Wine merchant toasts to contract wins with renowned venues

Yorkshie wine merchants Firth & Co has raised a glass to a trio of contract wins with well-known venues.

Firth & Co, based in bespoke offices with a warehouse near Northallerton, has signed trading partnerships with The Black Swan Hotel at Helmsley, Bowcliffe Hall near Wetherby, and Lartington Hall near Barnard Castle.

Andrew Firth, managing director of Firth & Co, said: “These three deals round off an excellent year for Firth & Co and are a ringing endorsement of the high standards we consistently strive to achieve.

“Over the past few years, we have established a strong reputation for being a niche supplier of excellent European wines at competitive prices. We pride ourselves on a swift and personal service and are proud of the fact that we supply some of the very best hotels and restaurants in Yorkshire and the North East.

“The Black Swan Hotel at Helmsley is now run by award-winning hotelier Jeremy Rata, previously, the managing director at The Devonshire Arms Country House Hotel at Bolton Abbey. Jeremy is looking to bring back the traditional values associated with The Black Swan.”

Rata said: “I have chosen Firth & Co to be The Black Swan’s wine partner because Andrew is the most loyal and supportive merchant I have ever dealt with. He is a formidable taster and a great networker. He works harder for his clients than any merchant I’ve encountered, is as honest as the day is long, and sources really excellent wines without fleecing you.”

Other Firth & Co customers include the Star Inn The City in York, owned and run by Michelin-starred chef and long-term customer Andrew Pern; the Pipe and Glass near Beverley, also Michelin-starred; the Blue Lion in East Witton; the Pheasant Inn, near Helmsley; The Bay Horse, Hurworth, near Darlington; Five House Farm Shop, Crathorne; The Three Acres, near Huddersfield; 1884 Dock Street Kitchen, Hull; and the White Horse and Griffin in Whitby.

“We also run a very successful bespoke private customer service, providing wines for clients across Yorkshire and the North East. Our new premises will enable us to provide an ever better service, with a wider selection of quality wines, predominantly from Europe, but also from the new world, too,” added Firth.