Category: England
England
Let us not mess around, . With bubbles it can be nice, but as a still wine? I have some beer over here I need to finish off. My …
England
I am taking a break from my series on South African wines to review The Trouble With Dreams, an English sparkling wine by Dermot Sugrue. The Trouble With Dreams …
Australia
A brief report on the wines consumed by The Editor and I over the Christmas holiday. Christmas Eve Hunting Hill Vineyard Chardonnay 2018, Kumeu River Lovely restrained, nutty, savoury …
Egomania
Today marks the fifteenth anniversary of Elitistreview! What a great milestone! How I have managed to keep it up I will never know, especially considering how rubbish some of …
England
The chérie in the title is The Editor, in this article it is Nyetimber Cuvée Chérie Demi-Sec sparkling wine. We drank Nyetimber Cuvée Chérie in place of dessert after …
England
The owner of Tillingham Wines (who shall remain nameless, see next sentence) claims he wants to champion English minimal intervention wines. On the basis of these two wines I …
Burgundy
Last Saturday, The Editor and I met our excellent friend Richard for lunch. He was the first appointment in our social calendar for three months and so it was …
England
Black Chalk Classic 2016 is a great example of how far English wine has come in the 28 years I have legally been allowed to buy wine (let us …
England
Meunier, the other grape of Champagne – only good for producers who want high yields or to make fast maturing non-vintage blends. It is nowhere near as bad as …
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 …
