As we launch Berry Bros. & Rudd’s latest artisan Champagne offer, Simon Field MW, our buyer, takes the pulse of the region and reports that it is in rude health indeed. Buying trips to Champagne used to involve jackets, ties, polished small talk and exquisite sales pitches (from the Champenois, that is to say, rather […]

You might be reading this while tucking into an al-desko sandwich, but don’t let that stop you contemplating more luxurious fare. For day four of our Lunch & Learn series, Wine School’s Barbara Drew explores the potential of Champagne as a superb food wine. When most people hear the word Champagne they think of canapés […]

Edwin Dublin, our Champagne specialist, takes a tour through the region’s most celebrated villages to explore how different producers bring their own unique styles to bear on their wines. A recent whistle-stop tour of 15 Champagne producers in three days re-affirmed to me just how different Champagnes can be. However, what shone through all of […]

Difficult though it is to believe, working at Berry Bros. & Rudd isn’t all hard graft. Fine Wine’s recent visit to Krug was an especially enviable occasion reports Cellar Plan Manager Tom Cave – especially with the chance to preview Krug’s 2003 vintage. A visit to Krug was always going to be done with style. […]