Category: New World

The meaning of value

What is a good value wine? We ask Wine Director, Mark Pardoe MW, for his thoughts on what “value” really means Value, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. There cannot be a universal definition of value as the concept must always be a subjective one. A sense of value is arrived at […]

Forward drinking: Chinese wine?

With Chinese New Year fast approaching and celebrations for Year of the Dog imminent, we turn our heads to look at all things Chinese wine, and, as Britain’s oldest wine merchant, speak to Lenz Moser, winemaker at China’s oldest winery – someone who believes China will be the future main driver of global wine production. […]

Our new Chenin Blanc

Our Own Selection Old-Blocks Chenin has just landed; here Buyer Katherine Dart MW explains how the wine found its way into our range and why it’s worth trying Tierhoek is a tiny estate nestled at the foot of the Skimmelsberg Mountain in the Piekenierskloof. It is one of the oldest surviving, original Sandveld farms, dating […]

Meeting the maker: Max Undurruga

Chile’s Viña Koyle is a producer passionate about the country’s potential. Here, Buyer Will Heslop talks to Max Undurruga about what makes his family’s estate so special The most obvious perk of my role at Berry Bros. & Rudd is the opportunity to taste countless wonderful wines, but meeting the people who make them is […]