Registration

We’ve shown you how innovative we can be with wine cocktails and wine pairings at home during the shelter-in-place. Before the shelter-in-place is over, we want to see your most innovative way to enjoy McGrail wine at home, by pairing it with the most creative meal, or by producing the most interestingly scrumptious McGrail wine cocktail! Beginning April 15th, 2020 through May 15th, 2020, we would like you to post photos of our wine on Instagram while tuning into your most resourceful self!

Choose a McGrail wine and pair it with the most curiously delicious meal, using ingredients that are completely unexpected, but somehow combine to create a perfectly balanced pairing with the wine. Prefer an impressive cocktail to a tasty pairing? Instead of designing a great meal to go with our wine, utilize your favorite McGrail wine to conceive the most scrumptious McGrail wine cocktail imaginable! You read that correctly. We’re looking to award two of our most inventive patrons who can either come up with an incredible, Chopped-style wine and food pairing OR a visionary wine-based beverage. Extra points will be given to those who post a photo that is both alluring and aesthetically pleasing. Entries must also include a recipe for the pairing dish or cocktail. Each of these imaginative winners will be awarded a $50 gift card to the McGrail tasting room or online shop!

To enter, simply post a photo of your originative McGrail wine pairing or cocktail to your Instagram account, using BOTH hashtags #McGrailVineyards and #SIPMcGrailInnovation, and make sure to TAG and FOLLOW @mcgrail_vineyards. Remember, we won’t be able to see your post if your account is private and don’t forget to include a recipe!

CONTEST RULES:

• Photos must be posted on Instagram through a public account, using BOTH hashtags #McGrailVineyards and #McGrailInstagramInnovation AND tagging @mcgrail_vineyards.
• Must be following @mcgrail_vineyards on Instagram for entry to be valid.
• Must include detailed recipe for wine cocktail and/or wine pairing dish. Recipes may be included in the Instagram photo caption or may be sent via direct message to @McGrail_Vineyards account.
• Must be 21 years of age or older to enter.
• Posts may not:
  • Encourage excessive consumption of wine and/or alcohol
  • Encourage underage consumption of wine and/or alcohol
  • Include people under the age of 21
  • Encourage/include illegal activities of any kind
  • Make false claims about wine
  • State that there are any health benefits attached to the consumption of wine
  • Make lewd or obscene statements or include lewd or obscene comments
• By using the hashtag #SIPMcGrailInnovation and/or entering the contest, you are giving us permission to use your photo

Winning photos will be announced at 4pm on Friday, May 29th. Happy innovating and good luck!