It has been said that many of Italy’s prized wines rarely leave the country. One such wine would be the ‘champagne method’, bottle-fermented sparkling wines of the Franciacorta region in Lombardy, near Brescia. For years the market for these Champagne-like wines was Italy, notably the local Milanese. But a recent visit along with my colleague Edwin […]

As the monsoon downpour continues, the Berrys’ team were invited on a tour of the Jenkyn Place vineyards in Bentley, Hampshire. “It’s been a challenging growing season,” says Simon Bladon as the Berrys’ team pass round umbrellas and pull on wellington boots.  As we walk around the vineyards the rain eases a little and Simon […]

Nothing gets the party started like a glass of fizz. Champagne is the traditional choice for celebrations and Berrys’ United Kingdom Cuvée is one of my favourites. It’s a non-vintage style, which simply means the wines in the blend are from a number of different vintages (this provides a consistent style year on year). Other […]

The 8th March 2012 saw us host the UK launch of the great 2002 vintage for Pol Roger. This exclusive Pol Roger tasting was held at the Cabinet War Rooms in London. Tickets were extremely limited, with just 100 of our Cellar Plan customers able to join us. The venue had been picked by us […]