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Win a £500 pizza oven voucher

Love pizza? Here’s your chance to win big this summer!

Get ready to heat up your summer evenings with a free pizza oven. Here’s how it works:

• Order your favourite wines between 9th and 16th July 2025.

• Spend £75 or more – you’ll be automatically entered into our prize draw.

We’ve got 10 vouchers worth £500 each to give away – each one to spend on an Ooni pizza oven.

It’s that simple. Good luck!

We’re thrilled to have been named Online Retailer of the Year at the Drinks Business Awards 2025, announced last week at the London Wine Fair.

This prestigious award is a real testament to the hard work, passion and innovation shown by the whole Laithwaites team. It shows that heart, heritage and smart digital thinking really do make a winning combination.

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

Across Britain, wine preferences vary by city and town, with each region showing a distinct preference for grape varieties. From bold reds to crisp whites, discover what wines people love in your area.

Get ready to raise your glasses because the UK's most beloved wine tasting is hitting the road!  

Following the success of our event at London Olympia earlier this year, The Wine Festival is going on tour to bring a vibrant celebration of all things vino to the north of England.  

Whether you're a seasoned sommelier or a curious wine novice, this is an event you won't want to miss. 

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 14th January 2025 and 23:59:59 Tuesday 21st January 2025:

a. follow @laithwaites.wine and @wednesdaysdomaine 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 one (1) winner. The winner of the prize will be selected at random by no later than Tuesday 28th January 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 winner of the prize will be contacted by Tuesday 28th January 2025. Three attempts will be made to contact the winner 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 send: A case of six (6) wines to the winner consisting of 3 bottles of Wednesday’s Domaine Piquant Alcohol Free White Wine, and 3 bottles of Wednesday’s Domaine Vignette Alcohol Free Red Wine.

11. The prize will be sent out via courier by LW, 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. 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:

If you are a winner, we will ask for your postal address so that we can deliver your prize to you, and we may ask for additional information in order to verify your age. We obtain all of this information from you directly.

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 winner. 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 courier 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.

In this edition of Tips from the Tasting Room, we find out why our Spain buyer, Sarah, is getting excited about a classic Spanish sparkler, Masia Cava Brut Reserva.

Welcome to another edition of ‘Tips from the Tasting Room,’ showcasing the wines that Laithwaites’ staff are getting really excited about right now. Today we take a look at the story behind an unusual Aussie red, RedHeads Coco Rôtie Shiraz Viognier chosen by our Senior Merchandiser, Chloe.

Welcome back to ‘Tips from the Tasting Room’. This is your go-to source for expert tips and tasting notes. Our third wine is a unique Provence white, Roche Bellemont Blanc, chosen by Meera. 

We’re back with our new series ‘Tips from the Tasting Room,’ showcasing the wines that Laithwaites’ staff are getting really excited about right now. Our second wine is a Sicilian white, Kew Gardens Carricante, chosen by our Senior Content and Social Media Manager, Evie.