Drinking Well: Season Three

Over a bottle of Champagne from organic and biodynamic producer, Leclerc Briant, our Chair Lizzy Rudd discusses history, family and the centrality of sustainability in wines and spirits.

We speak to our Quality and Authentication Manager, Philip Moulin about provenance, storage and counterfeit wine, discussing how two 2004 wines develop and age - and how important storage is to this process.

Tara Field, one of our Account Managers, shares her passion for Italian wines with a bottle of 2019 Barbaresco, Cavanna from Luigi Giordano - as well as advice for new collectors, and her own memories of collecting.

Our Global Spirits Brand Ambassador, Joe Whittaker joins us for episode four to discuss all things spirits. Accompanied by a bottle of 1998 Ben Nevis Scotch whisky, Joe discusses collecting spirits, their part in a balanced cellar and our role as an independent bottler.

Over a bottle of Occidental’s 2019 Station Vineyard Pinot Noir from California, we discuss regions and producers to watch, and whether a wine is worth collecting, with Private Client Manager Ed Richardson.

Over a bottle of 2007 Volnay from Domaine Comte Armand, Charlie Rudd - Regional Manager for Southeast Asia - and Barbara discuss the timeless appeal of Burgundy, the joy of Singaporean food matching and the wonder of making memories with wine.

Barbara joined the wine trade in 2011 knowing, in hindsight, very little about wine. She became a Master of Wine in 2018, one of 414 MWs worldwide. For 10 years she worked in Berry Bros. & Rudd’s events team, and now leads our content team.

The Péters family have a proud history in Les Mesnil-sur-Oger - though some of their greatest vintages are just around the corner.

We talking to Martyn Rolph, our Head of Buying, about how - and why - we manage our customers' allocations.

There's no magic formula for starting a cellar of your own. Here, we talk to Private Client Manager, Fergus Stewart, to find out more.