I could only watch it from a distance: On the weekend of October 6 - 8, 2023, Dirk Eisel took a group of "Hungries" on a most exciting food and wine tour in Frankfurt downtown and the greater Frankfurt area. Knowing Dirk quite well, I was not at all suprised by his choices - all excellent, if not world-class.
I have added a few pictures of the restaurants and wineries were Dirk took the group from my blog Schiller-Wine, with links to my postings.
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have a tradition in The Hungries of naming the first member in a city
our “mayor” – especially if the person is very active and acts as an
ambassador for their city. Few mayors can live up to the enthusiasm of @dirkeisel,
our passionate Frankfurt commander. Recently, he had a bunch of
Hungries in town visiting him, and he arranged the most amazing food
& winery tour for them! In Dirk’s own words:
Ever since I
joined The Hungries, I have been lobbying for people to come to my
hometown of Frankfurt. […] Last weekend, a fearless group comprising @sabrinavidal_, @svein_mathisen, @nghial, @vsgarberg, @norusuku, and @_henrikdam kindly trusted me and arrived for a tour of Germany’s most underrated foodie city.
The stops included:
- dinner at @bidlabu_ffm, Frankfurt’s latest one-Michelin-starred restaurant which offers rather classical, but enjoyable bistronomy cuisine and wines
- lunch at @ramen_muku_frankfurt, which not only serves the eponymous soup, but also a broad selection of “Japanese tapas”
- sausages at legendary 83-year old Ilse Schreiber’s market stall in @kleinmarkthalle_frankfurt food market
- natural wines at @coolclimate wine store just around the corner from Kleinmarkthalle
- dinner at @emmametzler_restaurant where chef @anton_de_bruyn serves modern nose-to-tail dishes from locally-sourced produce.
- lunch at the newly-opened, excellent @ciccione.pizza, which serves Roman-style pizza al taglio and also has a nice wine list
- winery visit at @kaischaetzel in Nierstein, in the midst of harvest.
- dinner at @restaurant_gustav, one of two restaurants in Frankfurt that have been awarded two Michelin stars
- winery visit at @oekonomieratrebholz, one of the best wineries in Germany
- lunch at the @weingutbernhardkoch winery Wine Pavillon
-
winery visit at Rings winery where brothers Steffen and Andy Rings have
turned their parents’ fruit farm which sold wine in bulk into one of
Germany’s finest producers of Riesling and Pinot Noir
- dinner at Dirk’s culinary living room in Frankfurt, @chairsffm.
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Restaurant Bidlabu
Restaurant Emma Metzler
Weingut Schaetzel
Pictures: Tasting with Kai Schätzel, Weingut Schätzel, in Nierstein and in Washington DC. See: Instagram Tasting with Kai Schätzel, Weingut Schätzel, Rheinhessen, Germany in Washington DC, USA
Restaurant Gustav
Weingut Ökonomierat Rebholz
Pictures: Vineyard Tour and Tasting with Hans Rebholz, Weingut Ökonomierat Rebholz (VDP), Pfalz - Germany-South and Alsace 2022 by ombiasy WineTours
Picture: The Table of Hannsjörg Rebholz, Weingut Ökonomierat Rebholz, Pfalz, at the Gala Dinner of the Rieslingfeier 2016 in New York City, with Annette Schiller, David Schildknecht and Hannsjörg Rebholz. See: A German Riesling Feast in New York City: Rieslingfeier 2016, USAPicture: Annette and Christian Schiller with Hansjörg and Birgit Rebholz at Prowein 2015 in Düsseldorf
Pictures: Tasting at Weingut Ökonomierat Rebholz in Siebeldingen, Pfalz, with Hansjörg Rebholz. See: Tasting at Weingut Ökonomierat Rebholz in Siebeldingen, Pfalz – Germany-South by ombiasy WineTours (2015)
Pictures: In the Cellar of Weingut Ökonomierat Rebholz, Siebeldingen, Pfalz, with Hansjörg and Valentin Rebholz. See: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Weingut Ökonomierat Rebholz in Siebeldingen, Pfalz, with Hansjörg and Valentin Rebholz and Sabine Wagner - Germany-South and Alsace 2017 Tour by ombiasy WineTours
Pictures: Cellar Tour and Tasting with Andreas Rings at Weingut Rings (VDP) in Freinsheim, Pfalz - Germany-South and Alsace 2022 by ombiasy WineTours
Pictures: Tasting and Cellar Tour at Weingut Rings in Freinsheim, Pfalz, with Andreas Rings - Germany-South and Alsace 2017 Tour by ombiasy WineTours
Restaurant Chairs
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Tour and Tasting at
Château Haut-Bailly, Graves, Appellation Pessac-Léognan, Grand Cru Classé, with Cellar Master Jean Christoph - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by
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Tasting with Helmut Dönnhoff and Sascha Johannes Schömel at Weingut Dönnhoff (VDP) in Oberhausen, Nahe - Germany-South and Alsace 2022 by ombiasy WineTours
2022 Annual Riesling Party at the Schiller Residence in McLean, Virginia, USA
Christian Schiller`s SCHILLER-WINE Blog on Corking Wines` Top 101 Wine Writers of 2020 List
The Wines of Germany: Presentation by Annette Schiller at the German Embassy in Washington DC/ Consular Conference December 2021
Massive Tasting of Bordeaux 1982 - the Vintage that made Robert Parker a Star, USA/ France
Carl Willner, Christian Schiller and Ken Bensley of the German Wine Society/ Washington DC Chapter (Re-)elected to the National Board, USA, Germany
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"Wein-Oktoberfest" of the German Wine Society (Washington DC Chapter) at the German Embassy in Washington DC, USA
Tour and Tasting at Weingut Tement, Steiermark, with Sommelier Andy Bodor and Manfred and Heidi Tement- Austria 2023 by ombiasy WineTours