How can viticulture revitalise one of our most precious resources? In our 2022 Sustainability Report, Wine Director Mark Pardoe MW takes a closer look at how the choices of winemakers can impact the environment through regenerative viticulture. We work with some of the world’s finest wine producers, very often using organic and biodynamic methods to […]

Since the 17th century, wine and glass have proved to be an enduring, unbeatable partnership. But why have glass wine bottles remained the packaging of choice – and what environmental impact are these having on the industry? Adam Holden explains. At our St James’ home in London, you can view the evolution of glass wine […]

Carbon negative, recyclable, natural – not to mention the best possible closure for fine wine – there are countless reasons to love cork. Here, Adam Holden tells us more about why pulling a natural cork from a delicious bottle is a small, but important, step towards sustainability. Wine and cork have long been bedfellows. In […]

As autumn hedgerows hang laden with berries, orchard fruits start to fall and mushrooms begin to spring up, we asked forager Julius Roberts to show us the abundance of good things he finds on his doorstep. In the first installment, he goes mushroom hunting. Come September, I am to be found rootling through woods, my […]