The new Gault Millau WeinGuide Deutschland – for 2025 – was published in November 2024. This was the 37. release of this wineguide. It reviews more than 2.000 wines of more than 600 producers.
GENOSSENSCHAFT DES JAHRES/ Co-operative of the Year: Durbacher Winzer, Baden
HANDSCHRIFT DES JAHRES/ Signature of the Year: Hanspeter Ziereisen, Weingut Ziereisen, Baden
HÖCHSTER NEUEINSTEIGER DES JAHRES/ Highest Newcomer of the Year: Jonas Kurek, Weingut Kurek, WÜRTTEMBERG
IMPULSGEBER DES JAHRES/ Impulse Generator of the Year: Markus Drautz, Weingut Drautz-Able, Württemberg
KELLERMEISTER DES JAHRES/ Winemaker of the Year: Christopher Full & Axel Thieme, Weingut Battenfeld-Spanier & Kühling-Gillot, Rheinhessen
KOLLEKTION DES JAHRES/ Collection of the Year: Julian Huber, Weingut Bernhard Huber, Baden
VISIONÄRE DES JAHRES/ Visionary of the Year: Christoph und Johannes Schneider, Weingut am Schlipf – Schneider, Baden
WEINPERSÖNLICHKEIT DES JAHRES/ Wine Person of the Year: Dr. Katharina Prüm, Weingut Joh. Jos. Prüm, Mosel
Picture: Annette Schiller and Manfred Prüm (2011)
Pictures:
Katharina Pruem (Weingut J.J. Pruem) and Christian G.E.Schiller with
Achim von Oetinger (Weingut Detlev Ritter und Edler von Oetinger - Zum
Jungen Oetinger) at Gallery Buchmann. See: 70 Galleries – 200 Praedikat Wine Estates – 1000 Wines: Art and Wine in Berlin (2010)
Picture: Christian Schiller with Katharina Pruem at Wegmans in Virginia. See also: JJ Pruem Goes Supermarket: Meeting Katharina Pruem and Tasting the Incredible JJ Pruem Wines at Wegmans (2011)
Pictures: Tasting at Weingut Jos. Jos. Prüm in Bernkastel-Wehlen, Mosel, with Amei Prüm - Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential Riesling
With Katharina Pruem at the Rieslingfeier in New York (2025)
Gala Dinner
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Wine Tours in Europe by ombiasy with Annette Schiller 2025
Overview: Rhône Valley 2024 by ombiasy WineTours led by Annette Schiller - Facebook Day-by-day Postings Overview: Germany Rhein-Mosel-Nahe 2024 by Ombiasy Public Relations and Wine Tours led by Annette Schiller - Facebook Day-by-day Postings
Summary: Loire 2024 - Châteaux and Wine - by ombiasy WineTours, led by Annette Schiller
Summary: Germany "From Berlin to Frankfurt" 2023 (Saale Unstrut, Sachsen, Franken, Württemberg) by ombiasy WineTours
Summary: From Lyon to Paris - Total Immersion in Burgundy and Champagne 2023 by ombiasy WineTours (July 02 - 13, 2023)
Summary: Austria 2023 by ombiasy WineTours - 12 Days: May 28 - June 08, 2023
Guided
Visit of Château Chenonceau, Residence of Diana de Poitier and of
Katharina de Medici, Mistress (the Former) and Wife (the Latter) of King
Henry II - Loire Valley 2024 by ombiasy WineToursChristian Schiller`s SCHILLER-WINE Blog on Corking Wines` Top 101 Wine Writers of 2020 List
The 2024 American Wine Society National Conference in Winston-Salem, North Carolina/ USA with Annette and Christian Schiller: Seen Through Christian Schiller's
Camera Lens
2022 Annual Riesling Party at the Schiller Residence in McLean, Virginia, USA
Massive Tasting of Bordeaux 1982 - the Vintage that made Robert Parker a Star, USA/ France
Kékfrankos
- Blaufränkisch - Lemberger: A Grape’s Immigration Story From Central Europe To The US West Coast - Seminar at the 2023 American Wine
Society National Conference in St. Louis/ Missouri/ USA
led by Annette Schiller
The New German Wine Law of 2021 - Tasting at the German Wine Society (Washington DC Chapter), presented by Annette Schiller
Christian Schiller: Re-elected to the Board of the "Weinfeder", the Association of German Wine Journalists
schiller-wine Blog of Christian Schiller Top Washington DC Alcohol Blog (December, 2024)
2024 Annual Meeting
of the Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim, a 45 Years Old Wine Brotherhood in the Famous Wine Village Hochheim, Rheingau, Germany, with Annette
Schiller, Founding Member, and Christian Schiller
German Wine Society
(Capital Chapter) Membership Meeting 2024: Carl Willner Re-elected President and Christian Schiller Re-elected Vice-president, USA/ Germany
Masterclass - The Wines of Germany: Presentation by Annette Schiller at the German Embassy
in Washington DC/ Consular Conference March 2024
The New German Wine Law of 2021 - Shifting from the Sugar Level at Harvest to the Wine's Geographic Origin
Dinner at JAN in Munich, Germany, with Jan Hartwig, one of the ten German 3-star Michelin Chefs (September 2024)
Hans Rebholz, Weingut Oekonomierat Rebholz, Pfalz, Presenting his Wines at the German Embassy
in Washington DC, USA (January 2025) 2025
Rieslingfeier Gala Dinner in New York City, Sky Loft, 32nd Floor of 50
Hudson Yard, with 15 #worldclass Winemakers from Germany + Austria and Estimated 300
Wines, many 20, 30, 40 Years old, many Larger Format and almost all
Ultra-premium
ANNOUNCEMENT: Wine Tours in Europe by ombiasy with Annette Schiller 2025
Overview: Germany Rhein-Mosel-Nahe 2024 by Ombiasy Public Relations and Wine Tours led by Annette Schiller - Facebook Day-by-day Postings
Summary: Loire 2024 - Châteaux and Wine - by ombiasy WineTours, led by Annette Schiller
Summary: Germany "From Berlin to Frankfurt" 2023 (Saale Unstrut, Sachsen, Franken, Württemberg) by ombiasy WineTours
Summary: From Lyon to Paris - Total Immersion in Burgundy and Champagne 2023 by ombiasy WineTours (July 02 - 13, 2023)
Summary: Austria 2023 by ombiasy WineTours - 12 Days: May 28 - June 08, 2023
Guided Visit of Château Chenonceau, Residence of Diana de Poitier and of Katharina de Medici, Mistress (the Former) and Wife (the Latter) of King Henry II - Loire Valley 2024 by ombiasy WineTours
Christian Schiller`s SCHILLER-WINE Blog on Corking Wines` Top 101 Wine Writers of 2020 List
The 2024 American Wine Society National Conference in Winston-Salem, North Carolina/ USA with Annette and Christian Schiller: Seen Through Christian Schiller's Camera Lens
2022 Annual Riesling Party at the Schiller Residence in McLean, Virginia, USA
Massive Tasting of Bordeaux 1982 - the Vintage that made Robert Parker a Star, USA/ France
Kékfrankos - Blaufränkisch - Lemberger: A Grape’s Immigration Story From Central Europe To The US West Coast - Seminar at the 2023 American Wine Society National Conference in St. Louis/ Missouri/ USA led by Annette Schiller
Christian Schiller: Re-elected to the Board of the "Weinfeder", the Association of German Wine Journalists
schiller-wine Blog of Christian Schiller Top Washington DC Alcohol Blog (December, 2024)
2024 Annual Meeting of the Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim, a 45 Years Old Wine Brotherhood in the Famous Wine Village Hochheim, Rheingau, Germany, with Annette Schiller, Founding Member, and Christian Schiller
German Wine Society (Capital Chapter) Membership Meeting 2024: Carl Willner Re-elected President and Christian Schiller Re-elected Vice-president, USA/ Germany
Masterclass - The Wines of Germany: Presentation by Annette Schiller at the German Embassy in Washington DC/ Consular Conference March 2024
The New German Wine Law of 2021 - Shifting from the Sugar Level at Harvest to the Wine's Geographic Origin
Dinner at JAN in Munich, Germany, with Jan Hartwig, one of the ten German 3-star Michelin Chefs (September 2024)