Category: Miscellaneous

Plus ça change

Marking the debut of the new-look Berry Bros. & Rudd blog, Chairman Simon Berry reflects on why evolution is the life-blood of success in the wine business – so long as we stay true to our roots, of course. In 1988, the inimitable Haro Hodson produced this wonderful image for our bi-annual magazine: ‘The Old […]

A taste of Christmas present

Last Thursday the Berry Bros. & Rudd team took over Lindley Hall in Victoria for our annual Christmas tasting: tables bordered the room, laden with wines, meat and cheeses. A huge Christmas tree towered above us, its branches bowing with a mass of baubles and lights. Those who came to sample this year’s seasonal range […]

A piece of Pickering Place history

As a symbol of the enduring friendship and partnership between the United Kingdom and Texas, Governor Rick Perry and First Lady Anita Perry presented Her Majesty’s Consul General Andrew Millar with a new plaque marking the site of the former Texas Legation at Berry Bros. & Rudd recently (18th October). The ceremony took place in […]

Berry Bros. & Rudd Bunnahabhain

Being a multi-award-winning independent bottler of single cask whiskies makes for some splendid surprises sometimes. Whilst tasting through our inventory of barrels sleeping peacefully in Scotland, we occasionally chance upon two whiskies from the same distillery, both drinking beautifully, at very different ages.  Even more rarely, we find three differently aged samples of the same […]