Category: David’s diatribes
Beer
It is half-past midnight and I am having a beer. Wehay! I admit this is not an uncommon occurrence, but I am drinking this rather tasty Sierra Nevada Pale …
Non-alcoholic
When we were away for larks in Burgundy and Alsace my chum Non-Stinky Jeff ordered a bottle of iced tea at a drinking establishment. Cue sneers and disapproving looks. …
Drivel
I’m just back from France with a bag full of wine and a book full of notes. The notes will be written up and posted over the next few …
Site News
I’m gong on holiday tomorrow. I probably will not have regular internet access so updates will have to wait until I get back in 13 days time. And there …
Perry
Westons Perry. It is terribly good, really fruity, with good body and a fine fizz. The thing you’ve got to love most about it, though, is that lovely, lovely …
Egomania
A few people have said I should sign up for Twitter. I know little of it, but I seem to be aware that I have more to say than …
Buying recommendations
I keep thinking I should write a ‘hilarious bargains of the wine world’ post for here. Two wines that would feature near the top of that list are Manzanilla …
Alsace
I’ve mentioned before that I am not the biggest fan of Zind-Humbrecht wines, all too often they are booze-tastic monsters. I’ve seen them clocking in at 16.5% in the …
Australia
Yes, yes, it is more of those podcasts; me speaking drivel as it occurs to me. I feel audio notes are quite good to get one’s raw opinion of …
Rants
The chef Gordon Ramsay is in the news. My opinion of his has dropped somewhat since I first went to his flagship joint in Royal Hospital Road. My first …
