As members of our team continue to tackle topics of (vinous) contention, Richard Veal from our Private Wine Events team argues that there are limits to the power of winemaking when faced with nature’s fancies. Mine wasn’t a good vintage. I entered the world in 1974: finding the best of what my birth year can […]

As we celebrate International Sauvignon Blanc Day, Richard Veal – member of our Private Wine Events team and New World Specialist – examines how this varietal has worked its way to the top of the vine. Something of a sleeper for centuries, Sauvignon Blanc performed its role anonymously yet very effectively. Originally as an un-named […]

In our final look at the modish bottles capable of providing vinous pleasure this Christmas, three of our Berry Bros. & Rudd team members – Richard Veal, Fergus Stewart and Martin Hudson MW – look to the far reaches of the Old and New Worlds for the brightest stars. Richard Veal on South Africa, New […]