Page 5 - Tesco Wine Club Magazine - March

KnowyourChampagne
Champagne is generally only fermented in two bottles sizes – a standard bottle and Magnum, which is twice the size. However, it is sometimes sold in even larger bottles, each named after a Biblical figure. Can you put them in order of size?
Balthazar, Jeroboam, Methuselah, Nebuchadnezzar, Salmanazar
(Answer at the bottom of the page).
ARE YOU POURING
WINE AWAY?
Did you know as a nation we pour away £470 million* worth of wine every year? That’s according to figures from WRAP, the Waste & Resource Action Programme. Instead of pouring away unfinished wine, why not freeze it and use it to spice up your cooking ? Simply pour it into an ice tray, freeze it, and add a cube or two when you’re next cooking a stew or a casserole.
*November 2009.
Tesco ice cube tray £1.50. Available in larger Tesco stores.
WINE
BOTTLES
LOSE
WEIGHT
AT TESCO
Tesco is the first to launch the world’s lightest screwcap glass wine bottle weighing just 300g.
It’s all part of our commitment to reduce our carbon footprint by 2020. The bottles look very similar and are just as strong as before but use 30% less glass – saving 560 tonnes of glass a year, equivalent to the weight of 70 London double decker buses! Expect to see more and more on our shelves in the coming year. Just look out for the special logo on the label.
Did you know?
When Mount Vesuvius buried Pompeii in volcanic lava, it buried more than 200 wine bars with it.
FREE BOTTLE OF WINE AT CAFÉ ROUGE
Simply present this voucher at your nearest Café Rouge and you’ll receive a free bottle of Cuvèe de la Maison Blanc, Rouge or Rosé or £12.95 off any other bottle of wine, when you spend £20 or more on food. To find your nearest Café Rouge visit www.caferouge.co.uk
Please fill in name to validate voucher
Offer valid all week from 8th March 2010 to 25th April 2010, excluding Sunday 14th March. Not valid with any other offer, set menu or voucher. Normal licensing laws apply. Not valid with Tesco Deal Tokens. No cash alternative. One voucher valid per 2 diners.
These elegant flutes
are perfectly
designed to ensure
the Champagne
keeps its fizz for as long
as possible. What’s more,
you could easily be raising a toast in them, as we’re giving away 50 sets (£14 each, available in selected stores or online. Catalogue no: 206-5049. Delivery charges apply online). For your chance to win, simply send your name, address and phone number to Tesco Wine Club Draw, EHSBrann, 6 Briset Street, London, EC1M 5NR.
The competition is open to all UK residents aged 18 or over, except for anyone directly connected with the planning or administration of the competition. Enter by sending your name, address and telephone number to the address above. Entries must be received by 16/04/10. Illegible, damaged, lost or late entries cannot be accepted. [Proof of posting is not proof of receipt]. Only one prize per household. The entry instructions form part of the rules. By entering, you agree to accept and be bound by the rules. The draw will be held on 19/04/10. The winners will be the first 50 drawn. The prize is one set of 4 Tesco Finest Champagne flutes. Prizes are subject to availability. There are no cash alternatives. Winners will be notified in writing by 04/05/10. Winners’ names will be available after that date by sending a SAE to the competition address. Prizes not claimed within 14 days of the prize winner being notified will be redrawn and awarded to the new winner. By entering the competition you agree to receive offers and information about Tesco products and services. Winners agree to their names and photographs being used for promotional purposes. Promoter: Tesco Stores Ltd., Tesco House, Delamare Road, Cheshunt EN8 9SL.
The world’s leading cork producer is Portugal.
Until 1970,
Bordeaux
produced more white wine than red.
Although red wine can only be produced from red grapes, white wine can be produced from both white and red grapes.
Thomas Jefferson
helped stock the wine cellars of the first five U.S. presidents and was very partial to fine Bordeaux and Madeira.
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Champagne Quiz answers
(equivalent number of standard bottles in brackets): Jeroboam (6) Methuselah (8) Salmanazar (12) Balthazar (16) Nebuchadnezzar (20)