Berry Bros. & Rudd | Wine Merchants

Success was born from tragedy when a woman known as The ‘Widow Bourne’ first started Berry Bros. & Rudd in 1698. The company continued to flourish after being taken over by The Berry family in the 19th Century and The Rudd family in the early 20th Century. Now three centuries since their establishment, with generations of expert wine and spirit expertise behind them, Berry Bros. & Rudd are one of the most highly respected Wine and Spirit Merchants in the business. The company’s original home at 3 St. James Street opposite St. James’s Palace where they still reside, is steeped in fascinating history. The wooden floor is made from the remains of an abandoned, unknown ship, while further investigation reveals a room with dust-covered wines from the 19th century and a truncheon belonging to Napolean III. Some even believe that the twisted passage found with even more exploration supposedly leads to an underground passage to the palace.