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Berry’s revamps glassware range
Berry Brothers & Rudd has updated its own-brand glassware with the launch of a new range called The Wine Merchant’s Glasses.
The Wine Merchant’s Glasses from Berry Bros. & Rudd
The seven-strong collection, which will available from 7 September, builds on the original range designed by Francis Berry in 1931.
“Almost 80 years on from my grandfather’s original designs, I have re-interpreted the range for the modern table,” explained Simon Berry, chairman of Berry Bros. & Rudd.
Highlighting the main differences of the new collection, which was designed by John Jenkins & Sons in collaboration with the UK merchant’s five Masters of Wine, Berry noted: “We use larger glasses nowadays, and are aware that different designs of bowl accentuate the flavours of different styles of wine.
The new collection, which will be sold in pairs, features The Red Bordeaux Glass (£52 per pair), The Champagne Glass (£47.50), The White Burgundy Glass (£50), The Red Burgundy Glass (£55), The Port & Sauternes Glass (£27.50), The White Bordeaux Glass (£47.50) and The Whisky & Water Glass (£35).
Highlighting the new glassware’s dual aim of aesthetic appeal and flavour enhancement, Berrys’ wine buying director, Alun Griffiths MW, observed: “The glasses are hand-made and have been designed with balance in mind. They are not top heavy when half-filled with wine, and the stems sit easily in the hand to enable the glass to be swirled to release the wines’ essential aromas.
In addition, he noted: “Recent advances in technology also ensure that the range, which is totally lead-free, has exceptional clarity whilst retaining excellent durability.”
Produced in Poland, the glasses have been made from a mix of potash, soda and plain glass mix, with additional barium to help improve clarity.
Earlier this year Champagne commentator Richard Juhlin launched his own glassware range, motivated by his perception of “how bad all Champagne glasses are.”
the drinks business first broke news of Berry’s plans for a new range of glassware in early June.