Category Archives: Wine articles

This is the page for updates on my new book Vines in a Cold Climate: The People Behind the English Wine Revolution which was published 5 August. I’ve been delighted by the coverage for my just published book on English … Continue reading →

This is a very quick post to say that I have started a Substack and from now on most of my booze-inspired meanderings will be found here: henryjeffreys.substack.com World of Booze is dead, long live Drinking Culture! Please sign up … Continue reading →

As I’ve been drinking so much English wine in researching my book Vines in a Cold Climate, I thought I’d round-up some of the most interesting, unusual and delicious ones I tasted this year. It’s traditional at this time of … Continue reading →

A plug for the excellent wines imported by Patrick Matthews plus some budget high street choices for Christmas. When I had a weekly column in The Lady magazine, Christmas was always a bit of a mixed blessing. It was good … Continue reading →

This is something I wrote for Harpers Wine and Spirits earlier this year on where the gin market is going and how gin brands can still make a splash in a crowded market. The last two years have been tough … Continue reading →

This is something I wrote for issue three of an excellent new drinks magazine called Tonic. I’d highly recommend subscribing and they are offering a 20% discount for new subscribers with the code HWOB20. Go to Tonic’s website. There are … Continue reading →

With Father’s Day coming up, I thought I’d post this thing I wrote a while back. It originally appeared in The Spectator’s now defunct Life supplement. Its website has been memory-holed taking with a load of stuff I wrote hence … Continue reading →

Here’s a little update about what I’ve been up to recently: Fortnum & Mason awards I’ve been shortlisted for best drink writer at the Fortnum & Mason awards for something I wrote for this blog on my Uncle Peter and … Continue reading →

This is something I wrote for the Spectator on the recent death at 91 of Irishman in Bordeaux, Anthony Barton. In 2014 I received a mystery phone call. It came from a French number but the voice sounded like a … Continue reading →