Category: Food & Wine

Getting more out of the glass

For many people, the thought of textbooks, revision and exams is not one to be relished; but make sampling a dozen interesting, well-crafted wines a requirement of every lesson and it becomes a different story… I’ve just completed the Wine & Spirits Education Trust (WSET) advanced course and I’m now nervously awaiting the results. The […]

“A ‘turn left’ kind of a service”

Our recently relaunched wine club has been hitting the headlines, and today’s review comes courtesy of the Telegraph Luxury. We think the piece is well worth a read (in fact, we couldn’t have put it better ourselves)… “The phrase ‘wine club’ has somehow become synonymous with razzamatazzy £50 off leaflets dropping out of your Amazon […]

Could this be the most enthusiastic man in wine? An interview with Olly Smith

Olly Smith, wine aficionado, bon viveur, TV presenter and the most effervescent of the Three Wine Men, took some time between filming vinous road-trips and drawing corks to speak to us about his mission to kindle our nation’s love of wine, his predictions for next-big-region and why Oz is a National Treasure. Olly, most people […]

How to appreciate sake – a masterclass

You may know your Daiginjo from your Ginjo, but for those of us less well-versed in sake, there is much to discover about the fascinating wine. At a recent Berry Bros. & Rudd event, Anne McHale MW – our education expert – hosted a Sake Masterclass with Asami Tasaka, UK Sales Director of World Sake […]