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. 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... Bordeaux 1980s: Vintage guides plus the wines to seek out A pendulum-swing decade of great highs and some lows...