Continuing my report on when Mr Greg came for lunch I’ll tell you about a couple of stunners. Our main course was a leg of Oxford Sandy and Black pork from Beechcroft Direct whose pigs have provided many of my most profound pork pleasures. Perhaps, my faithful readers, you will be unsurprised to learn I [...]
Today I did something that meant quite a lot to me and I’m very proud to have managed: I went out to the postal delivery office by myself and collected a parcel waiting for me. Now, this may not sound like very much at all to you peculiar normal people, but I have been too [...]
People lucky enough not to follow me on Twitter will be unaware that I’ve been avoiding booze for the past period of time as I’ve been on painkillers of heroism. Despite regular exercise and desperately trying to be less tall I knackered my back again. I’ve managed without any of the really mind-buggering pills today so [...]
Sorry there haven’t been many posts recently. I’ve just started psychotherapy and this has caused much introspection. Not lubricated with wine, strangely. So it’s nice to pop something and it’s particularly spiffing that the bottle is so totally spiffing. We’re drinking it with Hampwiches. This was one of the wines I loved most at Howard [...]
For my third birthday dinner I am going out for Thai food – I don’t think that really matches with wine. Maybe the Thai Shiraz they offer might work: it’s the only wine I’ve seen on a list bragging about getting a lowly 82 Parker points. Buggered if I’m drinking dodgy Thai Shiraz, so it’ll [...]
Today is my third birthday and, after a month of having major mental health issues, I am determined to have a good time. Later today I will be going to The Bangkok Brasserie, Winchester’s excellent Thai restaurant, for a celebratory bash. I’ve asked the right questions (“I like the food how Thai people like it” [...]
When I first tasted 2011 German Rieslings at Howard Ripley’s event I was taken with how gloriously drinkable they appeared to be. I’ve now tried a few that have appeared on the open market and they have confirmed this impression. This bottle practically commanded you to imbibe it with concupiscent enthusiasm. I’ve only tried 2011 [...]
Captain Peter came around for lunch the other day – my did we eat and drink well! The wines ended at a screaming, literally SCREAMING, peak of brilliance, but I’ll start off with a few words about the food. We started off with the usual sausage and gesier salad. This was lovely with some red [...]
Yesterday Dani and I travelled into London to meet James, Katie and Peter for a spot of delicious lunch and a bit of incredibly fine Burgundy. Every wine delivered all we could ask of it. Peter was particularly pleased that after the two red wines I asked James if he might have a bottle of [...]
Last night the Elitistreview boys had a field-trip to Winchester’s Kyoto Kitchen to dine and drink with Simon and Gordon, from Stone, Vine and Sun, and Susie and Peter, Saturday Kitchen’s Masters of Wine. I have a lot to write about covering just the wines, so I shall only briefly talk about the food. A [...]
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