The wine gang is launched by 5 of the UK's most respected wine critics.
If you have ever wanted to experience the life of a wine critic, to travel to exotic regions of the world and taste incredible wines – read on, and you may.
To celebrate their first full year of gang life, five of the UK’s most respected wine critics – who collectively form www.thewinegang.com – have unveiled a very special competition offering one lucky subscriber just such an experience, with an exclusive Rioja wine tasting holiday prize as their guest.
www.thewinegang.com is a revolutionary online wine compendium which gives subscribers access to the unseen views of five of the most respected national wine writers in the UK today, on virtually every wine listed in the UK.
Comprising of the seriously well-tasted Olly Smith of BBC’s Saturday Kitchen and Live Magazine; Tom Cannavan the creator of wine-pages.com; Anthony Rose of the Independent Newspaper; Tim Atkin MW of the Observer and Joanna Simon of Classic FM Magazine, www.thewinegang.com offers a fascinating insight into the interiors of some of the world’s most important tasting rooms.
To celebrate twelve months since the gang first posted their exclusive unpublished thoughts online, this special competition is a real treat for wine enthusiasts – offering a true one-off prize.
Open to existing subscribers to the website, and to those who subscribe to www.thewinegang.com during August 2009, the competition offers the chance to win an all-expenses-paid break for two to Rioja in Spain. This amazing prize includes flights, car hire and 2 nights in a 4* hotel in Rioja, on a half board basis.
However, as you’d expect from The Wine Gang, there is an added level of uncommonly good news with this announcement.
The highlight of the trip will be an exclusive visit to the top Rioja house of Dinastía Vivanco and its stunning Museum of Wine Culture, with lunch at its fantastic restaurant. Oh, and depending on agreeing a suitable date for the trip, one member of The Wine Gang will meet the winning party for a special tour and tasting – with no lesser guide than Rafael Vivanco himself!
For more information, simply log on to the website before the end of August 31st 2009 and take out a subscription to the Wine Gang. http://www.thewinegang.com/news.php.
Ten lucky new August 2009 subscribers, picked at random, will also be in line to receive a bottle of delicious Rioja Reserva, worth £12.99.
Said Tom Cannavan
“This is a fantastic prize and we are very grateful to Dinastía Vivanco for agreeing to host this special tasting. Just like the original intention of the Wine Gang, this prize will give one lucky subscriber a real opportunity to gain access to an unseen side of the wine world very few experience.
“The Wine Gang was borne out of a frustration we have as wine writers. Although we are spoiled in the UK with what has to be the world’s greatest array of wines available to buy, nevertheless the limited coverage given to wine falls short of the amazing diversity of wines we come into contact with. We wanted a place to post all of our thoughts on all the wines we taste – and rate.
“We wanted to better inform people about the amazing wine choices on their local independent and chain store shelves. It’s empowering for the wine gang, and for our subscribers.”
