What’s the best way to store opened bottles of wine? And when is it time to relinquish the contents of an open bottle to the sink? Barbara Drew MW explains. In my experience, the wine world divides neatly into two groups. There are those who endlessly worry about how to store half opened bottles of […]

The second in a series of our advice column, Berry Bros. & Rudd in-house expert Sir Lunchalot answers all your wine-related questions… This month, the conundrum of which is better – cork or screwcap? Dear Sir, When faced with the decision of purchasing wine in screw top or in cork, there are many conflicting pieces […]

The first in a series of our new advice column, Berry Bros. & Rudd in-house expert Sir Lunchalot answers all your wine-related questions… Dear Sir, I’ve recently been invited to a rather smart dinner party, to which, it would be appropriate to take a bottle (or two). Should I turn up with something special in […]

If You Ask My Advice, Chapter 5, Absolute Corkers – A Wine Buff’s Bedside Book of Anecdotes and Funny Stories by Ned Halley Can wine merchants be trusted to give good advice? Some. Berry Bros. & Rudd, in my own happy experience, is among them. The firm is often called ‘the Queen’s wine merchant’ because […]