As the battle of Bordeaux 2014 en primeur commences, Damian Carrington – Agency Director of our wholesale arm, Fields, Morris & Verdin – reminds us not to forget about the ‘little guys’ from this lauded region. It isn’t often that one quotes a Simple Minds lyric in a title for the Berry Bros. & Rudd blog; […]

Mark Holguin – Chief Executive of our Asia wing – reflects on his first experience of Bordeaux en primeur and the fate or fortune of Bordeaux Inc. The 2014 Bordeaux campaign is a first for me, and I was told by many I was lucky – lucky enough to taste what is considered one of […]

Geordie Willis – eighth-generation family member and Berry Bros. & Rudd Creative Director – recounts his first week tasting Bordeaux en primeur and the prospects of the 2014 vintage. The Marathon du Médoc celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2014 and as I sit now, some 2,000 kilometres from the great châteaux, I feel a sense of […]

As Jonathan White returns home from a week’s exploratory tasting in Bordeaux, he sums up the team’s sentiments towards the 2014 vintage. In the role of merchants we have always positioned ourselves as the closest link between the people who make the wine and those who drink it. When we signed the open letter from UK […]