We're giving away three very special bottles of gin from our friends at Cambridge Distillery.

1. The promoter of the competition is Direct Wines Ltd (trading as Laithwaites), One Waterside Drive, Arlington Business Park, Theale, Berkshire, RG7 4SW (“LW”).

2. The competition is open to all residents of the U.K. (England, Scotland, and Wales and Northern Ireland) who have reached at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of entry (the “Competition”). The Competition is not open to directors, officers, agents, contractors and employees of LW, any of its affiliated or associated entities or divisions, their advertising and promotional agencies or members of the aforementioned individuals’ respective immediate families living in the same household.

3. By participating in the Competition, each participant accepts these terms and conditions of the Competition and agrees to be bound by them. The Competition is subject to all applicable laws.

4. To enter the Competition, the entrant must at any time between 17:00:00 Tuesday 18th March 2025 and 23:59:59 Tuesday 25th March 2025:

a. follow @laithwaites.wine on Instagram;

b. tag an Instagram friend in the comments section of the Laithwaites competition post; and

c like the relevant Instagram post on Laithwaites account advertising the prize draw.

5. Only one (1) entry (across the Instagram platform) per person. Multiple entries may cause you to be disqualified.

6. There will be three (3) winners. One (1) first place winner, one (1) second place winner and one (1) third place winner. The winners of the prizes will be selected at random by no later than Thursday 27th March 2025.

7. If LW runs the same competition (i.e., a competition with the same dates and prize) across different sites or social media platforms and the same winner is randomly selected to win more than one competition, the winner shall only be entitled to win one prize.

8. The winners of the prize will be contacted by Thursday 27th March 2025. Three attempts will be made to contact the winners of the prize. If the winner does not respond via DM (Instagram direct message) within 5 days of LW’s first message to accept the prize, an alternative winner will be selected.

9. LW will contact the winner via Instagram direct message to request their details (name, age and address) for the purposes of claiming their prize only.

10. LW will arrange Cambridge Distillery to send:

A) The first place winner: one (1) Spring/Summer 2023 70cl;

B) The second place winner: one (1) Three Seasons Gin 70cl;

C) The third place winner one: (1) 7 Cambridge Dry Gin 70cl.

11. The prize will be sent out via courier by Cambridge Distillery, LW cannot be held responsible for any prize not received by the winner.

12. Odds of winning the prize will vary depending on the number of eligible entries received.

13. LW retains sole discretion to withhold the prize without liability if in its view a participant is ineligible, the entry is invalid, or a winner does not meet the necessary requirements as set out in these terms and conditions.

14. Wine may contain sulphites. Please see Cambridge Distillery website for allergens. If a substitution is made due to availability issues, this allergen summary may not reflect the content of the substituted product.

15. LW reserves the right to withdraw or amend the Competition in the event of unforeseen circumstances or circumstances outside of its control.

16. You acknowledge that the Competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram.

17. You acknowledge and accept that Instagram will not be responsible or liable for this Competition.

18. LW is not responsible or liable for:

a. Any entry for which the post or comment is lost, deleted or deemed abusive by Instagram;

b. Any accounts that are deemed to be fraudulent or not authentic;

c. Unforeseen changes in Instagram’s legal or commenting rules & regulations;

d. Any external factors that may restrict a participant from accepting their prize;

e. Any entries that cannot be found or seen by LW; and

f. Any entries that cannot be opened or are otherwise inaccessible for any reason by LW.

19. There is no cash alternative for the prizes. No refunds will be given.

20. The prize draw, terms and conditions and any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales. Each party irrevocably agrees that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim (including non contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with the prize draw or these terms and conditions.

21. The entrant must read and understand the privacy notice for this Competition at https://www.laithwaites.co.uk/customer-services/privacy-policy-and-cookies. In addition, the following privacy notice also applies to the Competition:

We’ll use your personal data in order to run the competition fairly and properly, and if you are a winner, to tell you that you’ve won the competition and to make any further arrangements with you, including to repost your winning entry on social media, and to deliver your prize to you. We may pass on your details to verify your age to ensure that we only give products containing alcohol to those aged 18 or over. The CAP Code also requires us (as the promoter of this competition) to either publish or make available certain information about prize winners. You can object to this information being published or made available by contacting us on 03330 148 168 or dpo@laithwaites.co.uk. Please note that, even if you opt out, we may still have to provide the information and winning entry to the ASA.

If your competition entry is a winner, we will share your details with the Cambridge Distillery Ltd for the purposes of delivery and the company we use to carry out age verification checks (if required); and with our core IT services providers. We obtain all of this information from you directly. Please note, Cambridge Distillery may pass your details onto a third-party courier company for delivery.