Category: David’s diatribes
Drivel
I am out of hospital and feeling so much happier; my mood improved immeasurably as soon as I got home. I have to go back in a few weeks …
Site News
I am afraid there will be a dearth of new posts on Elitistreview over the next couple of weeks or so. On Tuesday I was on my way to …
Jokes
In view of the slightly unhappy post that has been at the top of this page for the past few days I present something a bit lighter: a song. …
Drivel
Update 29/12 I got out of hospital last night and have been asleep since then. I managed to avoid a trip to the loony bin – result! I’m really …
Rants
For my 1111th post on Elitistreview I would like to sing the praises of sulfur’s role in wine-making; it is truly worthy of celebration. Too many vacuous halfwits have …
Australia
Regular readers may recall that in my write-up of the Clark Foyster portfolio tasting I roundly abused their Meursault producer Domaine Latour Giraud. Lance Foyster clearly took this criticism …
Buying recommendations
I have a bit of a thing for large formats. Magnums, jeroboams and the like tickle my ticklish bits with more than a suggestion of lubricity. My passion for …
Polls
The new design for Elitistreview has been live for a few weeks; I hope my regular readers have got over the shock of change and are finding it an …
Burgundy
Elitistreview is five years old today, hooray! Five years of opinion, rants and general lunacy. There have been some difficult times, very difficult times, but one hell of a …
General
You may recall that I gave a talk in the Houses of Parliament on behalf of the excellent charity Rethink on the subject of being a nutcase (with wine …
