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Henry Jeffreys explains how not be a 'glass bore'.

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Jan 30, 2024
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I have a guilty secret that I’ve been hiding from the wine world. No, it’s not a sneaking admiration for white Zinfandel, it’s far more embarrassing than that.

The truth is that I prefer drinking wine out of cheap glasses.

No, I’m not going to defend the Paris goblet, a particularly bad design because not only can you not get your nose in, or at least I c…

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Henry Jeffreys
Henry Jeffreys worked in the wine trade and publishing before becoming a writer. He won Fortnum & Mason Drink Writer of the Year 2022/23 and is the author of four books including Empire of Booze (2016) and Vines in a Cold Climate (2023).
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