Alsace
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, …
Recipes
The editor and I picked up some squid at the last Hampshire Farmers’ Market and cooked something so simple, satisfying and scrumptious I would like to share the recipe …
Loire
The real reason I could only afford two bottles for my cheap summer wine piece is because I purchased a proper wine as well. We prefer expensive wines, eh? …
Burgundy
Nuits should not be like this. No Nuits I really like, be it Mugnier, Chevillon or a one off from Dujac, is anything like this in personality. I think …
Buying recommendations
Last time I was on vast quantities of codeine I wrote this hilarious article about cheap wine. Well, as those who’ve followed my whining on Twitter will know, I’ve …
Egomania
Me! ME!! It’s ME who has the fifth best trousers in the wine trade! Hooray! To explain, that august publication The Drinks Business has published an article covering the …
Italy
Conti Costanti Brunello is quite flash, and this Riserva was rather pricy when purchased a decade ago; I haven’t dared look at prices in ages. I hope it has …
Drivel
Elitistreview started seven years ago today – hooray! I’m amazed it has continued for so long and actually got a lot better in recent years. My readers appear to …
General
Last week we attended the Woodlands Jersey Beef ox roast and jazz event – it was one of the best beef, and least London-like, experiences of my life. I …
General
I’ve been roused from my sick bed by the promise of breakfast – namely breakfast containing Spanish black pudding: Morcilla Iberica Curada. By the masters of ecky-thump, that is …
