Category: Miscellaneous

Tasting the Rhône

Our Rhône 2021 En Primeur offer is now live. As part of the launch, we held our Rhône tasting in the Cellars at No.3 St James’s Street last week. Here, Alexandra Gray de Walden shares her thoughts on the wines from this challenging vintage and discusses the real impact of climate change with the region’s […]

The Super Tuscans: 10 years on

Last week, our Pickering Cellar was the setting for a masterclass on Super Tuscan wines. Covering a range of styles, from 100% Sangiovese wines to those using solely international grapes, and across a broad span of sub-regions and vintages, it beautifully illustrated the diversity of this category. Here, Barbara Drew MW picks out a trio […]

Bolgheri: wines born under the sun

In the 1970s and ’80s, a small group of winemakers on the Tuscan coast dared to defy regional regulations, choosing instead to work with the Bordeaux grape varieties. Today, their wines are among Italy’s finest. We speak to two of Bolgheri’s winemakers – Grattamacco’s Luca Marrone and Ornellaia’s Axel Heinz – exploring how their stories […]

My 25 years of collecting Tuscany

During his 25 years with Berry Bros. & Rudd, Account Manager Chris Pollington has helped many customers to build their fine wine collections. Here, he tells us about Tuscany’s wine history, how Super Tuscans came to be and why everybody should have a touch of Tuscany in their cellar. Where it all began Tuscany is […]