English wines are enjoying a wonderful summer – not just out in the vineyards, but also when it comes to their increasingly celebrated reputation for quality. Stephanie Barlow, a Wine Advisor who recently hosted a sell-out tasting of Southern Belles in our Warehouse Shop, explores their many and varied charms. The profusion of fantastic farmers’ […]

Tom Cave, our esteemed Cellar Plan Manager, knows a thing or two about setting wine aside for future drinking. Along with the weighty task of stocking the Berry Bros. & Rudd house reserves, he also manages a more idiosyncratic cellar, the highest in England (we think), in a location we have promised to keep suitably […]

While Calvados needs little introduction, its key ingredient – cidre – is often overlooked. Here, Francis Huicq, our London Shop Manager, introduces us to an elegant, semi-sparkling version (and its delicately flavoured pear counterpart) made by favoured producer Domaine Coeur de Lion. Normandy is a wonderful region, with a coastline consisting – for the most […]

Picpoul de Pinet is undoubtedly becoming a fixture on restaurant lists and, increasingly, on our tables at home. Simon Field MW, our Wine Buyer for the region, writes on the merits of bringing PdP into your vinous repertoire. Picpoul de Pinet is rather like its Iberian cousin, Albariño, in that it is frighteningly modish and […]