Learning how to entertain clients and establish business relationships in a social environment is an important part of any professional development. Modern British society places a heavy emphasis on drinking whilst socialising, which can raise some difficult questions. Who should I spend my time with? What alcohol should I provide as a host? Where should […]

Ivica Vastic must be a national hero after last week’s stay-of-execution for Austria in Euro 2008. Austria might not often find itself celebrating the success of its football heroes (last September over 4,000 Austrian fans actually petitioned for their national side not to play in the tournament, given the team’s poor form) but it should […]

Gerry Casey, who died in Bordeaux last week, was an integral part of the Wine Division for 20 years. Already well known to the company through his work with the negociant house of Mahler Besse, he was the obvious choice to run our Bordeaux Office when it was established by Christopher Berry Green in 1974. […]

The sun’s shining and so am I. Those lazy summer days with friends and family have finally arrived and this weekend I managed to squeeze in a beach picnic, a barbeque extravaganza and a light alfresco dinner amongst the jasmine and falling blossom! Ahh, pure bliss. With the odds against me I decided to put […]