Category: Wine
Alsace
I have long held Trimbach’s Cuvee Frederic Emile Riesling in high regard. Indeed, the 1979 provided my seminal wine experience at the age of eight. My comment at the …
Burgundy
James Hardy, Peter Palmer and I are rightly proud to have been captains of the Oxford University blind tasting team. As I am sure you can imagine, this means …
Buying recommendations
I have been having computer issues over the last week so I am getting a tad behind transcribing my notes, I hope the next few days will see them …
General drinking
It really has been a dismaying length of time since I attended a one year old’s birthday party, so long indeed that time has bleached the memory from my …
Buying recommendations
Right, let me make one thing entirely clear from the start: Sherry is a fortified wine that comes from the Jerez area of Spain. There is definitely no such …
Italy
Boca DOC is a deeply obscure Piedmontese wine region. They claim that during the 19th century it was one of the most well-regarded wine regions in Europe, but isn’t …
Loire
I’ve been away from Chinon for too long. My chum Jeremy once opened some 20 year old stuff and it was utterly delicious: light, ethereal, and very, very pretty. …
Rhône
I suppose this is a bit off of me, the poor chap does need a rest after all those years of hard work, but I was so disconsolate when …
Burgundy
For those who missed my hyper-decanting larks you should check out the video in that post for a highly disrespectful method of getting tough, unyielding wines to be a …
Australia
The Elitistreview team met up with top London wine-merchants Lance Foyster and Isabelle Clark for lunch today (Franco Manca pizzas are good, but we thought the service in their …