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OverviewThe definitive story of the extraordinary and surprising success of English wine - and the peoplewho transformed our reputation on the global stage from that of a joke to world-class in 30 years. From an amateur affair made by retirees to a multi-million-pound industry with quality to rivalChampagne, the rise of English wine has been one of the more unexpected wine stories of the past 30years. In this illuminating and accessible account, award-winning drinks writer Henry Jeffreystakes you behind the scenes of the English wine revolution. It's a story about changing climate and technology but most of all it's about men and women with vision, determination and more than alittle bloody-mindedness. From secretive billionaires to the single motherfarming a couple of hectares in Kent, these are the people making wine in a cold climate. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Henry JeffreysPublisher: Atlantic Books Imprint: Atlantic Books Edition: Main Dimensions: Width: 14.60cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.20cm Weight: 0.460kg ISBN: 9781838956653ISBN 10: 1838956654 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 03 August 2023 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsCaptivating, impeccably researched and endlessly entertaining. Henry Jeffreys embraces his subject like a scholar but with wry humour and a novelist's knack for storytelling. It's the best book on wine I have read. -- Russell Norman This is my favourite type of book. One that tells a story that you knew was happening but had yet to have the pieces put together by a skilful and engaging writer. -- Stephen Harris, Michelin-starred chef and writer Jeffreys' entertaining, accessible and skilfully paced book helps us relish the English countryside's delicious new calling. -- Andrew Jefford, wine writer and author of Drinking with the Valkyries [Jeffreys has] done a great job of highlighting the peculiar Britishness of the whole endeavour, and it's shot through with the wry humour that makes his writing so enjoyable -- Matt Walls, contributing editor Decanter magazine Jeffreys has written quite a fine book on a subject that's already been covered a great deal to date. He makes it fresh and vibrant through firsthand research and interviews as well as his many years as a drinks writer . . . If he doesn't win some awards (and ideally coin as well) from this book, then the world has gone sideways, yet again. -- Miquel Hudin * Hudin * A fine history of how English wine 'went from joke to world class' in a matter of decades. [...] It's also a masterclass in proper journalism. [...] Witty and erudite. -- Adam Lechmere * Club Oenologique * Until I read this interesting book, I had no idea that the postcode in which I live in northeast Essex is the finest terroir for wine in the country. -- Simon Heffer * Literary Review * Henry Jeffreys, who used to work in the wine trade, is an amiable and entertaining guide to 'the English wine revolution', revelling in the eccentric characters he meets along the way and in some of the arcane goings-on of the wine industry. -- Constance Craig Smith * Daily Mail * Prizewinning food and drink writer Henry Jeffreys has made it his mission to meet the people behind the English wine revolution. It's a fascinating and superbly told adventure which at one stage involved him standing in a converted oasthouse in Sussex with a Tibetan singing bowl on his head. His adventures elsewhere are less dramatic but no less entertaining as he charts how England has become the home of truly world-class wine. * Independent * This unlikely bunch of characters [...] caught up in a kind of grape-fuelled gold rush [...] is what makes Vines in a Cold Climate such a fascinating read. -- Bill Knott * The Oldie * A fascinating and superbly told adventure -- John Clarke It's a good read [...] in a warts-and-all style -- Stephen Skelton * Twitter/X * I read Vines in a Cold Climate quickly, over a few days. I found it rather like a novel you can't put down. That means that it's very well written, not something that can be said of all wine books. -- David Crossley * Wide World of Wine * Henry Jeffreys' entertaining new book, Vines in a Cold Climate, about the revolution that has seen English wine go from 'joke to world class' in 30 years, is perfect for the French wine bore in your life. -- Ed Cumming * Telegraph * entertaining, informative [...] It's both a history . . . and a treasure trove of anecdote, offering lively portraits of the individuals involved -- Richard Hopton * Country & Town House * Jeffreys writes well and perceptively on the personalities who have brought about this transformation. They range from city spivs through wine merchants and alumni of Britain's only wine school, Plumpton College, to former music producers and even a former tabloid journalist. Because it's such a small industry everyone knows, and has often worked for, everyone else and Jeffreys has a knack of eliciting remarkably indiscreet comments. * The Critic * Jeffreys writes with gentle wit and an informal style that neither overplays the bonhomie nor condescends [...] well paced, engaging and packed full of interest. It's also incredibly well researched and balanced. [...] For anyone - Brit or otherwise - who still needs convincing, Vines in a Cold Climate comes highly recommended. -- Simon Woolf * The Morning Claret * Jeffreys has achieved what no other writer on English wine has managed to do. He's written a book that is impossible to put down. It's as much fun as a novel. [...] It's a brilliant read, written with immaculate style and poise, it's funny, witty, spiky, irreverent, sometimes even a little shocking. [...] English wine will never taste the same again. -- Tamlyn Currin * www.jancisrobinson.com * Captivating, impeccably researched and endlessly entertaining. Henry Jeffreys embraces his subject like a scholar but with wry humour and a novelist's knack for storytelling. It's the best book on wine I have read. -- Russell Norman This is my favourite type of book. One that tells a story that you knew was happening but had yet to have the pieces put together by a skilful and engaging writer. -- Stephen Harris, Michelin-starred chef and writer Jeffreys' entertaining, accessible and skilfully paced book helps us relish the English countryside's delicious new calling. -- Andrew Jefford, wine writer and author of Drinking with the Valkyries [Jeffreys has] done a great job of highlighting the peculiar Britishness of the whole endeavour, and it's shot through with the wry humour that makes his writing so enjoyable -- Matt Walls, contributing editor Decanter magazine Praise for Henry Jeffreys: I am a great admirer of Henry Jeffreys and have been eagerly awaiting his booze and empire book for many years! --Elif Batuman, author, The Possessed Henry Jeffreys is everything you want a wine writer to be: funny, knowing, unpretentious but also un-blokeish, funny, clever, refreshing, original, funny and inquisitive. And did I say funny? --Craig Brown, author, Hello Goodbye Hello- Author Information"Henry Jeffreys studied English and Classical Literature at Leeds University. He worked in the winetrade and publishing before becoming a freelance writer and broadcaster. He was wine critic for TheLady, and his work has appeared in Spectator magazine, the Guardian, the Oldie and BBC Good Foodmagazine. He has been on BBC Radio 4, Radio 5 and Monocle Radio, and featured on BBC 2's Inside theFactory (2020). He was a judge for the BBC Radio 4's Food & Farming Awards and for the Fortnum "">Mason food and drink awards 2018. He is the author of Fortnum & Mason award-winning Empire ofBooze: British History through the Bottom of a Glass (2017), The Home Bar (2018) and The CocktailDictionary (2020), and in 2022 was awarded Fortnum & Mason drink writer of the year. He iscurrently features editor for the Master of Malt drinks blog and drink writer for The CriticMagazine. He lives in Faversham, Kentwith his wife and two children." Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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