Tag: food and wine

Matching chocolate and wine

To tackle the subject of pairing wine with chocolate, we invited Adam Lee from English chocolatier Charbonnel et Walker and Francis Huicq, our shop manager, to find some winning partnerships. At Easter, chocolate takes centre stage, undoubtedly the “grande dame” of our gustatory gorging. The problem is what to drink alongside our leading lady: beautiful […]

Slow-cooked short-rib with wild mushrooms – winter food for the weekend

Stewart Turner, Berry Bros.’s phenomenal fine-dining chef, revamps the Sunday roast with his a beef-rib ‘pie’ – it’s a feast fit for winter Short rib is one of those cuts which no one used to buy, but it’s recently swung into fashion. My swanked up version – slow-cooked and then finished with a Parmesan and […]

Fine Wine & Cheese Tasting

On Thursday 9th May, we welcomed 28 Cellar Plan customers to our first Cellar Plan Fine Wine and Cheese tasting, hosted by Richard Veal, a stalwart of our Corporate Hospitality team and former employee of renowned cheesemonger, La Fromagerie, and me (a self-confessed cheese nut…). The premise of the evening was simple:  to pair selected […]

Wine & Whisky Master Classes in our Bin End Shop, Basingstoke

Last month, on Saturday 16th March, Berrys’ Bin End Shop held another of its popular events days and master classes. The theme was Fine Beef with Beef & Cheeses. The shop team picked up the gauntlet to find the best wine matches for great British beef and fine artisan cheeses and tasting tables and master […]