Our buyer David Berry Green takes us on a whistle-stop tour of Italy to shed light on those vintages which are coming into their prime right now… When approaching Italy, it’s probably best to divide the country up into three sections: North, Centre and South. The North’s key fine red-wine styles – Barbaresco, Barolo, Valpolicella […]

For most of us, the idea of strolling around our own vineyards, harvesting the fruit (before enjoying the long-lunches, naturally), blending wine and then uncorking the resulting bottles is nothing more than a pipe-dream. But a new service at Berry Bros. & Rudd, VINIV, means that you can produce and bottle your own barrel of […]

Continuing our foray into the cellars in pursuit of the best of what’s drinking now, Simon Field MW espouses the Rhône’s ripe and ready vintages. In the Rhône the quartet of fine years from 1998-2001 are all holding up, with 2001 primus inter pares as expected. The 2003 vintage, despite some fulsome praise from a […]

Melt in the mouth, super simple and effortlessly impressive, this beautifully creamy panna cotta makes an elegant finale to your Valentine’s feast. Deliciously light and creamy, panna cotta has to be one of the simplest desserts to make and is a fantastic accompaniment to the sharp, forced rhubarb that has just come into season. It’s […]