Enter Two Contests to Win WINE at the Hong Kong Wine Fair November 6th!!
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- 22 Oct, 2010
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Ancient Oak Cellars is going to be visiting Hong Kong soon. We’ll be pouring samples of our wines at the Hong Kong International Wine Fair. There will be two days of tastings for the “trade” (wine buyers, restaurant sommelliers, etc.) and then on Saturday, November 6th we will be pouring wine for the general public […]
To get you in the mood and have you start to learn about the wines of Ancient Oak Cellars, we’ve designed two special contests.
One is called “The Great Wine Hunt” Photo Contest . This contest is based on our Facebook
page. We will be giving away at least one bottle of wine to each winner. Here’s what you have to do:
1)
Become a Facebook fan of Ancient Oak Cellars.
2) Print out the picture of the Siebert Ranch Pinot Noir (found in this Facebook Photo Album )
3) Take a photo of yourself holding the photo in any or all of the following categories of photos:
2) Print out the picture of the Siebert Ranch Pinot Noir (found in this Facebook Photo Album )
3) Take a photo of yourself holding the photo in any or all of the following categories of photos:
- most beautiful location in Hong Kong
- most sporty/active
- best with food
Submit as many photos in as many different categories as you want. We will choose a winner who has submitted the most photos, but don’t just take 10 photos of yourself in very slightly different locations on your block, because we won’t count those; they need to be in recognizably different locations.
There will also be winners in all of the above categories, as well as a “people’s choice” and one “Ancient Oak Cellars” choice.
4)
To “vote” for a photo, make a comment on your photos (one comment per person per photo), comment on other people’s photos, and also tell your friends, family, work colleagues, etc. to vote on photos too.
5)
Come to the Hong Kong International Wine Fair on Saturday, November 6th and visit Ancient Oak Cellar’s booth 3G-F22.
1)
Send me an email (melissa@ancientoakcellars.com) to join our mailing list, OR become a Facebook fan
, OR become a Twitter follower.
2)
Answer the following five questions (send me an email , OR a Facebook direct message, OR a Direct Tweet – all to keep your answers private). You will find the answers to these questions on the Ancient Oak Cellars website:
- what types of grapes (such as sauvignon blanc, etc.) are in the “Red Blend 8” wine?
- name at least on animal that lives on the Siebert Ranch
- what kind of grapes are grown on the Siebert Ranch?
- where is Ancient Oak Cellars located?
- where are the grapes for our Cabernet Sauvignon wine grown?
3)
Answer the following five questions about yourself:
- what is your age? (plus or minus 5-10 years; so if you’re 30 years old, you could say “30” or you could say “25-35” or you could say “20-30 or 30-40”
- what kind of work do you do?
- what kinds of wines to do you like best? (this could be a type of grape, or a taste you like)
- where do you buy wine?
- how frequently do you drink wine with a meal when you are eating at a restaurant? how frequently do you drink wine with a meal when you are at eating at home?
4)
Visit us at the Hong Kong International Wine Fair (booth 3G-F22) and give us your name card (make sure it has on it the way we should contact you – such as a cell phone number where we can call or text you, or an email address). We will randomly select at least 6 people who have answered all the questions listed above and will give away a bottle of wine to each winner.
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Re-live your experience, or take it in for the first time. Then be in touch to continue the discussions. Cheers!
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