Berry Bros and Rudd are located in St James Street, London and have traded from the same shop since 1698. They have two Royal Warrants for HM The Queen and The Prince of Wales. You can read all about their history here.
The above photo is from their website as unfortunately when we arrived there were cars parked in front which prevented me getting a good photo.
As well as the shop, the company have cellars where wine tastings and a wine school are held. Down a narrow alley beside the shop is Pickering Place (the smallest public square in London) and in one corner behind a black door is 'The Townhouse' where we spent the afternoon.
A relaxed champagne reception was held when we arrived which was followed by an hour long wine tasting session hosted by the resident Wine Master. The theme of the tasting was 'France v New World'. We tasted wines made from the same grape varieties but some were grown and produced in France and some grown and produced in the new World to show how the climate, soils and method of production can produce completely different wines.
Six wines later, we were escorted upstairs for lunch. We ate in the Long Room.
The food was fabulous.
We really enjoyed our day out and were very lucky to have been treated in such a generous way.
1 comment:
How lovely! I remember seeing a documentary about Berry Brithers which was fascinating and your visit sounds a great treat!!
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