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A Video Recipe For Japanese Sea Scallops That Is Just Precious!

SantaMargherita — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:35:51 +0000

In all the video recipe entries we’ve received for The Great Taste Challenge and then had to (agonizingly) narrow down to the best of the best…here is one that tugs at the heart and the palate.

Watch as mom and daughters prepare Japanese Sea Scallops in their kitchen…and watch as mom shows her love of food off to these adorable young ones. (And then hopefully you’ll see why we are so proud to be having this yearly food and wine pairing event!)

As always, all of the other semi finalists in The 2010 Great Taste Challenge also want you to view their entries so be sure to check them all out…knowing you can vote up to three times a day!

Cheers!

Will A Delightful Citrus Shrimp Linguini Win Your Vote?

SantaMargherita — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:10:41 +0000

Well, the voting for the 2010 Great Taste Challenge is fast paced to say the least. This wonderful food and wine pairing contest seems to have bought out the “foodie” in so many, it’s just so much fun to watch!

And that is exactly what makes this contest so much fun.

So here’s a Citrus Shrimp Linguini that you will just love.

How do we know?

(Well, we sure did…that’s how it became one of our semi finalists!)

If you love this food and wine pairing, do not forget that there are more than two dozen others! And all of them want you to vote. You can vote for up to three of your favorites every day!

Cheers, everyone!

Could A Marghermeata Pizza Take The Great Taste Challenge?!?

SantaMargherita — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:29:22 +0000

If you just adore pairing foods and wines, if how the foods intermingle with the exact wines gets you excited, then here is a Marghermeata Pizza that will just wow you.

This is why we at Santa Margherita are so passionate about pairing foods and our wines…because it brings out THIS kind of passion.

PS. There are only a few more days left for you to vote for this or any other of the 2010 Great Taste Challenge Semi Finalists…make sure you add your opinion to an amazing collection of food and wine recipe videos!

Cheers!

Perhaps Prosecco Shrimp And Pasta Takes The Great Tast Challenge

SantaMargherita — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:21:23 +0000

Prosecco Shrimp and Pasta.

Just YUMMMMMMM.

What is it about great recipes that demand they be paired with the best wines? Santa Margherita wines?

Here is a wonderful recipe that you HAVE to look at and then vote for it it captures your imagination the way it has ours…

Okay, there are only a few days left for you to get your votes in for the best video recipe for the 2010 Great Taste Challenge. Make sure you get your votes in to push the best recipe to the top!

Will Country Ham and Sage Quiche Steal The Show?!?

SantaMargherita — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:57:40 +0000

The food and wine experience known as The Great Taste Challenge is right in the middle of the voting stage. The video entries have been sent in and the semi finalists have been chosen…and now America is running the show.

(And the voting excitement has been non stop.)

So the big question today is this: can a Country Ham and Sage Quiche win?

That’s something that you have to decide…

Please be sure to vote for all of your favorites. The 2010 Great Taste Challenge honors great recipes that have been paired with the best Santa Margherita wines. And your involvement is what drives this wonderful food and wine event!

Could Toasted Country Hearth Squares Steal The Show In 2010???

SantaMargherita — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:08:55 +0000

Well, how about a team in the kitchen making this food and wine contest even more special?

We love how intimate this entry is and how Toasted Country Hearth Squares suddenly look so appealing!

But now these two wonderful people NEED YOUR VOTES! They want you to reach out and show your love for their food and wine pairing.

So enough talk…let’s see some cooking!!!

The 2010 semi finalists in The Great Taste Challenge are competing for your votes. You can vote for up to three videos per day…every day! And we’re seeing an amazing race right now. So watch them all and vote for your favorites…because…why should American Idol get all that fun???

LOL

Cheers from your all friends at Santa Margherita!

Does Artichoke and Goat Cheese Stuffed Raviolis Wine This Wine And Food Contest???

SantaMargherita — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:19:06 +0000

When you run a wine and food contest, you get a lot of great entries. In fact, you get some amazing ones.

Then you get the ones that take your breath away…

This just may be one of those…

The voting for the 2010 Great Taste Challenge Finalists ends soon. We need your votes now!!!!

Sparkling Mediterranean Shrimp: A Food And Wine Experience You Have To, Well, Experience!

SantaMargherita — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:43:27 +0000

The 2010 Great Taste Challenge is now in it’s more important phase…the voting phase!

And the men and women who have done their all to create these amazing wine and food pairings desperately want you to see what they’ve done…in the hopes that they capture you heart, soul and, um, vote.

LOL

Here is a gorgeous fish dish that you will love, especially as it pairs so perfectly with one of our best wines!

Vote often. Vote for your favorites. And push them through to the finals. The 2010 Great Taste Challenge is white hot…and we now want to see what you think should win!

You’d Better Be Sitting For This Chicken Fettuccini Florentine…Wow!

SantaMargherita — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:07:09 +0000

As in every great contest, things reach a point where they just start to heat up. And in this food and wine event known as The Great Taste Challenge, that time is right now!!!

People everywhere are voting on their favorites and they are voting like mad this year. And we just love how “American Idol” this has gotten…because honestly, the voting now has gotten laser focused and the lead horses are neck and neck!

So without any more fanfare, here’s a great semi finalist…a chicken/pasta dish with a flare…and a FLARE IS WHAT WE LOVE!!!!

Vote if your love it.

We do!

Oh, and wait just a minute…if you think this one is amazing (it is btw) check out all the other semi finalists of The Great Taste Challenge and vote every day on the ones you want to see make it to the next step!!!

How fun is this?!?

Surf And Turf That Raises The Food And Wine Bar….Beyond

SantaMargherita — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:08:36 +0000

Okay, here is one of our tremendous Great Taste Challenge semi finalists. (Brace yourself to get famished!!!)

Not only is his recipe a gem, and is the Cape Cod accent adorable, but watch how he uses two cameras….this is a man that loves his craft and wants to win!!!

And he will get that chance if you vote for him.

We are so happy with the passion that you see in each and every one of these videos…it truly makes us thankful to have created this contest. And it really makes all of us here at Santa Margherita see how consumed people everywhere are with creating great recipes with the wines that compliment them best!

Oh, and don’t ever forget that this is just one of the many recipes that are now competing for the winner’s spot in the 2010 Great Taste Challenge. Make sure you watch them all and vote on the ones you love most!!!