Vines in a Cold Climate

The People Behind the English Wine Revolution Henry Jeffreys

The definitive account of the extraordinary success of English wine – and the people who transformed our reputation on the global stage.

From an amateur affair made by retirees to a multi-million-pound industry with quality to rival Champagne, the rise of English wine has been one of the more unexpected wine stories of the past thirty years. In this illuminating and accessible account, award-winning drinks writer Henry Jeffreys takes you behind the scenes of the English wine revolution. It’s a story about changing climate and technology, underpinned by people with vision, determination and more than a little bloodymindedness. From secretive billionaires to the single mother farming a couple of hectares in Kent, these are the people making wine in a cold climate.

He is the author of Fortnum & Mason award-winning Empire of Booze: British History through the Bottom of a Glass (2017), The Home Bar (2018) and The Cocktail Dictionary (2020), and in 2022 was awarded Fortnum & Mason drink writer of the year.

Wine

03 August 2023

Hardback • £16.99

234x156 • 288pp

9781838956653

Territories: World All Languages

Rights: AU, E, SL, T, US