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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Which type of MAD HOUSEWIFE are you? ...Mad Housewife Wine Contest! (my kind of March "MAD"ness)

It's March MADness time here at girlichef!  I'm extremely tired of cold toes and blinding glares from the snow and slippery roads and...well, you get the picture.   This MAD HOUSEWIFE is ready for some fun!  Call it Spring Fever or Cabin Fever or Stir Crazy.  I'm just calling it MADness.  I'm ready to tip back more than a few bottles of one of my favorite wines, MAD HOUSEWIFE.  Oh sure, it was the name and the label that first drew me to it, they're so hard to resist.  But what keeps me buying Mad Housewife is what is inside of those bottles.  All four of their varieties...Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and White Zinfandel...have won numerous awards, competitions and medal.  So, I know I'm not the only Mad Housewife out there. And I thought that after such an intense winter, a good way to relax, unwind, and have a bit of fun would be to ask the question....Which type of MAD HOUSEWIFE are you?  I wanted to have a fun little "contest" of sorts.  I want you to get creative with MAD HOUSEWIFE WINE.  Any variety.  Pick one, or two...or pick 'em all, if you like.  I want you to show me and/or tell me your type.  What do you do while drinking your MAD HOUSEWIFE WINE?  Do you clean house?  Do you cook dinner?  Do you have a party with your fellow Mad Housewives?  Do you kick back with a book or a movie or a dance around the house, bottle wine glass in hand?  Do you lock yourself in the bathroom with your MAD HOUSEWIFE, you know, just to get some "me" time?  I want to hear YOUR MAD HOUSEWIFE STORY!  And it's a bonus if you dress up in a little Mad Housewife garb.  Whether you say in pictures or in writing, there is fun to be had by all.
MAD HOUSEWIFE wines were very generous in donating some awesome prizes.  Just another fun incentive for you to get creative with your wine.  From Mad Housewife t-shirts to rubber spatulas to matches to nail files.  I mean, I pretty much always wear a shirt while striking a match to light the candle that's in the room where I'm scraping the batter from the bowl into a pan, that I put in the oven and occasionally snag a nail on the way out. Phew!  Don't you?
So.  Here's the skinny.  There will be three sets of prizes.  Each set will include a t-shirt, rubber spatula, matches, and a nail file.  There are three categories: Best Photo, Best Story, and TOTALLY MAD (the whole package)!  In order to win one of these prize sets, your post must include a few important things.

Here are the rules:
~You must include MAD HOUSEWIFE WINE in your post in some way.  It must be prominent.
~You must include a link back to THIS POST.  Use of logo is optional.
~You must have fun and be creative☺.
~You must answer the question: Which type of Mad Housewife are you? somewhere in your entry post.
~Contest ends March 26, 2011 at 11:59 pm Eastern time.  Add the link to your MAD HOUSEWIFE CONTEST ENTRY only to the linky at the bottom of this post by that time.

I will do a roundup and announce the winners of the prizes in those three categories during the last week in March.  The panel of judges will consist of several impartial Mad Housewives (otherwise known as my mom and sisters and myself).
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~Ideas for your MAD HOUSEWIFE post: Recipes cooking with Mad Housewife wine.  MAD HOUSEWIFE party.  A game of cards with the other Mad Housewives.  "Me" time.  Bottles in a shopping basket, bottles in a laundry basket.  Creative project with the corks or bottles.  The possibilities are endless- just get creative and have fun!!

For fun ideas, check out Mad Housewife Wine on Facebook and Twitter.  Tell 'em girlichef sent ya!

If you have any questions, please feel free to leave them in the comment section, because if you are wondering something, it's likely that others are, too.  I'll be sure to answer back. 
*I am sharing this w/ the Hearth and Soul Hop this week.





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  1. Sounds like such fun...can't wait to see what everyone comes up with.

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  3. Such fun! I think they named this company after me. ;-)
    Yay for wine!

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  4. Seriously MAD fun for the Hearth and Soul Hop! I need to find me some of that wine!

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  5. sounds like a fun contest... i wish i was as creative as you are coming up with events like this.

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  6. Sweet! I'll be thinking of something to share.

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  7. Never even heard of this wine, but will have to check it out. I am a housewife MAD for cabernet sauvignon so it should be right up my alley! fun times! :) Alex

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  8. This looks like a MAD amount of fun. Gonna get my freak on for this one, Girlichef!

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  9. LOVE this contest! Awhile back I featured a Mad Housewife wine review on my blog and they sent me a free t-shirt! WHat a great company - and really good wine, too!

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  10. Oh Hell Yes! This sounds like fun, fun fun!!! Count me in :-)

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  11. Sounds fun! If I can find a bottle then I'll play along. I could really use that Mad Housewife T-shirt. LOL!

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  12. Hope my entry fits the bill. Its hard to come up with something whit an 8 1/2 month old and a 5 year old climbing on me. :)

    Weather I win a t-shirt or not, I hope my entry is fun for everyone. :D

    Rob

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  13. This has my name on it. Literally. Will be fun to see what everyone comes up with.

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  14. Heather, You're always genius when it comes to new and exciting linky competitions!
    I've never tasted Mad House Wife wine but I plan to start asap!
    I'm a Cab Sav drinker and have been known to consume large amounts when cooking Italian meals. However, I don't need Italian dinners to unwind with a terrific glass of red wine.
    I look forward to thinking up something fun for the competition over the next few weeks!!

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  15. heather,
    i just came back to say.. thank you! :::hug:::
    malou

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  16. I don't have to *be* a mad housewife, right? I just have to drink? I'm good at that. Sounds like fun :) I bet lots of people with the Hearth and Soul hop are gonna be playing along.

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  17. How fun--I can't wait to see all the creativity. ;-) I'll have to see if I can find it here. Love all the cute prizes.

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  18. Yep, I is a mad housewife. You know you should share this on the twitter with the #wineparty tag on fridays. A lot of cool girls tweet in that group and they would love this! Thanks for hosting and posting on the hearth and soul hop! hugs! Alex

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  19. I'm not sure if we get this wine in Canada - but I'm going to look! If not, I should be heading across the border into Washington in the next week or two, so I'll take a look! Fun!

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  20. Hilarious!! I've no doubt you'll have "ginormous" (as my son says) participation in record time!

    Jason

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  21. I LOVE THIS!! LOL!! And, as a new transplant to the NE, I need some ideas for good wines, too! I can't wait to see the responses you get!!

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  22. Can we do a video. I need to go to my happy place now.

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  23. iowafredbored...SURE, why not!? Sounds fun =)

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  24. I tried three wine stores but no luck scoring any Mad Housewife. Did find other humorously named labels, including Mommy's Time Out, Menage a Trois, Gnarly Head, Smoking Loon and Il Bastardo, but no Mad Housewife. I'll have to live vicariously through everyone else's posts.

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  25. Just bought two more bottles for tomorrows dinner, YUM. This might be the only time I don't mind being called a bad housewife!

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  26. Shoot! I totally though this was over Pacific Time! Gonna include my link anyway :)

    http://nickandcarina.blogspot.com/2011/03/mamas-time-out.html

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