Category: Miscellaneous

A Michaelmas goose

With Michaelmas just a week away, our Head Chef Stewart Turner provides the perfect goose recipe to celebrate the turning of the seasons, a rich roasted bird with an apple and blackberry jus. We have been having Michaelmas dinners for about the past six years at Berry Bros. & Rudd. Cooking a goose to mark […]

Sour Grapes: a vintage con

As Rudy Kurniawan serves out his sentence, Sophie Thorpe reports on the new film documenting his story, Sour Grapes – the spellbinding tale of a connoisseur turned conman. Wine isn’t particularly sexy. Aside from the delicious way it makes you feel, it’s a nerd’s hobby – it’s basically geology, biology and chemistry. And a little […]

How to choose wine for your cellar

While our team is always ready to advise on building a wine cellar, this extract from our Wine School’s introductory book – Exploring & Tasting Wine – explains which wines are worth laying down, and why. WHICH WINES ARE SUITABLE FOR CELLARING? The majority of wines produced today are made to be drunk immediately and […]

A Master in the making

As 13 oenophiles obtain their Master of Wine – with many more chasing the coveted title – MW student Stuart Fyfe reflects on the path to obtaining those two little letters, paved with rigorous examinations putting both a candidate’s theoretical knowledge and tasting ability to the test. The first Master of Wine exam took place in […]