Henry Jeffreys
@henrygjeffreys.bsky.social
Writing on drink & culture. Author of 'Vines in a Cold Climate' - Fortnum & Mason Drink Book of the Year 2024 & James Beard/ Andre Simon nominated & Intoxicating History podcast with Tom Parker Bowles https://linktr.ee/intoxicatinghistorypod
Wrote a thing on how Saudi Arabia is relaxing its alcohol ban. A little bit, Tim Martin isn't going to scouting around Riyadh just yet. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11...
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November 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Wrote a thing on how Saudi Arabia is relaxing its alcohol ban. A little bit, Tim Martin isn't going to scouting around Riyadh just yet. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11...
If you're looking for some well-priced Xmas bottles, try The Critic wine club with Yapp Bros. I've picked some very tasty chardonnay, fizz and probably the best cotes du rhone out there www.yapp.co.uk/the-critic-w...
The Critic Wine Club Offer Case
The Critic Wine Club is here!
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November 27, 2025 at 8:08 AM
If you're looking for some well-priced Xmas bottles, try The Critic wine club with Yapp Bros. I've picked some very tasty chardonnay, fizz and probably the best cotes du rhone out there www.yapp.co.uk/the-critic-w...
I'm looking for Christmas films or films popular at Christmas with interesting booze angles. Thinking the French 75 cocktail in Casablanca.
November 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I'm looking for Christmas films or films popular at Christmas with interesting booze angles. Thinking the French 75 cocktail in Casablanca.
Something I didn't realise when I visited Hungary was the strong links between Tokay wine and Poland. There was even a special wine for the Polish market which is as easy to pronounce as you would expect. thecritic.co.uk/issues/novem...
The neglected nectar of sweet Tokaji wines | Henry Jeffreys | The Critic Magazine
Bem József Street in the town of Tokaj was once the Hungarian equivalent of the Avenue de Champagne in Épernay.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Something I didn't realise when I visited Hungary was the strong links between Tokay wine and Poland. There was even a special wine for the Polish market which is as easy to pronounce as you would expect. thecritic.co.uk/issues/novem...
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Noticeable age divide between those who make notes by hand and those who prefer to poke away at their tablets, c.725BCE.
November 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Noticeable age divide between those who make notes by hand and those who prefer to poke away at their tablets, c.725BCE.
Why single malt lovers should drink Cognac, with a couple of recommendations. One pricey, one under £50. henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/why-single...
Why single malt lovers should switch to Cognac
A look at one of the great characters of the drinks trade, David Baker, the man behind Hermitage Cognac. Plus a special bottle to buy for the Macallan lover in your life.
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November 22, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Why single malt lovers should drink Cognac, with a couple of recommendations. One pricey, one under £50. henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/why-single...
What's all this Beaujolais Nouveau stuff all about then? Well, I'll tell you. henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/wine-of-th...
Le Beaujolais Nouveau est de retour!
A look at the Beaujolais Nouveau craze of the ‘70s and ‘80s and plus two recommendations to cheer up the dank days of November.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM
What's all this Beaujolais Nouveau stuff all about then? Well, I'll tell you. henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/wine-of-th...
Ah, no Rachel Cooke. She was one of the best.
November 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Ah, no Rachel Cooke. She was one of the best.
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"Not expensive for wines of this quality. While modern wines will last...vintage port is accessible at a younger age these days. Croft 2016 was already showing well."
Two important points--Port is underpriced at the upper level. And much more accessible lately.
Two important points--Port is underpriced at the upper level. And much more accessible lately.
November 14, 2025 at 11:54 AM
"Not expensive for wines of this quality. While modern wines will last...vintage port is accessible at a younger age these days. Croft 2016 was already showing well."
Two important points--Port is underpriced at the upper level. And much more accessible lately.
Two important points--Port is underpriced at the upper level. And much more accessible lately.
My favourite thing about the (rather disappointing) new Frankenstein film is how the doctor looks increasingly like Marty Feldman once he's created the monster. Clearly a nod to Mel Brooks' infinitely superior version of the story.
November 14, 2025 at 10:46 AM
My favourite thing about the (rather disappointing) new Frankenstein film is how the doctor looks increasingly like Marty Feldman once he's created the monster. Clearly a nod to Mel Brooks' infinitely superior version of the story.
With port season (yes, it's a thing) well underway, I've written a little ode to the greatest winter drink plus some recommendations from £13-£100. For all your fortified wine needs. henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/port-speci...
Port special 2025
An ode to the joy of port plus an updated list of my favourites to buy this Christmas including for British readers a ridiculous price for Graham’s LBV at Waitrose.
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November 14, 2025 at 10:44 AM
With port season (yes, it's a thing) well underway, I've written a little ode to the greatest winter drink plus some recommendations from £13-£100. For all your fortified wine needs. henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/port-speci...
Why you should beware of renovating a pub or 'freshening up' a wine label. henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/the-curse-...
The curse of Farrow & Ball
Why you should never modernise pubs or wine labels.
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October 29, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Why you should beware of renovating a pub or 'freshening up' a wine label. henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/the-curse-...
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Instagram notifications: 'Go on, have a look at Threads. Please. Just give it a go.'
October 29, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Instagram notifications: 'Go on, have a look at Threads. Please. Just give it a go.'
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Wonder how many more there are in this exact situation www.trustpilot.com/reviews/68fe...
Ilona gave Whiskey & Wealth Club 1 star. Check out the full review...
Further to my previous review, it has been three weeks since I formally requested a refund from ...
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October 27, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Wonder how many more there are in this exact situation www.trustpilot.com/reviews/68fe...
How to be a wine connoisseur on the cheap henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/how-to-be-...
How to be an impecunious connoisseur
A guide for skint wine lovers. This one is free to read.
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October 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
How to be a wine connoisseur on the cheap henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/how-to-be-...
Wrote a Trafalgar Day special on Nelson's wine: Marsala from Sicily. henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/marsala-ne...
Marsala - Nelson’s wine
A special Trafalgar Day post looking at Admiral Horatio Nelson’s role in popularising the great Sicilian fortified wine: marsala.
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October 21, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Wrote a Trafalgar Day special on Nelson's wine: Marsala from Sicily. henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/marsala-ne...
Very good tribute to the later winemaker Peter Hall of Breaky Bottom by Andrew Jefford at 15:45 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Last Word - Peter Gurney, Diane Keaton, Peter Hall, Angela Bond - BBC Sounds
Matthew Bannister on a bomb disposal expert, an actor, a winemaker and a theatre manager.
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October 20, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Very good tribute to the later winemaker Peter Hall of Breaky Bottom by Andrew Jefford at 15:45 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Another fabulous Steve Schapiro photograph 📸
Françoise Hardy, Gardens of Milan, Italy. September 1966🎶🇫🇷
Françoise Hardy, Gardens of Milan, Italy. September 1966🎶🇫🇷
October 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Another fabulous Steve Schapiro photograph 📸
Françoise Hardy, Gardens of Milan, Italy. September 1966🎶🇫🇷
Françoise Hardy, Gardens of Milan, Italy. September 1966🎶🇫🇷
Wrote a thing about the pleasure of switching off my wine bore tendencies and drinking (fairly) ordinary wines on holiday. thecritic.co.uk/holiday-wines/
Holiday wines | Henry Jeffreys | The Critic Magazine
I hope all Critic readers are feeling suitably refreshed after a summer at their villas in Umbria or cottages in Southwold.
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October 19, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Wrote a thing about the pleasure of switching off my wine bore tendencies and drinking (fairly) ordinary wines on holiday. thecritic.co.uk/holiday-wines/
Latest Substack looks at my latest book plus some of the best drink books of last year inc @adriantierney.bsky.social henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/announcing...
Announcing a new book: ‘A short history of wine and class from Petronius to Partridge’
Plus some other books that you can read now.
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October 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Latest Substack looks at my latest book plus some of the best drink books of last year inc @adriantierney.bsky.social henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/announcing...
The best way to sell wine is to compare it to something people have heard of. henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/shall-i-co...
Shall I compare thee to a Santenay?
This wine tastes a bit like some other one you might have tried.
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October 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The best way to sell wine is to compare it to something people have heard of. henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/shall-i-co...
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.
October 15, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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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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
Pictured, an engraving from Ch Haut-Brion’s website.
https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/2005-bordeaux-20
#winesoftheworld #bordeaux #bordeauxwine #jancisrobinson #winereviews @bordeauxwines
October 11, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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
Pictured, an engraving from Ch Haut-Brion’s website.
https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/2005-bordeaux-20
#winesoftheworld #bordeaux #bordeauxwine #jancisrobinson #winereviews @bordeauxwines
"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.
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-...
October 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
"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.
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
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October 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Peter Hall obituary in the Telegraph. A legend of English wine www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2...