Ep 33: Henry Jeffreys - How England became a wine producing country

Hugo and Ben welcome Henry Jeffreys onto the podcast. It's English wine week and we are delighted to be telling the story of how England became a wine producing country.

Henry is the author of "Vines in a Cold Climate: The People Behind the English Wine Revolution", which was awarded Drink Book of the Year at the Fortnum & Mason food and drink awards 2024. Nobody knows the people and stories underpinning England's growing wine industry better than Henry.

In the episode we discuss:

How England became a wine producing country
Politics between different producers
The Sussex PDO
The impact of climate change
Adoption of regenerative viticulture



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