What red wines should you drink this summer?

Warm summer days call for a glass of something chilled. While white or rosé wines might be an obvious choice, some red wines also respond well to a short stint in the fridge or an ice bucket – making them ideal for summer drinking. We explore why you should consider chilling red wine here. Say […]

Wines to pair with barbecues

Many will be firing up their barbecues over the coming months. However, the question of which wines to enjoy alongside them can be a tricky one. Here, we delve into which wines work best with barbecued foods, and why. Nothing captures the spirit of summer quite like a barbecue. Barbecues bring together a cacophony of […]

Graci: finding an equilibrium on Etna

Etna is an astoundingly unique winemaking region, subject to extremities of climate found nowhere else in the world. Yet – as Alberto Graci explained at our inaugural Sustainability Forum last week – these challenges don’t discourage winemakers here from efforts to protect the environment; rather, they encourage them.  A volcano needs to erupt just once […]

Capturing an island’s spirit: Port Askaig and Elements of Islay

A ceilidh is always a fun (but tiring) affair, as several of our Berry Bros. & Rudd colleagues discovered last month. The team behind the whisky brands Elements of Islay and Port Askaig invited us to an evening in celebration of the island from which they take their name. Among several rounds of Scottish dancing, […]