As Commercial Director of our wholesale arm Fields, Morris & Verdin, Damian Carrington is all too aware of the need for ‘personalities’ in the world of winemaking One of the primary drivers of my love for the wine industry are the characters that you meet along the way. On a pre-Christmas trip to South Africa, […]

Sophie Thorpe, a member of our Marketing team, caught up with Dr Alexander Waibel from Constantia Glen, one of the properties raising South Africa’s wine-making profile. Alexander Waibel appears restless in his enthusiasm as he speaks to a room full of Berry Bros. & Rudd staffers about Constantia Glen, and the exceedingly elegant wines they […]

South African wines are having a moment in the sun, says New World Buyer Catriona Felstead MW. Here she explains why the country is so exciting right now (and why our Wine Club members should be especially keen to open this month’s delivery). There is a buzz around South Africa at the moment. It feels […]

Olly Smith, wine aficionado, bon viveur, TV presenter and the most effervescent of the Three Wine Men, took some time between filming vinous road-trips and drawing corks to speak to us about his mission to kindle our nation’s love of wine, his predictions for next-big-region and why Oz is a National Treasure. Olly, most people […]