Tag: En Primeur

2011 – Day 4 in Bordeaux

Another overcast and gloomy morning greeted us as we jumped aboard our minibus to start tasting on Wednesday and we were still buzzing after a wonderful evening spent tasting at Ch. Palmer with Thomas Duroux and Bernard de Laage. The dark, grey skies followed us all the way to Pauillac and our first stop of […]

2011 – An abundance of wine!

It was dark and gloomy as we awoke for day two of our tasting trip and it began with a fabulous opportunity to try many wines all alongside one another at a négociant (Joanne) on the outskirts of Bordeaux. This is a very big operation and the beauty of tasting in such an environment is […]

A Guide to En Primeur

We’re approaching the busiest time of the year here at Berrys: Bordeaux en primeur. If you’re new to the wine world you might not have heard of this concept, so here’s our guide to en primeur… En primeur is the French wine trade term for wines that are sold before they are bottled. Buying wines […]

Buyers and Cellars

It’s been almost a year since Berrys’ Broking Exchange (BBX) was launched and it’s been a huge success, bringing a new dimension to buying and selling wine. We caught up with a couple of BBX users to find out their experiences of using the service.  For sellers, BBX is a platform they can use to […]