Germany
When I was a student at Oxford I used to buy plenty of Muller-Catoir wines, so many that the wine merchant put neck labels on the bottles saying “David …
Site News
As you can see, Elitistreview has had an over-haul. The aim has been to help you, my dear readers, navigate the site and find posts of interest more easily …
Rants
Many countries are perfectly happy to swipe the names of fine, usually French, wine growing regions for their pale imitations of the real thing. I never expected the French …
Bars
A new Young’s pub has opened in the development I reside in here in horrible, horrible Woolwich. This is one of the much touted improvements to the area that …
Australia
Lunch yesterday was a real treat for the Elitistreview team. Not only because we were dining at Hawksmoor, London’s best meat restaurant, nor due to the array of ambrosial …
London
Hawksmoor most definitely delivered a ludicrously high quality lunch experience. There are no words I can add to this picture: Shame about the background lettuce, eh?
General
Having read this article I discover that the National Institute for Health and Clinical excellence are a bunch of meddling busybodies who feel they have the right to dictate …
Alsace
The Roulot was fabulous, but I was a touch worried about the Cote-Rotie when first popped. Meursault les Tillets 2001, Domaine Roulot The nose has some buttery richness – …
Australia
The start of the week can be a difficult time, so the Woolwich team decided to ease its passing with a few glasses of wine. Semillon 2007, Moss Wood …
Fast food
The City is slightly un-nerving at the weekend, all of those tiny, winding streets between skyscrapers that are totally devoid of people make me more than a hint spooked. …
