Category: Miscellaneous

Rhône 2012: an Audrey Hepburn of a vintage

Much has changed since Simon Field MW, our Rhône buyer, first started to select the region’s wines for our list. Here he reports on 2012 – a vintage that’s more Audrey than Marilyn Monroe, he says. Our annual Autumnal pilgrimage to the Rhône Valley used to be quite a modest affair; we would arrive in […]

We have lift off!

Food critic Giles Coren loved it. The Telegraph’s Charles Spencer loathed it. With an open mind and a healthy appetite, Ellie Foulkes takes on the Royal Court Theatre’s sell-out culinary adventure, Gastronauts It’s a Tuesday evening and I’m standing with 59 people in a low-lit room, surrounded by flashing lights and ghostly voices. Through a […]

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 […]