Category: Miscellaneous

One night, one cause

On the 24th March we are holding a dinner and auction to raise funds for Berry Bros. & Rudd’s supported charity, Sands – the stillbirth and neonatal death charity. Matthew Tipping – Fine Wine Sales Manager – explains the important work being done by Sands, and how you can help. The death of unborn and […]

Rock ’n’ Rhône

Select musical members of the wine trade have joined together to form Skin Côntact – the industry’s very own rock band – who will be performing a one-off event in aid of Wine Relief (the wine industry’s fundraising efforts for Comic Relief). We speak to our band member Anne McHale MW – backing vocalist, delightful diva and member of […]

What to drink in 2015: Alsace, Austria, Germany

In our series investigating which bottles you should be drinking this year, Laura Atkinson-Godwin takes a look at the noble whites of northern Europe, telling you which Alsatian, Austrian and German bottles to open over the coming year. The tricky question of what to drink and when continues to challenge us, never truer for the complex […]

John Stimpfig – a career in wine-writing decanted

After 20 years spent pouring his vinous enthusiasm into the column inches of leading newspapers and magazines, John Stimpfig has been installed as Decanter’s Editorial Content Director. Here, the 2012 Louis Roederer International Wine Feature Writer of the Year talks Chinese Cabernets, his hopes for Bordeaux’s revival in 2015 and the magnitude of Serge Hochar’s […]