Rhône
Only a quickie, but hopefully of use. Domaine Lionnet has been fortunate to feature on Elitistreview before. This is a more junior wine than the grand Cornas. It is …
South Africa
The generic Stark-Conde Cabernet is one of the most boring wines I have ever poured down the sink, so why did I follow up that tiresome experience with buying …
Site News
Good afternoon! This is just a quick note to say I have removed all ads from the eloquent, elegant Elitistreview. I hate them, and I am not often a …
Rhône
One of the three great Northern Rhone appellations Cornas covers a little over one hundred hectares – smaller than a lot of estates in Italy and Bordeaux. The Lionnet …
London
There was a time when ten percent of the posts on Elitistreview mentioned Hawksmoor. There have been changes and more branches since then, but my trip to Hawksmoor Air …
South Africa
This review of Duncan Savage ‘Follow the line’ Cinsault 2019 is, in part, written to encourage you to purchase South African wine, drive exports of it, and so mitigate …
South Africa
It is back to #saveSAwine with a review of Paul Sauer 2017 from Kanonkop. You recall the South African wine industry has faced problems from prohibition to tax rises. …
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 …
Polls
Since I have been drinking infinitely more of the stuff than I was, say, ten years ago, I have heard a variety of ways in which people pronounce Cinsault …
South Africa
This review of Whole Bunch Pinot Noir 2019 from Crystallum continues my series of articles about South African wines worth buying to #saveSAwine. The South African wine trade has …
