CCF Canada

Wednesday, 8 October 2014

Sawmill Creek ~ Review

I was one of the lucky ones who received an invitation to review Sawmill Creek wines from BzzAgent. I received my $25 gift card to the Wine Rack & I happily informed my fiance we had to take a trip to the store in order to get the wine.

Now I must admit, up until the last year, we never really drank wine, so I am a little lost when it comes to picking different flavours. The very nice lady at my local Wine Rack helped me out however. We determined I do not like dry bitter wine, but I am not a fan of the overly sweet either.
Based on that she suggested the Pinot Grigio Chardonnay 1.5L bottle, now I decided that since I was given a $25.00 gift card to purchase the wine, that I would also purchase a 1L container of the Autumn Blush. I only ended up paying $0.70 out of pocket thanks to the gift card.

Tonight after we got home, I cracked open the Pinot Grigio Chardonnay. My fiance didn't like it, but he doesn't like wine at all. It has a citrus taste, the lime is prominent. I have to say it is not a favourite, but it's not that bad.

I had my first glass with my dinner of Roast Chicken & Mashed Potatoes. I enjoyed it. My second glass I am having as I write this review.

The lady at the Wine Rack said it rates a 2 for the sweetness level. I can actually see that because while it has a bit of a "bite" to it, it's not dry enough that I have to grab a glass of water after every sip. Yes, I have actually had wine that dry.

My sister-in-law actually got me into drinking fruit wines. They are the ones I gravitate to now, where as before I would avoid wines with a grimace & a shudder.

The wine as I said has a lime taste to it. There really is no smell, I was expecting that it would have a stronger scent.
It's actually growing on me, but I don't think I would buy this one again. I'm really not a fan of the citrus/lime taste.

This weekend I will try the Autumn Blush with our Thanksgiving Dinner. What's your favourite wine?
As you can see, this one is a white wine. There is no unpleasant after-taste.

Freebie & Review Site

Social Nature is a new review site that you can become a member of.

They promote products that:

have ingredients kids can pronounce
are gentle to the earth and our bodies
parents can trust to use on their babies
make us feel better not worse
are ethically sourced

Want It Tell them about yourself and the products you want to try.

Try It Get FREE product samples and exclusive coupons mailed to you.

Share It Share what you love with your friends, fans and followers!

They recommend that if you get invited to review a product, you accept your invitation as soon as possible as it is a first come first served basis.

Monday, 6 October 2014

Goulicious prize from Redpath

Enter for your chance to win this ghoulicious prize from Redpath Sugar so you can start transforming decadent desserts into sweet, eerie masterpieces

Ends October 20th

Wednesday, 1 October 2014

The Game of Life ~ Contest

Each player starts with 1,000 GAME OF LIFE Dollars (G.O.L.D.).

Spin the wheel to make your move. You might gain or lose G.O.L.D., advance or retreat on the board, win an instant prize, learn a fact about CAA or a CAA Rewards™ partner, or earn bonus entries into the grand prize draw, if you happen to win a partner game play challenge.

When you arrive at the airport, your daily play becomes a grand prize entry. You can also earn bonus entries into the draw when you do any of the following:

Share the contest on Facebook
Share any of the Facts and Instant Prizes on Facebook
Tweet about the contest from the game
Invite your friends to play and they register for the contest
Sign up to receive email communications and more information about CAA Magazine online and the CAA Member panel
Successfully complete a partner game play challenge
Share our CAA video
Redeem 5,000, 10,000 or 20,000 G.O.L.D. in-game

Over $35,000 in instant prizes are available to be won!

Or the GRAND PRIZE your choice of 1 of 3 dream trips listed below Which would YOU choose?

Florida Family Fun

8-day trip for 4 people to Orlando theme parks

Northern European Cruise

7-night Norwegian escape for 2 people with Holland America Line

Signature Argentina

2-person, 13-day tour of the best of Argentina (Buenos Aires, El Calafate and Mendoza)

Come back every day – you’re allowed one play per day! And be sure to invite friends for additional entries until November 23, 2014, when the contest closes.

Jelly Belly Share your flavours ~ Contest

Select five (5) jelly beans and “drag & drop” each jelly bean into the mixing bowl.

You can play once (1) per day, but ONLY one (1) prize will be awarded per individual/per email address during the Contest Period.

Share your favourite flavours on Facebook or on the gamesite and automatically receive one (1) extra entry (the “Share Entry”) into the Monthly Draw. You can only share once per day and must be with different friends.

At the onset of the contest a total of thirty (30) Weekly Prizes are available to be won. Each Weekly Prize consists of one (1) Mr. Jelly Belly Bean Machine and one (1) 200 g Clear Can of 30 Assorted Jelly Bean Flavours. Approximate retail value of each Weekly prize is $24.99.

There are seven (7) Monthly Prizes available to be won. Each month, all “Share Your Flavours” plays and Share Entries during that month, along with mail-in entries received that month, will be entered into the monthly draw. Each Monthly Prize consists of 25,000 Jelly Belly jelly beans. The approximate retail value of each Monthly Prize is $450.00 CAD.

Ends April 30, 2015