Fabulous Fall Tailgate with Le Grand Courtage

Photography by Evin Photography

All my favorite things have collided—a feminine autumn tailgate with delicious food and sparkling wine set at a picturesque farm in Franklin featuring a vintage aqua truck and dreamy puppy dog. PLUS a giveaway for my followers? Wow—this one's something special! 

When French sparkling wine company, Le Grand Courtâge, reached out to me about styling a fall tailgate around their beautiful (and tasty) products, I couldn't say "yes!" fast enough. Getting to use products from World Market and Whole Foods Market was just the icing on the cake! 

We put together a really beautiful and inspiring tailgate featuring not only great sparkling wine but also beautiful trays filled with colorful charcuterie, mini champagne poundcakes, sparkling apple cider sangria, gruyere and prosciutto pinwheels, and warm chicken pot pie, 

If all of that wasn't enough—we've also put together a killer give-away so you can host your very own Fabulous Fall Tailgate! It includes a $250 gift card from Whole Foods Market as well as $125 worth of items from World Market that were featured in the photoshoot (a total prize worth $375). 

All you have to do is visit my Instagram Page @katiejacobsnashville, like the post about the giveaway, tag two friends, follow me, and follow @legrandcourtage. You must be 21 to enter. Please read all the rules and disclaimers at the bottom of this page. Winner will be chosen at random and announced on Instagram.

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Mini Champagne Poundcakes

makes 36

1 ¼ cups unsalted butter, softened

2 ½ cups granulated sugar

5 eggs, at room temperature

¼ teaspoon salt

3¼ cups all-purpose flour

1 cup Le Grand Courtage Blanc de Blancs Brut

Confectioner's sugar for garnish

Instructions

Heat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease a mini bundt pan (12 cavity fluted pan that produces mini cakes that are 2 1/2 inches wide—can be found on Amazon) with baking spray.

In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the butter until light and creamy about 2 minutes on medium speed. With the mixer running, slowly add in the granulated sugar. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 8 minutes on medium speed. Add eggs, one at time and mixing in between until combined, scraping down bowl as needed.

Reduce mixer speed to low and add in the salt and the flour, one cup at a time, mixing until just combined. Using a rubber spatula, fold in the Le Grand Courtage Blanc de Blancs Brut into the mixture.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. (Be sure to keep an eye on it as it could bake faster depending on the size of your bundt pan).

Let cake cool in pan for at least 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Let cool completely. Sprinkle each with confectioner's sugar.

Visit Le Grand Courtâge's website HERE for this amazing Sparkling Caramel Apple Sangria recipe. It's not only great for tailgating but perfect for the upcoming holiday season. 

Contest Rules and Disclaimers:

Must be 21 to enter and live in the United Staes. Contest begins Monday, November 6 and ends Friday, November 10. One winner is chosen at random using random.org. The giveaway is not sponsored or endorsed by Whole Foods or Instagram. By entering you are confirming that you are 21+ years of age, agree to Instagram's terms of use and release Instagram from any and all responsibility. Alcohol is not included in this giveaway. 

Thanks so much to Le Grand Courtage for providing the wine and gift card, and to World Market for providing entertaining items for the photo shoot and giveaway!