Hubert de Billy is the great-great-grandson of Pol Roger, one of the few family-owned Champagne Houses and a perennial favourite in the UK. We caught up with him before the confinement in France to discuss history, philosophy, gastronomy and more besides. On ties to Champagne “My destiny to work in the Champagne industry was confirmed […]

Like any cross-section of wine-lovers, Berry Bros. & Rudd employees possess an eclectic range of tastes. With that in mind, we asked five of our esteemed colleagues from across the business which two bottles they were particularly looking forward to uncorking this Christmas Barbara Drew, Wine and Spirit Education Specialist, is normally found holding forth […]

Could Brexit mean the return of the pint-sized Champagne bottle? Hubert de Billy – great-great-grandson of Pol Roger – contemplates the past and future of one of the most unusual bottles in our cellars Since our foundation in 1849 by M. Pol Roger, my great-great-grandfather, we have remained family-owned and independent, both commercially and in […]

Following a recent trip to the moors of the north, our Cellar Plan Manager Tom Cave divulges the secrets of England’s highest cellar, a spot of Lancastrian peat that provides surprising sustenance for weary sportsmen. After two hours yomping across heather and bog, the distant trig point stubbornly remained just that – distant. Eventually, and […]