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Announcement: German Wine Society (Washington DC Chapter) Membership Meeting...
Announcement by the German Wine Society (Washington DC Chapter) Dear Members and Friends of the German Wine Society,Prosit Neujahr! Online registration for the 2024 Capital Chapter Membership Meeting...
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Announcement: 2024 Tours by ombiasy (Annette Schiller) - Bordeaux, Loire...
Picture: Total Immersioin in Bordeaux: World Class Wines and Exquisite French Gourmet Cuisine - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France Picture: A Journey Through The Loire Valley - Seminar at...
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Top 100 Wines of Germany 2023 by Stuart Pigott/ James Suckling
Pictures: Lunch at the Weingut Schloss Johannisberg Gutsrestaurant - Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential Riesling Picture: Annette Schiller and Stefan Doctor, Director of...
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Top 10 Austria 2023 - Vinum Wine Magazine
Pictures: Summary: Austria 2023 by ombiasy WineTours - 12 Days: May 28 - June 08, 2023 Vinum is a European magazine offering wine reviews, news and editorial to its readers in Germany, Switzerland,...
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"Sechsmal Sekt" - 6 German Sparkling Wine Recommendations by Serhat Aktas...
Recently, the "Berliner Zeitung" carried an article entitled "Sechsmal Sekt", which included 6 Sekt (German sparkling wine) recommendations of Serhat Aktas, sommelier and owner of the wine bar “der...
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3 Climbers to the Top Level (Meyer Näkel, Friedrich Becker, Georg Mosbacher):...
Pictures: Wine Tasting at Weingut Friedrich Becker – Germany-South Wine Tour by ombiasy (2014) Der Feinschmecker, the leading German wine and food journal, presented its new ranking of the German wine...
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Top 10 Wines of Germany/ 2023 - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland 2024
Pictures: Cellar Tour and Wine Tasting with Philipp Wittmann and Eva Clüsserath-Wittmann at Weingut Wittmann in Westhofen – Germany-South Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2014) The Vinum Weinguide...
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Wines from Italy - Cellar Group Meets, Washington DC, January 2024
Led by Grant Crandall, President of the Atlantic Seaboard Wine Association, there is a group of wine lovers in the Northern Virginia area that meets 4 times a year at one of the members' home for a...
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Announcement: 2024 Tours by ombiasy (Annette Schiller) - Loire Valley, German...
Picture: Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential RieslingPicture: Rhône Valley Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Culture and History, FrancePicture: A Journey Through The...
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Climbers to the 5/5 Star Category - Falstaff WeinGuide Deutschland 2024
Pictures: Massive Tasting at Weingut Ziereisen, with Hanspeter and Edeltraud Ziereisen. See: 2 Cellar Tours and 1 Tasting at Weingut Ziereisen in Efringen, Markgräfler Land, Baden, with Hanspeter and...
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Dr. Bürklin-Wolf Riesling Pfalz Pechstein GC 2022, a Bone-dry, Ultra-premium...
Pictures: Tasting with Bettina Bürklin-von Guradze and Riccardo Korner at Weingut Dr. Bürklin-Wolf (VDP) in Wachenheim, Pfalz - Germany-South and Alsace 2022 by ombiasy WineTours Picture: Dr....
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Best German Bubblies - Vinum Deutscher Sekt Award 2023
Pictures: Ultra-premium Sekt: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Griesel&Compagnie, Sekthaus Streit, Bensheim, with Winemaker Rachele Crosara - Germany-South and Alsace 2018 Tour by ombiasy WineTours:...
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Nahe: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024
The Vinum Weinguide Deutschland 2024 was released recently, presenting Vinum's choice of Germany’s best 1,000 wine producers and reviewing more than 10,500 wines on 1,080 pages. 5 out of 5 stars...
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Cassoulet Dinner with Chef Jacques Imperato and Bordeaux Winemaker Lou...
An annual tradition took a new twist this year as we enjoyed Chef Jacques Imperato’s incomparable Cassoulet Feast with winemaker Lou Rochet and her family’s Bordeaux wines from Chateau du Grand Bos in...
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German Wine Tasting at the German Embassy in Washington DC, USA, Presented by...
At the Initiative of Astrid Jakobs, Minister Counselor for Food and Agriculture, German Embassy in Washington DC, and organized by the Agricultural Department of the German Embassy, a "The Wines of...
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Pfalz: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024
CORRECTION: The graphic above released by Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024 is faulty. Weingut Rings was pomoted from 4.5 stars to 5 stars and should be listed in the top category.The Vinum...
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4 Days in Schwabing, Munich, Germany, with Via and Erni (January/ February 2024)
Annette and I spent 4 nights in Munich. More specifically, we were in Schwabing.We stayed in the townhouse of Chris and Cornelia and took care of our grandchildren Viatrix and Ernst, while Chris and...
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Plateau des Fruits de Mer and a Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie at Historic...
In preparation of the forthcoming Loire Valley Tour 2024 by ombiasy WineTours, Annette and I spent a night in Nantes, where the tour starts. We stayed at Hotel de France, where the group will stay and...
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Announcement: Loire Valley 2024 by ombiasy WineTours (Sunday, June 09 -...
Dear wine friends,I just got back from a 10 day trip to the Loire Valley verifying hotels, meeting many wine domaine owners, checking out restaurants and finding the best travel routes.I am...
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Impromptu Fare-well Party at Desche Otto, Schwanheim, Frankfurt, Germany:...
My daughter Dr. Katharina-Sanchez got a new job. Starting on February 1, 2024, she is working at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Mexico City. Katharina and Diego in...
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