: Don’t forget to let me know what wine you like and what you like to pair it with to get a chance to wine!
I love ICEWINE! Especially Inniskillin ice wine. Paired with anything at all !!! Especially breakfast 😀
YUM! hehe it’s been a while since I had Icewine, but I loved it cos it’s so sweet! hehe Perfect dessert wine! hehe but with breakfast sounds good too! hehe Thanks for commenting and all the best! Hope you win! xx
Hi Diana! (: Congratulations! You’re one of the winners!!! Could you please let me know your email so I could get the wines sent your way! Thank you! xx
Hi Diana! (: Could you please email me at lianne.low@gmail.com by today, or I would have to pick another winner, and I would love for you to receive the wines! Thank you!! xx
I am attempting to try more pinot gris and this one sounds lovely. I usually drink chardonnay, and I will pair it with anything! 😉
Lovely! (: I don’t usually have chardonnay, prefer the sweeter wines! hehe All the best and hope you win! x
oooh.. My.. I really want to try them and your recipe too.!! . do you have any idea where i can find those wine here in Canberra?.. Thanks in advance ..
You probably can find them in the cellars! but of course, leave your comment telling me what wine you like and how you like to pair it with for a chance to win! It’s open to all Australian residents! (:
Not entering but love the dish that lester made yummo 🙂
hehe Thank you! It was so good! x
My favourite is dolcetto. I love the sweet red wine. I love to drink it before and after dinner 🙂
Never heard of dolcetto! hehe I will go hunt for it since you said it’s sweet! hehe (: Good luck and hope you win dearie! xx
Eeeeps I tried to comment on my iPad last night but it wouldn’t work >.<
Anyway, my favourite wine is innocent bystanders, moscato. I like it with seafood pasta. Noms!
Innocent Bystander’s moscato is my favourite too! hehe It can go with everything! hehe Good luck dearie! and hope you win! xx
My favourite wine is whatever I’ve got in the cupboard… cause whenever I feel like a drink I can’t be bothered heading out to buy one. And the food match is whatever I’m having for dinner.
Haha (: Good answer! There are some days that I feel that way too!
My favourite is (Taylor’s) anything red with anything beef!
A true Taylor’s fan! (: Good luck and I hope you win the giveaway!
Actually I do enjoy a nice Shiraz with a homemade spaghetti bolognese. So I make sure there is always a few to choose from in the cupboard. The Taylors would fit right in.
Sounds perfect! (: Love a red with bolognese too!
I love drinking Pinot Gris while eating “Foie gras” on crunchy n toasted pieces of baguette 🙂 hehe
That’s decadent! (: and sounds absolutely divine!! Good luck and hope you win!
Thanks 🙂
I also love drinking Shiraz while eating warm beef stew with bread:) Winter is coming soon, a beef stew would be the best meal ever!
Spot on! (: Definitely a good winter warmer! hehe
And with the weather turning colder I love tucking into a robust Cab Sauv with a hearty Osso Bucco .
Love osso bucco! (: hehe and cab sauv is my fav red!
For dessert I love to have a botrytis semillon with a sticky date pudding.
Mmmm… I think you’ve just made me redo my meal planning for next week.
Love a good sweet wine with dessert! (: Sweet on sweet always works yea? hehe Your week is looking delicious from where I’m standing! (:
Hi Ross, Could you please drop me an email as soon as you can? Thank you! (:
Sorry I didn’t get back to you. I forgot to tick the “notify me of follow-up comments via email” 😦
Maybe next time.
Sorry about that Ross 😦 I’m sure there will be other giveaways! Hope you will win the next time! Sincere apologies!
My favourite wine is merlot (love the earthy taste) and I like to pair it with good company 🙂
Love that! (: Good company is just so so important isn’t it? hehe Just makes everything tastes better as well!
Sauvignon blanc with fried calamari 😋
That sounds like an awesome combination! (: Good luck and hope you win some wine! x
Mmmm… was at the market on Friday and saw some wonderful salmon. So add BBQ Salmon with homemade tartare sauce and bok choy with a Semillon Sauvignon Blanc to my list of favourite wine/food combos.
haha you’re on a roll! (: That sounds delish as well! hehe I think whites go really well with seafood! hehe
Hi Ross! (: Could you please let me know your email? As Diana didn’t get back to me you’re the next in the running! Please email me at lianne.low@gmail.com asap! Thank you!
I’m SORRY, if you get these twice… I posted my comment but it did not come up… so you can delete one of the comments if you do got two comments. And here is my original message 😀
As promised and to show my support to your giveaway post, hehe, I get Jeff to find me the wine. Here we go 😀
Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc Semillon with Steam ginger shallot snapper.
Not sure if it works, but apparently, Jeff said it goes well with seafood, so I guess this should be just good enough 😀 hehe… and I am just in time to enter the giveaway 😀 yay! xx
hehe (: YAY! good job! hehe that sounds amazing! love steam fish! hehe Good luck and I hope you win! Stay tuned! hehe x
Hello Zoe! (: I’ve got some good news! As one of the winner didn’t get back to me for two weeks now, you’re next in the running! Could you please email me your address and a proof of your age (a scan of your license) so that I could forward it to Taylors and they could send you the wine asap! Congrats!!! x
Thanks Lianne for such a great news!! I still can’t believe I am one of the lucky winners! xx
You’re most welcome! (: hehe so glad your number was next! hehe Hope you and Jeff enjoy the wines!!! xx
Thank you so much 🙂 I’m so happy and honoured to be one of the two winners 😀
Most welcome!! (: Could you please let me know your email address so I could email you and get the wine sent your way? Thank you!! xx