Month: September, 2014

A whisky drinker’s rum?

Doug McIvor, our Spirits Manager, is the man responsible for Berry Bros. & Rudd’s rather exceptional premium rum. Here, Doug, who is more usually found nosing whisky, expounds the virtues and complexities that elegant ageing brings to this oft-underrated spirit. When Berry Bros. & Rudd first offered a sneak preview of the first batch of […]

Small writ large: artisan Champagne

As we launch Berry Bros. & Rudd’s latest artisan Champagne offer, Simon Field MW, our buyer, takes the pulse of the region and reports that it is in rude health indeed. Buying trips to Champagne used to involve jackets, ties, polished small talk and exquisite sales pitches (from the Champenois, that is to say, rather […]

South African promise

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 […]

Tasting Burgundy (day two)

David Jones continues his vinous journey through Burgundy with geology lessons, new vineyard tours and some rather special tastings (Richebourg ’87, anyone?) Domaine Bruno Clavelier A visit to Bruno Clavelier at his Vosne Romanée Domaine can feel more like a school geology lesson than a wine tasting: the first thing you see as you walk […]