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Ombiasy Wine Tours: Bordeaux Trip Coming up in September 2013
Picture: Owner Didier Cuvelier Pouring at Château Léoville Poyferré (Note: All pictures on this posting are from the Ombiasy Wine Tours 2012 Bordeaux Trip.) Led by Annette Schiller and Christian...
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The Bordeaux with an Orange Label: Château Lafon-Rochet, 4th Grand Cru en...
Picture: The Wines of Château Lafon-Rochet, 4th Grand Cru en 1855 in Saint-EstèpheWhen Guy Tesseron became the owner of Château Lafon-Rochet, 4th Grand Cru en 1855 in Saint-Estèphe, in 1959, it needed...
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“The only guide to German Riesling you’ll ever need to read”
Picture: The Candid Wines Team, with Damien Casten on the rightChicago-based Damien Casten - co-founder of Candid Wines – posted the below on his wine blog, in which he directs his readers to a posting...
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Dinner with Spanish Winemaker Antonio Jose Bleda Jimenez, Bodegas Bleda, at...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Antonio Jose Bleda Jimenez at Taberna del Alabardero in Washington DCHoward Friedman, Spanish wine aficionado, importer and wine tour guide, put on a great wine...
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Dinner with Owner/Winemaker Eric Bonnet of Domaine La Bastide Saint...
Picture: Bistro Vivant Co-Owner Aykan Demiroglu, Eric Bonnet, Winemaker and Co-Owner of Domaine La Bastide Saint Dominique and Christian G.E. Schiller at Bistro Vivant in McLean, VA, USABistro Vivant...
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Rediscoverd: Weinhaus Bluhm in Mainz, Germany - A Cosy and Basic Wine Tavern...
Picture: Roland Ladendorf and Christian G.E. Schiller I used to live in Mainz between 1973 and 1982, first as a student and later as an Assistant Professor at the University of Mainz. Student life was...
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American Wines with German Roots
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller with Walter Schug in CarnerosThis is a compilation of American wines or wineries that have in one way or another German roots. The German component can take different...
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Lunch with Didier Cuvelier at Château Léoville-Poyferré in Saint-Julien,...
Picture: Didier Cuvelier and Christian G.E. Schiller lunching at Château Léoville-PoyferréI recently had the honor and pleasure to have lunch with Didier Cuvelier at his Château Léoville-Poyferré. The...
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Governor’s Cup Competition 2013, Virginia, USA
Picture: Daniele Tessaro, Associate Winemaker of Barboursville Vineyards, and Rachel Martin, Boxwood's General Manager. The Picture was taken at TasteCamp 2012, for more, see: TasteCamp 2012 in...
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Texas, Virginia, Missouri, Colorado …. Maryland: Drink Local Wine Conference...
Picture: Maryland Wineries Association (MWA)Drink Local Wine will hold its fifth annual conference April 13, 2013 in Baltimore, focusing on Maryland wine. The state’s industry is one of the fastest...
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Dining on the Cutting-edge - Daniel Singhofen’s Eola in Washington DC, USA
Pictures: Christian G.E. Schiller and Chef Daniel Singhofen at EolaWhen President Obama was elected for the second time as President of the United States of America, Todd Kliman from the monthly...
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With Wine Maker Clemens Busch in Puenderich at his Winery in the Mosel...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Clemens Busch at Kloster Eberbach For more, see:Schiller’s Favorites from the VDP Grosses Gewaechs – Grand Cru – Presentation at Kloster Eberbach, 2012, Germany...
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Ombiasy Wine Tours: Wine and Culture Tour to Germany Coming up in August 2013
Pictures: Annette Schiller, Clemens Busch, Christian G.E. Schiller and Helmuth Doennhoff Led by Annette Schiller and Christian Schiller, a Wine and Culture Trip to Germany is coming up, August 22 - 30,...
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Germany’s Top 10 Winemakers (with 5 Grapes) - The Gault Millau WeinGuide...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Wilhelm Weil. Visiting Wilhelm Weil at his Weingut Robert Weil in Kiedrich, Germany and Tasting with Wilhelm Weil the 2010 Weingut Weil Wines in Kiedrich, Germany...
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The Heidsieck Champagnes – French Champagne Houses with German Roots
Picture: Heidsieck et Cie MonopolI recently published a posting about French Champagne Houses with German roots, i.e. Champagne producers that were founded by Germans. Carolyne Henry pointed out to me...
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Mainlust “Desche Otto” – an Ultra Traditional Apple Wine Tavern, with an...
Pictures: Christian G.E. Schiller with "die Claudia und de Louie" - Claudia Olschowski and Louie Hoelzinger, Partners in Life and BusinessI grew up with apple wine in Frankfurt am Main, Germany....
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The 50 Largest Winemakers in Germany
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller with Ulrich Allendorf at Weingut Allendorf in Oestrich Winkel. Fore more, see: Lighting and the Flavor of Wine - With Winemaker Ulrich Allendorf in his Aroma Vineyard...
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The Iron Chevsky Wine Blog Recommends “Christian Schiller’s Most Informative...
Picture: Gary ChevskyThis is a re-release of a posting by Gary Chevsky of the Iron Chevsky Wine Blog, in which he recommends “Christian Schiller's most informative blog”. This is about Austrian...
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Richmond Times-Dispatch, Virginia (USA): Vines & Wines: State wine considered...
Picture: Richmond Times-DispatchAn article by Jack Berninger in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Virginia (USA) referring to and quoting “noted wine blogger Christian...
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An Afternoon with François Mitjavile at his Tertre Rôtebeouf - A Saint...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller with François Mitjavile at his Tertre Rôtebeouf - A Saint Emilion Cult Wine ProducerTertre Rôtebeouf is one of the finest châteaux in Saint-Emilion. Yet, it is not...
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