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Henry Jeffreys @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social · 3h

Thanks Ollie!

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Henry Jeffreys @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social · 4h

Thank you! The hardest part is yet to come.

Henry Jeffreys @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social · 5h

Very pleased to announce that I'm doing a new book with @atlanticbooks.bsky.social who did such a great job with the last one. Title TBC but it's about 'Wine and class from Petronius to Partridge'. Publishing autumn 2027. They're also taking on Empire of Booze following collapse of Unbound.

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JancisRobinson.com @jancisrobinson.com · 4d

A chance to revisit Bordeaux classics from a lauded vintage that are now ready to drink.

Pictured, an engraving from Ch Haut-Brion’s website.

https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/2005-bordeaux-20

#winesoftheworld #bordeaux #bordeauxwine #jancisrobinson #winereviews @bordeauxwines

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Henry Jeffreys @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social · 5d

"In my early days of drinking, back in the 1990s, often the only way of knowing if a pub was posh was the clientele. The pub itself looked exactly the same as the other ones, except all the punters were wearing Hunter wellies." Some great nostalgia in Will's latest.

Will Hawkes @willhawkes.bsky.social · 5d

There is a new @londonbeercity.bsky.social out today, featuring the King's Road and a pub called the Queen Charlotte. You can get it for free by signing up here: www.willhawkes.net/london-beer-...

The magnificent interior of the Cadogan Arms, featuring lavish brown and green tiling, mirrors, cushioned bar stools, chandeliers and a moulded plaster ceiling. It's in the King's Road

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Henry Jeffreys @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social · 6d

Peter Hall obituary in the Telegraph. A legend of English wine www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2...

Peter Hall, Breaky Bottom sparkling winemaker who helped transform the reputation of English wine

He planted his vines in 1974. Today England is considered the best place in the world outside Champagne to make sparkling wine

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Libation Legacy🍸 @libation-legacy.bsky.social · 10d

A worthwhile watch, and it's available on Youtube (link in article).

Henry Jeffreys @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social · 14d

Wrote a thing about the brilliant doc on from Chateau Chunder. Despite only being from 2012, it seems like it comes from another age. henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/chateau-ch...

Chateau Chunder revisited

"It used to be double tequilas that could prise off the pants of sheilas but now they won't give it away, no way!, for less than a large chardonnay."

henryjeffreys.substack.com

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Henry Jeffreys @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social · 12d

I have just heard some really sad news that Peter Hall from Breaky Bottom, one of England's greatest winemakers, has just died. Wrote a little thing on the great man here: henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/a-tribute-...

A tribute to Peter Hall

A legend of English wine died on Wednesday at 82. I didn't know him well but loved the unique wines he made at Breaky Bottom in Sussex and was fortunate to meet him a few times.

henryjeffreys.substack.com

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Henry Jeffreys @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social · 13d

Ah well, sorry to disappoint.

Henry Jeffreys @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social · 14d

Wrote a thing about the brilliant doc on from Chateau Chunder. Despite only being from 2012, it seems like it comes from another age. henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/chateau-ch...

Chateau Chunder revisited

"It used to be double tequilas that could prise off the pants of sheilas but now they won't give it away, no way!, for less than a large chardonnay."

henryjeffreys.substack.com

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Henry Jeffreys @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social · 14d

I am delighted to have been asked to write for Jancis Robinson's website. First up a review of a classic book on Zinfandel: Angels' Visits by David Darlington. www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/boo...

Book review – Angels' Visits

www.jancisrobinson.com

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Tom Nelthorpe @nelthorpe.bsky.social · 16d

Something not at all extremely depressing jmarriott.substack.com/p/the-dawn-o...

The dawn of the post-literate society

And the end of civilisation

jmarriott.substack.com

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Henry Jeffreys @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social · 17d

I am watching it now!

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Henry Jeffreys @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social · 17d

Upsetting the vibrant water sommelier community, K-Pop Demon Hunters and subscriber news. Plus some wine recommendations. henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/sunday-dri...

Sunday Drinking: 28 September

Water sommeliers, K-Pop Demon Hunters and subscriber news. Plus some wine recommendations.

henryjeffreys.substack.com

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Henry Jeffreys @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social · 17d

Drinking port, fox hunting, voting Conservative.

The Ineffable Horror of Joe Muggs @joemuggs.bsky.social · 22d

What’s the most Tory-coded thing you actively love?

Me: Essex. Elgar. Country pubs.

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Henry Jeffreys @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social · 18d

There's no such thing as leftover wine, at least not for British drinkers. henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/coravin-sc...

Coravin sceptic

Is the world's cleverest wine gadget an answer to a problem that doesn't exist?

henryjeffreys.substack.com

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Henry Jeffreys @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social · 20d

Why less choice is better on a wine list. www.spectator.co.uk/article/hell...

Hell is a wine list

Wine lists give me the fear. I can still recall the prickle of adrenaline when my father handed me the leather-bound menu when I was in my early twenties because I had started working for a wine merch...

www.spectator.co.uk

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Henry Jeffreys @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social · 22d

I was in Tokay a couple of months ago!

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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 22d

“at 6am we were bundled into a transit van along with a motley crew of Romanians, Syrian refugees and students, and put to work on the treacherous slate slopes picking Riesling on a cold, damp October morning. For six hours. I don't think I have ever worked so hard in my life.”

Henry Jeffreys @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social · 23d

With death and scandals in Champagne and immigration raids in California, is there a global grape picking crisis? www.internationalwinechallenge.com/Canopy-Artic...

The great grape picking crisis

Henry Jeffreys explores how labour shortages, migration policies and mechanisation are reshaping the harvest.

www.internationalwinechallenge.com

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Henry Jeffreys @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social · 22d

Thank you for sharing!

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Anya Spethmann @anyaspethmann.bsky.social · 22d

Worth reading on wine and labour availability.

Henry Jeffreys @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social · 23d

With death and scandals in Champagne and immigration raids in California, is there a global grape picking crisis? www.internationalwinechallenge.com/Canopy-Artic...

The great grape picking crisis

Henry Jeffreys explores how labour shortages, migration policies and mechanisation are reshaping the harvest.

www.internationalwinechallenge.com

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Henry Jeffreys @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social · 22d

Listening now thanks, that lady really has the podcast vocal fry voice, doesn't she?

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Henry Jeffreys @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social · 23d

Londoners! I'm doing the Chelsea History Festival on Wednesday 24 September at 6pm. Please come! chelseaheritagequarter.co.uk/chf/how-booz...

How Booze Built Britain - Chelsea Heritage Quarter

Join award-winning drinks writer Henry Jeffreys for a spirited exploration of how alcohol has shaped, mirrored and even made history.

chelseaheritagequarter.co.uk

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Henry Jeffreys @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social · 23d

With death and scandals in Champagne and immigration raids in California, is there a global grape picking crisis? www.internationalwinechallenge.com/Canopy-Artic...

The great grape picking crisis

Henry Jeffreys explores how labour shortages, migration policies and mechanisation are reshaping the harvest.

www.internationalwinechallenge.com

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Henry Jeffreys @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social · 25d

Thanks Richard!