What to drink in 2022: Champagne

Every year presents a whole host of opportunities to enjoy – or expand – your cellar. We’ve asked our experts what wines we should be opening in 2022.  Is there a better way to toast life’s great moments than with a bottle of Champagne? The region’s timeless appeal extends beyond the Grandes Marques: it is home to some of the world’s […]

Château Rieussec: it all starts with a bottle

For the 2019 vintage, Château Rieussec is breaking centuries of convention with innovation: a striking new bottle with sustainability at its core. We caught up with the estate’s Jean-Sébastien Philippe to learn how this is an important step towards a sustainable future for Sauternes.  When we think of innovation in the world of wine, France’s established fine wine institutions don’t usually jump to the front of our minds. But a quiet change is happening […]

It takes two: in conversation with Nicolas-Jay

Over a glass of wine, Jay Boberg and Jean-Nicolas Méo of Nicolas-Jay discuss their latest vintage, making wine in Oregon, and the parallels between winemaking and music. An American music executive and the heir to a Burgundian domaine may seem an unlikely duo, but Jay Boberg and Jean-Nicolas Méo have been producing hit after hit […]

The dark art of distilling with Bruichladdich Distillery

The Bruichladdich Distillery is located on the remote Hebridean island of Islay. We speak to Master Distiller Adam Hannett about the intriguing process behind the bottling ahead of the exclusive pre-release of their Black Art 9 with Berry Bros. & Rudd.  For centuries, Islay has been regarded as the perfect place to make whisky. Its rich history spans from the times of illicit distilling to […]