Drinking Well with Berry Bros. & Rudd

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Drinking Well with Berry Bros. & Rudd

Drinking Well is brought to you by Berry Bros. & Rudd, the UK’s oldest fine wine and spirits merchant. Hosted by Barbara Drew MW, this podcast is designed to help you enjoy and shape your fine wine collection. You’ll hear from Buyers and experts from across Berry Bros. & Rudd as they share their insights into the world’s most important fine wine regions. You’ll discover which vintages to drink – and what to look out for – in the year ahead.

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    Katharine Pooley – The inspiration of travel, collecting and South African Cabernet Sauvignon

    This week, Barbara speaks to interior designer Katharine Pooley. With a bottle of South African Cabernet Sauvignon, they explore the theme of wine as art, the creative inspiration of travelling and Katharine’s collection of recipes.    Featured bottle: 2021 Damascene, Cabernet Sauvignon, Stellenbosch, South Africa To browse our selection of wines from Damascene, simply follow this link: https://www.bbr.com/producer-4868-damascene-vineyards Discover more about Katharine’s work, particularly a wine room she created for the Château de la Croix des Gardes in Cannes, at her website: https://katharinepooley.com/portfolio/cannes-chateau/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    41 min

  2. NOV 5

    Rachel Vosper – Candles, floriography and Austrian Riesling

    Chandler Rachel Vosper is our guest for this episode. Over a bottle of Austrian Riesling, she and Barbara discuss the languages of scent and flowers, memories of special bottles shared and the magic of Riesling. Featured bottle: 2022 Riesling, Smaragd, Wachstum Bodenstein, Prager, Wachau, Austria To browse our selection of wines from Weingut Prager, simply follow this link: https://www.bbr.com/producer-8790-weingut-prager Discover more about Rachel at her website: https://rachelvosper.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    46 min

  3. NOV 5

    Charlie Siem – Violins, musical history and Super Tuscans

    In this episode, Barbara is joined by concert violinist Charlie Siem. Together, they discuss the shared creativity of winemaking and music, the experience of tasting (and playing) history and why you shouldn’t wait to open a special bottle. Featured bottle: 2019 Caiarossa, Tuscany, Italy To browse our selection of Super Tuscans, simply follow this link: https://www.bbr.com/category-super-tuscans  To listen to our episode on Super Tuscans and how they came about, you can find that here. https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Df1OtbqxchoSfvpIJ4DKi?si=e9b6d852b14b4064&nd=1&dlsi=49b4d2d8b5f143f2 You can find out more about Charlie at his website here: https://www.charliesiem.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    38 min

  4. APR 16

    Ep 6 - Rob Symington and the future of fortified wines

    In the final episode of this series, we speak to Rob Symington, Marketing Director at Symington Family Estates and part of the fifth generation of the family business. With a bottle of Graham’s 40-Year-Old Tawny Port from Rob’s own cellar, he and Barbara discuss the changing fashion for fortified wines and new, exciting ways we can enjoy them today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    44 min

  5. APR 9

    Ep 5 - Chris Pollington and the evolution of Tuscany

    In this episode, Account Manager Chris Pollington talks to us about all things Tuscan – from the dominance of the Sangiovese grape to the region’s Bordeaux-inspired Super Tuscan wines. Over a bottle of 2019 Poggio Valente from Fattoria Le Pupille, he and Barbara examine the origins of Super Tuscans and what the rebellion of their creators means for the future of the region’s wines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    30 min

  6. APR 2

    Ep 4 - Mark Pardoe MW on climate change and hot vintages

    Mark Pardoe MW is our Wine Director at Berry Bros. & Rudd. Having bought over 40 vintages in his career so far, he is no stranger to the nuances of vintage variation and how climate change is affecting them. With a bottle of Domaine Thibault Liger-Belair’s Bourgogne Rouge, Les Grands Chaillots from the hot 2020 vintage, Mark and Barbara explore how warmer years are becoming the norm and what this means for your wine collection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    41 min

  7. MAR 26

    Ep 3 - Emma Fox and the future of the wines and spirits industry

    For this episode of Drinking Well, we speak to Berry Bros. & Rudd CEO, Emma Fox. Emma has had a finger on the industry pulse in many CMO and CEO roles since becoming a wine buyer after university. Over a bottle of Hambledon Classic Cuvée Rosé,Emma and Barbara Drew MW discuss the future of the industry, what it’s really like running a family business and where English wine might be heading.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    34 min

  8. MAR 19

    Ep 2 – Yoan Bernard and the Loire Valley

    In this episode, we speak to Buyer Yoan Bernard about the Loire Valley and why it’s a collector’s region of the future. With a bottle of 2020 Saumur-Champigny, Les Coudraies from Domaine des Closiers, Yoan talks to us about the new style of Cabernet Franc emerging from the Loire and those bottles you simply must have in your cellar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    35 min
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Drinking Well is brought to you by Berry Bros. & Rudd, the UK’s oldest fine wine and spirits merchant. Hosted by Barbara Drew MW, this podcast is designed to help you enjoy and shape your fine wine collection. You’ll hear from Buyers and experts from across Berry Bros. & Rudd as they share their insights into the world’s most important fine wine regions. You’ll discover which vintages to drink – and what to look out for – in the year ahead.

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