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Berry Bros. & Rudd is a wine and spirits merchant based in the United Kingdom. The company sells wine from around the world, including en primeur wines from Bordeaux, Burgundy, the Rhône and Italy. The company also sells a number of wines and spirits under its own label. Other services it offers include wine storage, wine tastings and wine schools. Berry Bros. & Rudd is the only company to have eight Masters of Wine in its ranks.〔http://www.mastersofwine.org/en/our-supporters/principal-supporters/berry-bros--rudd.cfm〕 ==History== Berry Bros. & Rudd is one of Britain's oldest wine and spirit merchant: in 1698 it opened its doors for the first time at 3 St. James's Street, London, United Kingdom, and today it continues to trade from the same premises. The company also has a discounted store in Basingstoke, Hampshire and offices in Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore. Founded by the widow Bourne, the company has supplied the Royal Family since the reign of King George III. Berry Bros. & Rudd was his wine supplier then. First they sold coffee, and then cocoa, tea, snuff, spices, anything that was considered exotic and new, and became one of London's premier grocers. Its proximity to St. James's Palace and its fashionable location also helped popularity. A first Royal Warrant of Appointment was granted in 1903 by King Edward VII. Queen Elizabeth II granted her royal warrant in 1995, Charles, Prince of Wales granted his in 1998. Customers have included Lord Byron, William Pitt the Younger and the Aga Khan. In 1923 it created the Cutty Sark Scot's whisky. The brand was sold to The Edrington Group in 2010. Under the deal, Berry Bros & Rudd acquired The Glenrothes single malt brand from Edrington. In January 2005, Simon Berry, who joined the family firm in 1977, became Chairman.〔https://www.themarque.com/members/simon-berry〕 In spring 2014, Berry Bros. & Rudd relaunched its Warehouse Shop in Basingstoke, Hampshire. Located on the site of the former bottling hall, the shop now sells bin-end and reduced wines and spirits alongside a fine-wine collection. The company blog - which numbers the Masters of Wine amongst its contributors - is (bbrblog.com ). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Berry Bros. & Rudd」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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