Henry Jeffreys

Henry Jeffreys worked in the wine trade and publishing before becoming a freelance writer and broadcaster. At one point he was wine critic for The Lady, his work has also appeared in the Spectator, the Guardian, the Oldie and BBC Good Food magazine. His debut book Empire of Booze won a Fortnum & Mason award and he is celebrating another win with his most recent tome Vines in a Cold Climate.

Grape varieties of the Languedoc-Roussillon

Henry Jeffreys March 24th, 2025 7 minute read

Quick Guide

While some regions like Burgundy specialise in a tiny number of grape varieties, the vineyards of Languedoc-Roussillon have a whole cocktail of different...

Rhône Wines, a Story of Two Halves

Henry Jeffreys November 19th, 2024 10 minute read

Quick Guide

Rhône wines come from an area of France between Vienne in the north and Avignon in the south. The Rhône river rises in the Swiss Alps and descends...

Appellations of Languedoc, a Quick Guide

Henry Jeffreys October 1st, 2024 6 minute read

Quick Guide

If you want delicious wine without spending a lot of money, there’s one place that never fails: the Languedoc. This vast region of Southern...

Breaky Bottom, the pioneering English vineyard, turns 50!

Henry Jeffreys July 15th, 2024 6 minute read

Features

There could only be one wine to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III in May 2022: Breaky Bottom. It’s not only the most distinctly English of...