Bancroft and Zind-Humbrecht

Bancroft tasting 2022 at RIBA

One day last month, 600 wines were on show in London Town. How to choose?

The best portfolio tasting of the year in London was always that held by Berry Bros & Rudd’s on-trade supplier Fields Morris & Verdin. See, for example, Julia’s account of the 2017 version, So many wines, not enough time (and she managed to taste 90 of them).

But now that FMV has been wound down and so many of its agencies have been taken up by Bancroft, it was hardly surprising that Bancroft’s portfolio tasting last month was just as comprehensive as the old...