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 …
Burgundy
I recommended this in my affordable Burgundy post a while back. It is the last of my bottles and I think mitigating the slight angst caused by insomnia is …
Alsace
I am a rabidly enthusiastic janissary of Jean Boxler – his wines tweak my fun bits in royal style. That being said, I normally drink his Rieslings, and generally …
Burgundy
I do not drink a fabulously large amount of Beaujolais, but I’ve enjoyed so many of the 2009s I’ve sampled at tastings I’ve thought it worth scoring a few …
Burgundy
Fortunate fellow that I am I have been taken out to dinner twice in the past few days; I’m terribly grateful to Luke, Dan and Rob for their extreme …
Other
I’ve long been a fan of Domaine Tempier, especially when I could pick up 1990s from a shop in Oxford for a mere tenner per bottle. Prices, alas, have …
Buying recommendations
I’m always happy to receive an invitation to a tasting even though my lunatic tendencies add a degree of terror to the process of leaving the flat in order …
Alsace
Last night I had the great pleasure to visit my friends James and Katie in the company of recurrent drinking buddy ‘The Kid’ Peter for a comparative tasting of …
Burgundy
Last night the Elitistreview team hosted Peter from Hand-Picked Burgundy and ‘The Kid’ Peter of international consulting fame; we drank extraordinarily well. The only let-down of the night was …
General
Based on the frequency with which I visit Hawksmoor (and then mention my visit on Elitistreview), which is clearly London’s best meat restaurant, you have probably got the idea …