For any company, it is always interesting venturing to new geographical areas because you are never quite sure of response.  Cardiff was one of these such places, Berry Bros. & Rudd having only ventured into the Welsh fold for tastings with our spirits business in years gone by. So the opportunity to explore the Welsh […]

On Thursday 6th September, Berrys hosted the second ever Italian walkaround tasting in Lindley Hall, St James. Even in its infancy, this annual wine tasting is increasingly recognised as showing an excellent selection of Italian wines and, as such, was extremely well attended by customers and journalists alike. For this growing, important wine-producing country, this […]

On Friday 7th September INAO (Institut National des Appellations d’Origine) announced the new classification for St Emilion. The classification is revised every ten years to encourage producers to retain their top position by the quality of their wines. As estates can be downgraded as well as upgraded, the classification has a controversial history and was […]

Recent news headlines regarding wine fraud have brought to the forefront the importance of provenance. The high profile arrest of Rudy Kurniawan earlier this year, exposed one of the greatest cases of fine wine fraud. The commitment from Laurent Ponsot of Domaine Ponsot to protect the name of his estate and expose the fraudulent dealing […]