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German (Rheingau) Riesling and American (Bourbon) Whiskey: Woodford Reserve...
Pictures: Chris Morris, Master Distiller of Woodford Reserve, Désirée Eser, Weingut August Eser, Frank Morgan, Senior Vice-President Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. Chris Morris is the Master...
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Best German Winemakers – Eichelmann Wine Guide Deutschland 2014 Awards, Germany
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Oliver Haag, Weingut Fritz Haag, in Seattle at the 4th Riesling RendezvousThere are 3/4 influential wine guides in Germany: the Eichelmann and the GaultMillau,...
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Tasting the Wines of Domaine Méo-Camuzet, Bourgogne, with Owner Jean-Nicolas...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Jean-Nicolas Méo from Domaine Méo-Camuzet at Johann Lafer’s StromburgWhen Caroline and Armin Diel presented their new releases at Johann Lafer’s Stromburg, they...
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Food Tour of Porto with André Apolinário from Taste Porto Food Tours, Portugal
Picture: André Apolinário from Taste Porto Food Tours at Flor dos CongregadosThe 2013 Digital Wine Communications Conference (DWCC) in Logroño, La Rioja, Spain, did not only take me to Spain, but also...
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20 Interesting Wineries Close to Washington DC (in Virginia), USA
Pictures: Christian G.E. Schiller with Linden Vineyards Owner and Winemaker Jim Law Note that there are also interesting wineries in Maryland, which the Washingtonian however did not consider. I have...
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The Best German Red Wines - Deutscher Rotweinpreis 2013 (German Red Wine...
Picture: Christian Dautel and Christian Schiller at Weingut Dautel in WuerttembergThe annual German Red wine Competition, organized by the international wine magazine Vinum, exists since 1987. At that...
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A Tour and Tasting at Château Coufran, Haut-Médoc, with Co-owner Frédéric...
Picture: Annette Schiller, Frédéric Vicaire and Christian G.E. SchillerThe tour and tasting at Château Coufran, Haut-Médoc, was part of the 2013 Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy, organized and led by Annette...
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A Visit and a Tasting at Bodegas Bilbaínas in Haro with Head Winemaker Diego...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller at Bodegas Bilbaínas in Haro Tasting with Head Winemaker Diego Pinilla NavarroAs part of the Sunday Wineries Tour of the 2013 Digital Wine Communications Conference in...
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Wining and Dining at the Reborn Quinta de Covela, Vinho Verde Region in the...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Tony Smith at Quinta de CovelaThe 2013 Digital Wine Communications Conference (DWCC) in Logroño, La Rioja, Spain, did not only take me to Spain, but also to...
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Tasting with Johannes and Christoph Thoerle, Weingut Thoerle in Saulheim,...
Picture: Tasting with Johannes and Christoph Thoerle, Weingut Thoerle in Saulheim, Rheinhessen, GermanyFor many years, Rheinhessen was a wine region that was not in the front row when it came to...
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VDP Weingut Hans Lang, Hattenheim in the Rheingau: Eva Raps, Managing...
Picture: Christian G.E.Schiller with Johann Maximilian Lang at the Grand Wine Convention 2010. See: A Wine Feast in the Rheingau, Germany: The Grand Wine Convention 2010The well-known Weingut Hans Lang...
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A Tour and Tasting at Château Lafon-Rochet in Saint-Estèphe, Bordeaux, with...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller at Château Lafon-Rochet with Owner Basile Tesseron and Winemaker Lucas LeclercqThe 2013 Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy PR and WineTours included a tour of and tasting at...
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Germany’s Best Ultra-premium Dry Riesling Wines - BerlinRieslingCup 2013,...
Picture: Brandenburger Tor in BerlinMartin Zwick from Berlin is rapidly building up a reputation as being a mover and shaker in the German wine scene. This is due to the various Berlin Cups that he is...
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A Tasting at Weingut Peter Jakob Kühn, Rheingau, with Angela and Peter Jakob...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller with Angela and Peter Jakob Kühn at Weingut Peter Jakob KühnI visited Weingut Peter Jakob Kühn as part of the German Wine and Culture Tour by ombiasy PR and WineTours....
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Visiting an Oyster Farm at Arcachon Bay, Bordeaux: Raphael Doerfler at Earl...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Raphael Doerfler, Earl Ostrea Chanca, Cabane 22, 54 allee du Grand piquey, 33950 Lege Cap-FerretIn my home country Germany, oysters are very high on the list of any...
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Germany’s 26 Top Winemakers - Eichelmann WeinGuide Deutschland 2014
Picture: Martina Weil, Annette Schiller, Wilhelm Weil and Christian G.E. SchillerThere are 4 Wine Guides in Germany: Gault Millau, Feinschmecker, Eichelmann and Falstaff. These are all annual guides,...
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Lunch, Tour and Tasting with Owner Catherine Thibault d'Halluin (nee Boyer)...
Pictures: Wining and Hiking - the Group at an Old Medival Castle and at Restaurant Château de la Tour in Cadillac Ever heard of Château du Cros? Probably not. Château du Cros is not one of the 300 or...
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Schiller’s Favorite Wine Bars in Berlin, Germany
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller in front of the Brandenburger Tor in BerlinPlanet Wein and Schiller’s Top 3Practically at the Gendarmenmarkt in Berlin Mitte, in the Hilton Hotel building (on the...
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Austria’s Best Red Wines - Falstaff RotweinGuide 2014
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller with Peter Moser in Frankfurt The Falstaff RotweinGuide 2014, a wine guide for Austrian red wine, was released in December 2013 in Vienna, Austria. In the Falstaff...
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Tour, Tasting and Lunch at Bodegas Palacio, with Winemaker Roberto Rodriguez,...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller at Bodegas Palacio with Winemaker Roberto Rodriguez.As part of the Sunday Tour of the 2013 Digital Wine Communications Conference in Logroño, La Rioja, I visited...
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