Beaujolais: riding the rollercoaster

Once lauded, then laughable, Beaujolais has endured a fickle following and a questionable reputation. Will Heslop charts the highs and lows of this underrated region, and explains why it apogee is yet to come.   What’s your view of Beaujolais? Your response is likely to depend on your first encounter with this oddly divisive wine (and, by […]

Burgundy 2019: the value of patience

As our Burgundy 2019 En Primeur offer continues apace, Burgundy specialist Will Heslop extolls the virtues of patience in building a fine wine collection.  Burgundy: a land that time forgot, divided into miniscule plots of vines, perpetually shrouded in mist and tended with monastic devotion by crooked-backed vignerons. Through some alchemy passed down from generation to generation, their […]

Abbacchio alla Romana recipe

Abbacchio alla Romana – Roman roast lamb – is slow-cooked and packed full of flavour. Stewart Turner, our Head Chef, shares his take on this Italian classic. Prior to joining Berry Bros. & Rudd, Stewart worked in some of the country’s finest kitchens; his resumé includes The Connaught Hotel, The Wolseley and three Michelin-starred The […]

Domaine Denis Carré: the pleasure principle

Perched in amongst the cool slopes of the Hautes Côtes – a region that might once have been a source of lowlier bottlings – the Carré family crafts exceptional wines that offer pure pleasure. Burgundy Buying Assistant Will Heslop introduces the domaine A glitch occurs in the space-time continuum on the sleepy road from Pommard […]