I received this quite exciting package from @virginwines a few days ago. The delivery driver staggered up the driveway with it and then left it on the front step for me to drag inside. But I wasn’t complaining; 16 bottles of wine are certainly very heavy but that’s not a problem when they are completely free!

If you have read my introduction to the cookbook challenge, you may remember that I bought a new Kenwood mixer in February. A Kenwood Chef Titanium in fact. Well, Kenwood ran a February “wine and dine” promotion which meant that by registering my details and uploading my receipt I could claim a free box of all this wine.

To be honest, I wasn’t really sure this was going to work. I thought that only purchases from certain retailers would qualify, or that I would have to sign up for a virgin wines subscription in order to claim anything “free”. But no, the claim was processed and the wine turned up, as simple as that.

There are a few I probably would not have thought of buying so I’m looking forward to pairing them with some recipes.