In our series taking a closer look at the buildings of Berry Bros. & Rudd Steffan Griffiths – Wine Advisor from our Private Wine Events team – regales the history of our Townhouse. The history of Berry Bros. & Rudd is long and colourful, but most stories focus on our original premises at No.3 St […]

Dipping two storeys below No.3 St James’s Street, Katie Cooper, Wine Club Manager, explores the extraordinary history of our Napoleon Cellar. Deep beneath the shop at No.3 St James’s Street lies the Napoleon Cellar, named after Louis-Napoléon III, the nephew of Napoleon I. These days, it hosts long lunches and sumptuous dinners for up to […]

Barbara Drew, our Wine School Tutor, descends beneath No.3 St James’s to reveal the remarkable history of our Pickering Cellar. One floor below street-level, beneath our London shop and Pickering Place, lies the Pickering Cellar. Named after William Pickering, the erstwhile barrel cellar formally dates from the 17th century. However, it is likely to incorporate […]

As we approach International Women’s Day Demetri Walters MW – Sales Manager of our Private Wine Events team – considers just a few of the women in Berry Bros. & Rudd’s colourful history, including our female founder. St James’s and its environs have long been a haven for gentlemen, with hatters, tailors, shirt-makers, shoemakers, perfumers, […]