When it comes to picnics, there are few if any rules. Here, Charlie Geoghegan sets out why that’s a very good thing.  I love the ad hoc nature of a good picnic. With a dinner party, you’ve got timings and a plan and consequences if things go awry. Picnics are looser; the details are fluid, […]

Can it be that it was all so simple then?  Caroline Lestimé has spent the past three decades making life complicated for herself – and the wines from her family domaine in Chassagne-Montrachet have never been better  Caroline Lestimé wasn’t expecting visitors until this afternoon. It’s just gone 9am and she’s got a lot on her […]

“In 18 years, I’ve never seen the cellar this full,” says Erwan Faiveley as he shows us around. The 2022 and 2023 vintages here have been generous. Erwan was just 25 years old when he took over the family firm. He doesn’t look a lot older now than he did back then. A little less hair, perhaps, but he has kept a bright, youthful air about him.

At Berry Bros. & Rudd, our colleagues are passionate about the wines and spirits that we sell. We recently asked our team to tell us about the bottles they’ve been enjoying lately; from age-worthy Beaujolais to fruit-forward Crémant de Limoux, here’s what we’re drinking. From Bordeaux to Bourgueil 2019 Bourgueil, Jour de Soif, Gauthier, Domaine […]