Why you should beware of renovating a pub or 'freshening up' a wine label. henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/the-curse-...

Instagram notifications: 'Go on, have a look at Threads. Please. Just give it a go.'

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-...

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/...

Another fabulous Steve Schapiro photograph 📸 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/

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...

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.

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

"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...

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

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-...

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...

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...

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

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

Drinking port, fox hunting, voting Conservative.

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

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

“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.”

Worth reading on wine and labour availability.

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

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

"It's like pinot noir but with more alcohol" is a really useful observation. I'm a fully signed-up grenache-lover.

Wrote a thing on International Grenache Day and especially this incredible Tavel I had recently. henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/in-praise-...

Wrote a thing about Sideways which turns 21 this year. How does it hold up? henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/sideways-a...

This was a great trip down memory lane, pints of Dogbolter at the Feast & Firkin (we called it the Beast of Burden) in Leeds.

Google sends users to irrelevant adverts and utterly pointless AI which means that really good old-fashioned books are more useful than ever. henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/hugh-johns...

"On the slopes of Kenwood House, like a routed medieval army at rest, were scores of wealthy pensioners in colourful attire, snoozing off a German wine tasting session." thecritic.co.uk/britains-eli...

"Come along with me, then, as I delve into this archaeology and history – and lift the veil on secrets that have been hidden in plain sight.” There’s some wonderfully hackneyed old tripe in Alice Roberts’ new book Domination. thecritic.co.uk/getting-chri...

“These are bold, full-flavoured wines that partner deliciously with rich dishes of the region not for the Ozempic type.” Wrote a thing on the magic of Rhone whites thecritic.co.uk/issues/augus...

I wrote a thing on how the Italians were into single malt Scotch whisky before anyone (apart from the Scots) It's a fascinating and largely unsung slice of whisky history. Plus some great old adverts henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/the-italia...

'Mad Men through an alcoholic haze' | @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/mad-men-th...

just wrote the definitive article on drink in Mad Men henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/mad-men-th...

I have a chat message but I can't be bothered to go through all the ID stuff to read it (thank you political masters!) So if you want to get in touch privately, let me know and you can send a fax or something

Wine people having the same convo us beer writers have periodically—didn't we decide it's because the internet (despite being a cruel place) looks at genuine critique as an ad hominem attack?

Why aren't wine writers as rude as book reviewers? henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/if-nobody-...

This week's New Yorker has the most New Yorker article ever: a 7 page feature about fact checkers at the New Yorker.

I'm in Telegraph having a good old harrumph about 'water sommeliers' www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...

Great book, perhaps the best on Paris since 'A Waiter in Paris'.

Chris Newens has captured the French capital in all its bewildering variety. A culinary quest through Paris | @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social engelsbergideas.com/reviews/a-cu...

The Guardian’s whole ‘please fund us because this is a fight against evil’ shtick would be more persuasive if they didn’t run endless pieces about e.g. why everyone is talking about avocado talc, written by someone called Avocado Talcum-Powder.

this is great! 'in fiction, alcohol can help. It can move the plot forward, it provides comedy, tragedy, explication—it's a window into a character's soul and a signifier of turmoil and mental illness.'