It wouldn’t be Christmas without discussing food and wine. In this episode, C&B Training Manager Camilla chats to our in-house Chef Clive about festive feasting. Listen to the pair discussing their action plans for Christmas, and discover great tips for food and wine matching.Af Corney & Barrow

It's time for one of the most anticipated episodes (and topics) of the year! Guy (Head of Fine Wine Buying) and Joe (Head of Monopole) are back in the studio, this time alongside Aaran and Neville (Fine Wine Sales Execs), to discuss the 2023 Burgundy vintage. Following on from their visits to the region in November, the team gives a detailed insigh…

Following the success of our Bordeaux 2023 en primeur podcast series, our Fine Wine Team is back with a brand new series on all our Burgundy releases. January marks the release of the much anticipated 2023 vintage, and what better way to kick-off our series than with a spotlight of none other than Domaine Leflaive! In this episode, Joe Muller, Guy …

Our festive podcast series is back for 2024! In this episode, Tiffany, Margherita, and Hebe discuss sweet wines. The conversation centres around the techniques used to create the various styles of wines coupled with personal experiences of food and wine matching. The ladies discover a mutual love for Moscato d’Asti and encourage you to enjoy sweet …

To conclude the Bordeaux 2023 campaign, join Joe, Will, Marc and Aaran as they give us a wrap-up report. They each discuss how they feel the releases were overall, including prices, how Vinexpo affects the flow of things, some missed opportunities and the excitement surrounding the wines and châteaux. The four then take turns picking their favourit…

Join Guy Seddon (Head of Fine Wine Buying), Will Hargrove (Head of Fine Wine) and James Franklin (Head of Merchant Sales) as they introduce Domaine du Pélican. This exciting Jura estate is the brainchild of Guillaume d’Angerville of Domaine Marquis d’Angerville in Volnay and his long-time Régisseur François Duvivier. Following on from a recent buyi…

As the curtain closes on the final week of Château releases - Joe and Guy discuss what the past week has brought us with their honest opinions on the wines and prices. There’s plenty for them to cover, from potential best wines of the vintage such as Montrose and Vieux Château Certain to household names such as Conseillante, Figeac, Troplong Mondot…

As part of our Bordeaux 2023 en primeur podcast series, members of our Fine Wine Team give regular updates on the campaign and the most recent releases. This is our ‘Bordeaux Unpicked’ series. This week has seen châteaux releases come thick and fast — Aaran and Joe discuss what the last few days have brought us with their honest opinions on the win…

As part of our Bordeaux 2023 en primeur podcast series, members of our Fine Wine Team give regular updates on the campaign and the most recent releases. This is our ‘Bordeaux Unpicked’ series. This week, we are joined by Aaran and Will as they discuss the most recent releases. Due to a large majority of Bordelais producers being out in Hong Kong fo…

This week, Joe and Aaran are joined by Will, who was part of the ‘A Team’ during the C&B trip to Bordeaux. The trio kicks off with a discussion about a particular château that released its wine this week at a disappointingly high price. Although the team agreed that the wine deserved a great score and that they thoroughly enjoyed it, unfortunately,…

As part of our Bordeaux 2023 en primeur podcast series, members of our Fine Wine Team give regular updates on the campaign and the most recent releases. This is our ‘Bordeaux Unpicked’ series. This episode follows on from a busy week of Bordeaux releases. We are joined by Aaran and Joe once more who discuss in more detail about the latest châteaux …

As part of our Bordeaux 2023 en primeur podcast series, members of our Fine Wine Team give regular updates on the campaign and the most recent releases. This is our ‘Bordeaux Unpicked’ series. In this second instalment, Aaran and Joe are joined by Marc, our Bordeaux en primeur wine buyer. The trio discuss the current state of the market along with …

As part of our Bordeaux 2023 en primeur podcast series, members of our Fine Wine Team give regular updates on the campaign and the most recent releases. This is our ‘Bordeaux Unpicked’ series. In this first episode, we hear from Aaran and Joe, who formed part of the ‘B Team’ during the Bordeaux en primeur trip. They discuss what they learned when o…

Resident podcast host Tree chats with Guy Seddon (Head of Fine Wine Buying) and Joe Muller (Head of Monopole) about their recent visit to Bordeaux to scope out the 2023 vintage. In this episode, they give a detailed overview of the growing season, the expected release prices and, of course, the wines themselves. Both Joe and Guy also recap their to…

Ahead of this year’s Bordeaux en primeur campaign for the 2023 vintage, we decided to contact our customers to find out more about their feelings on Bordeaux en primeur in general. In this podcast, resident host Tree talks to Will Hargrove and Marc Ditcham about the en primeur system and what we gleaned from the survey results, along with an overvi…

Join Rebecca Palmer (Head of Merchanting Buying) and Chris Hampson (CEO & Artistic Director Scottish Ballet) as they discuss the intricacies of the special partnership between Corney & Barrow and Scottish Ballet. Throughout this podcast, they explore the parallels between winemaking, creating art, building on heritage and engaging audiences whilst …

Join resident podcast host Tree as she looks at Burgundy 2022 with Guy (Head of Fine Wine Buying) and Joe (Head of Monopole). Following on from their visits to the region last year, Guy and Joe give a detailed insight into the 2022 growing season and what makes these wines so fresh, the samples tasted, the producers they met along with the up-and-c…

Terroir is a term that is regularly used in relation to wine, but what exactly is it? Spoiler alert: it’s not just referring to the soils! Join C&B resident Podcast host, Tree, as she delves into this fascinating topic with Kate (On-Trade Sales Executive) and Luc (Fine Wine Buying Assistant). They discuss why winemakers are so proud of their terroi…

Join our resident Podcast host, Tree, as she discusses wine vintages with Will (Head of Fine Wine) and Ida (Fine Wine Sales Executive). They delve into explaining what vintage means and how it affects the flavours and characteristics of a wine. Important questions are answered, such as Does a bad vintage exist and what makes it so? along with discu…

Water is a known precious commodity, but how does it affect the wine we love? Our resident Podcast Host, Tree, is joined by Guy (Fine Wine Buyer) and Joe (Head of Monopole) to discuss the influences of excess and lack of water in vineyards and how we might taste that in our glass. Important questions such as Is it possible to make great wines in a …

It wouldn’t be Christmas without discussing food and wine. In this episode, C&B resident Podcast host, Tree, chats with Camilla (Training Manager) and Clive (in-house Chef) about festive feasting. Discover great tips for food and wine matching, what to do with your leftovers, how to prepare for hosting and a look at the past, present and future of …

Robert Dougan of La Pèira talks to C&B's Guy Seddon about La Pèira, tracing his journey from Australian schoolboy to Languedoc winemaker, via London dishwasher and Hollywood songwriter.Af Corney and Barrow

In this latest episode, Will Monroe talks with Arber Shabani, the Sales Manager at the Ridolfi winery in Brunello di Montalcino. As well as exploring this exciting estate and its Montalcino wines, we find out more about Arber and how he went from graduating as a pharmacist to a career in the wine industry. Plus, Arber reveals what unusual style of …

The more well-known names in Bordeaux can cost hundreds or even thousands a bottle, and that may understandably send many looking elsewhere for bottles to open for their everyday drinking. But, there is value to be found - Will Monroe asks Greg Reid from our Scottish team to share his tips and insights around finding the value in Bordeaux.…

In this latest episode of our Bordeaux Bitesize series, we hear from our longest standing member of the Fine Wine Team, Ed Pilkington. Ed shares a range of nuggets about White Bordeaux, from micro climates, to the different grape styles, to when to drink. Discover which historic incident changed the course of white winemaking in the region for deca…

In this episode of our Bordeaux Bitesize series, Tree from our Fine Wine Team gets to ask her former boss, Paul Marus about his 30 years at Corney & Barrow, why he is a 'Bordeaux baby' and about his association with a certain Dark Lord. Given the chance, what would this expert go back in time and buy en-primeur? Listen and find out...…

In our latest episode we are joined by one of our favourite Italian winemakers Giulia Negri, who makes wines in the northern part of Piedmont, in Italy. Giulia is widely considered one of the most up and coming producers in the region and Will Monroe from our Fine Wine team was very excited to talk to her. As well as discussing the stunning Barolo …

Join Rebecca Palmer (Buyer) and Ida Weatherall (Fine Wine team) to learn about how we are introducing more Women into the wonderful World of Wine. Find out more about their experience, work, passion and will to break the glass ceiling. A very interesting discussion between two women in the wine industry!…

Join Ida Weatherall, Guy Seddon and Joe Muller from our Fine Wine team, to find out about Burgundy 2021. Discover what made our interviewer Tree declare ‘Oh my!’ in this latest podcast.Af Corney and Barrow

On this episode Tree invites Will Hargrove (C&B's Head of Fine Wine) and Neville Kirkpatrick (C&B's Fine Wine Executive) to discuss everything decanting. What it means? Why do it? And how it can enhance your drinking experience.Af Corney and Barrow

C&B's Katrina Thuis chats with Gill Perkins (CEO of the Bumblebee Conservation Trust) and Olly Smith (Wine Expert, TV Personality and Ambassador for the Trust) about why the Bumblebee is so important and what we can all be doing to be help save this amazing species!Af Corney and Barrow

Will Hargrove (C&B's Head Fine Wine) and Guy Seddon (C&B's Fine Wine Buyer) share their insights on the 2021 Bordeaux En Primeur campaign.Af Corney and Barrow

Listen to our new podcast, a multi-destination wine tasting in conversation with three talented women, all in leading roles in their respective wine estates. We have invited Nathalie Carrette from Domaine Carrette, Cecilia Pasqua from Cecilia Beretta and Lisha Nelson from Nelson Estate to join us for an enjoyable chat and tasting, talking about goo…