The Wine That Dare Not Say Its Name - An Evening with Henry Jeffreys on 4 March 2026

On the evening of 4th March, renowned wine writer Henry Jeffreys will join Coco Chen (Founder, Wyn) and Rupert Crick (Head of International Partnerships, The Winery at Hundred Hills) to discuss his publication "The Wine That Dare Not Say Its Name" - a new brief history of England's transition from a global wine merchant to a wine region of scale for the first time. The printed edition, published by Wyn in 2025, traces England’s rise from “a viticultural backwater to probably the best place in the world to make sparkling wine”. The talk will be followed by a guided tasting of Hundred Hills sparkling wines. 

Location: 

General Assembly London, 12 Saint George Street London, UK W1S 2FB

Schedule:

• 6.30pm: Arrival
• 7pm: Talk & Q&As 
• 7.45pm: Wine tasting

Tickets include:

• A printed edition of "The Wine That Dare Not Say Its Name"
• Tasting of two Hundred Hills sparkling wines

About the Author: Henry Jeffreys worked in the wine trade and publishing before becoming a writer. He’s a contributor to Good Food, the Guardian, Harpers Wine & Spirit, and Spectator, wine columnist for The Critic magazine, and has appeared on radio, TV and ‘The Rest is History’ podcast. He won Fortnum & Mason Drink Writer of the Year in 2022 and is the author of four books including Empire of Booze and Vines in a Cold Climate, which was shortlisted for the James Beard awards and won Fortnum & Mason drink book of the year. Along with Tom Parker Bowles, Henry hosted the Intoxicating History podcast. He lives in Faversham, Kent with his wife and two daughters.

Henry's books will be available for purchase at the event.