Head to the Med

Amidst the January gloom Demetri Walters MW, Sales Manager of our Private Wine Events team, looks to sunnier climes as he celebrates the wine-producing landscape of the Mediterranean Following the inevitable post-Christmas blues, I suspect that many of you are now researching where you might book for your summer holiday. If the Mediterranean features on […]

All I want for Christmas is…

Demetri Walters MW, Sales Manager in our Private Wine Events team, imagines the vinous odyssey he would embark upon were he granted the keys to Berry Bros. & Rudd’s magical private cellars When our chairman recently encouraged me to jump out of an aeroplane at 12,500 feet, I began to consider an ideal-world scenario in […]

What makes a classic Christmas wine?

Demetri Walters MW from our Private Wine Events team explores some suitable alternatives to the traditional festive wines, many of them classics in their own right To me a classic wine is one widely acknowledged to be of the highest quality over an extended period of time, but acknowledged by whom? If you were to […]

Do you taste science or ‘terroir’ in the glass?

Demetri Walters MW ponders the question of whether it is the winemakers and their technology that dictate the flavours in your glass, or whether it’s really the ‘terroir’ that does the talking. The question of whether you’re tasting science or terroir in the glass is one of those subjects that demands attention. It is fascinating, […]