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Gareth Birchley

Gareth Birchley is buying director at London-based Burns & German Vintners. He started in wine in 2006 at Bordeaux Index before moving to Berry Bros & Rudd as a fine wine buyer for four years, joining Burns & German in 2019.

Hubert de Boüard discusses his passion project – Le Plus de la Fleur de Boüard

A singular wine project...

A long vinous weekend in London

Enjoy the best of the capital's dining scene...

By Gareth Birchley Published 22 August 25
Best London restaurant wine lists: Nine to try

The capital's top wine lists...

By Gareth Birchley Published 18 August 25
Bordeaux 2015 revisited 10 years on

Looking back at a great vintage a decade on...

By Gareth Birchley Published 14 June 25
Bordeaux’s famous ‘5’ vintages

Vintages with a remarkable track record...

By Gareth Birchley Published 7 June 25
St-Emilion and Pomerol 2015: Panel tasting results

Right Bank royalty shines...

By Gareth Birchley Last updated 3 January 25
Five Bordeaux vintages to drink now

Vintages drinking beautifully from 2014-1985...

By Gareth Birchley Last updated 20 December 24

The Bordeaux vintage guide to years ending in 4

The best wines from some of Bordeaux's trickier vintages...

By Gareth Birchley Last updated 19 August 24
Bordeaux vintages: The best of the 1960s & 1970s

Finding the top picks from two tumultuous decades in Bordeaux winemaking...

By Gareth Birchley Published 28 July 24
Pessac-Léognan & Graves 2018: Panel tasting results

Assessing the reds from these two Bordeaux appellations...

By Gareth Birchley Last updated 23 July 24
Bordeaux 1980s: Vintage guides plus the wines to seek out

A pendulum-swing decade of great highs and some lows...

By Gareth Birchley Last updated 12 December 23
Build a Bordeaux cellar on a budget: Top tips for smarter buying

Buying to a budget? Gareth Birchley advises on vintages and estates to go for...

By Gareth Birchley Last updated 12 December 23