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Summary

Time to spread the wine love!

First up, we asked you lovely lot for stories about how and when you first fell in love with wine (#WineMyHeartAway) – so we not only have some brilliant stories to tell but also have a WINNER for £125-worth of Balfour Winemakers’ Collection wines.

This is a sponsored episode in partnership with Majestic Wine, so we have some delicious recommendations from their range for you to get stuck into. These wines also help spread the love, eg to South Africa and California: wine regions that can really do with all our support.

As if that isn’t enough delectability, we have a gorgeous dish of miso beef with soy mustard sauce that’s perfect for an indulgent treat.

See?! We didn’t even mention the word Valentine’s…

Running Order

• Competition intro: 2.30
• How we first fell in love with wine: 3.45
• Your #WineMyHeartAway competition entries: 8.30
• #WineMyHeartAway competition runners up and winners: 16.30
• What 3 values do you most cherish in others? 19.55
• Our wine recommendations from Majestic Wine: 23.37
• Miso beef with soy mustard sauce: 29.40

Notes

• Cinderella and Dandini feature in this episode, plus thigh-slapping
• Among other things cropping up there are lions, a local vicar, Santorini, the forward defensive stroke, a crane, fresh lychees, a Swiss Army knife and an oompah band. But NO ROSÉ FIZZ. At least, not in a major way…
• If you missed this competition but don’t want to miss more, make sure to follow us on Instagram or Twitter.

Majestic wine recommendations

• Graham Beck MCC Brut Chardonnay-Pinot Noir, South Africa (from £14.99)
• Winemaker Series Godello 2019, Spain (from £9.99)
• Lismore Chardonnay 2018, South Africa (from £22.99)
• Simpsons rosé 2019, England (from £11.99)
• Balfour Winemakers’ Collection The Suitcase Pinot Noir 2018, England (from £29.99)
• Duckhorn Decoy Merlot 2018, California (from £29.99)

Miso beef with soy mustard sauce

This is one of those very special recipes that you discover by chance – in a Waitrose Kitchen magazine on this occasion. It’s a perfect combination of impressive, unusual, and wonderfully easy to prepare. The only downside is the cost of the beef fillet, but during times like these when none of us can eat out in restaurants, we think we deserve an occasional treat at home. You can scale the recipe down by making less marinade, though it’s worth making the full quantity of sauce as it’s rich but utterly delicious and we guarantee everyone will want more.

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