Punk Rock wines
by Henry Jeffreys
I was watching a program about Irish rock music on BBC 4 the other night. The problem with these compilation shows is that in order to get to the Pogues...
Henry Jeffreys
Henry Jeffreys is a writer from London. He writes regularly for the Spectator, the Guardian and Food & Wine, and has appeared on the Food Program and Broadcasting House on Radio 4. He is the author of Empire of Booze: British History through the Bottom of a Glass, winner of Fortnum & Mason debut drink book 2017, and The Home Bar.
Articles by Henry Jeffreys
Who are you calling an alcoholic?
by Henry Jeffreys
I’m sure you’ve already had your fill of writers telling you that they’re giving up drink for January or that they’re not giving up anything for January because they’re different....
First Growth claret: an affordable luxury?
by Henry Jeffreys
In 2012 I won a bottle of Mouton Rothschild 1996 in a writing competition. When we moved house last year I didn’t trust the movers with it so I wrapped...
Should cats sell wine?
by Henry Jeffreys
The first rule of the internet is that pictures of cats will beat anything in popularity. I have a writer friend who is pretty big on Twitter. He has 20k...
Keep the red trousers flying
by Henry Jeffreys
When authors or publishers get to a certain age, roughly 37, they are issued with a shapeless blue linen jacket. They then fill the pockets with books, papers, tobacco and...
Keith Waterhouse and the wine bars of London
by Henry Jeffreys
If any man deserved the epithet, a legend in his own lunchtime, it was Keith Waterhouse. You probably remember him for his plays Billy Liar, made into a film with...