England
A sparkling wine from the Raimes family in Hampshire, nothing to do with Reims at all! The first time The Editor and I tried this, just after it was …
Australia
My Australian friend Howard Hilton told me I needed to know about a wine. I asked him if other people needed to know and he was fervently affirmative. “Well, …
Alsace
On Tuesday night The Editor and I hosted our lovely friend Richard for a dinner party. Unusually for us, it included no German Riesling, but we had plenty of …
Rants
This is the one thousand-five hundredth post I have published on Elitistreview – if I lack anything in reasonableness and balance I more than make up for it in …
New Zealand
I asked my Australian friend Howard Hilton if he would like to write a guest post for Elitistreview, he has written this rather good overview of a New Zealand …
South Africa
Last night The Editor, new chum Guy and I tried two South African wines: Hoë Steen 2015 and Paul Sauer 1997. I have introduced you to Paul Sauer before, …
Australia
Despite the almost total lack of reports on Hunter Semillon in the long and illustrious history of Elitistreview I absolutely adore them! Only 10-ish% alcohol, never see any new …
South Africa
I have acquired a six-pack of older vintages of Paul Sauer by Kanonkop (thank you Greg and Mr P!). If you do not know Paul Sauer Kanonkop, it is …
Rants
People have started bragging how virtuous they are by having a ‘dry January’. Virtuous, my arse! It gets on my sodding tits. It is all part of the neo-prohibitionist, …
Australia
Today I am reporting on two 2009 Pinot Noirs. They could hardly come from more different places; one is from the Mosel Valley in Germany and the other from …
