Barbaresco has often struggled with its own identity. Half the size of the neighbouring Barolo zone just ten minutes down the road, references about it being Barolo’s ‘sister’, the ‘queen’ to Barolo’s ‘king’, has only served to heighten its complex of inferiority. As a result many of its producers over the past twenty years have […]

Choosing my favourite wine was a much more difficult task than it first appeared, and not least as at Berrys we have the opportunity to taste some of the greatest wines in the world. After much deliberation, (and I really mean that!) I have returned to not one, but two wines which have shaped my personal interest, […]

One of the absolute highlights of my job is that I get the opportunity to meet some inspirational producers and taste their wines with them. A flying visit to Artadi at the beginning of September was one such moment. Late afternoon on Tuesday 6 September we flew to Bilbao, the closest airport for those travelling […]

Those of you who know me, will know how much I like Italian wines. I find the range and diversity of aromas and flavours offered up by the wines of this great wine producing country to be endlessly fascinating and intriguing. As with France, where a love of the great wines of Bordeaux ultimately led […]