Tasting 2011 Vintage Port at Quinta da Boavista, Douro Valley, Portugal
Picture: The Group with the Winemakers at Quinta da BoavistaAs part of a pre-conference trip (before the 2013 Digital Wine Communications Conference in Logroño, Rioja, Spain) up the Douro Valley, from...
View ArticleVisiting and Tasting at Château Climens, with Owner Bérénice Lurton,...
Picture: The Group with Bérénice Lurton at Château ClimensThe 2 leading biodynamic producers in Bordeaux are Château Pontet Canet and Château Climens. We visited both of them during the 2013 Bordeaux...
View ArticleA 16 Vintages Château Calon Ségur Vertical Tasting in Washington DC, with...
Picture: Annette Schiller, Ombiasy PR and WineTours, Christian G.E. Schiller and Laurent Dufau, Managing Director, from Château Calon SégurFor the last couple of years, in late January, when he is on...
View ArticleTour and Tasting at Château Pontet-Canet, with Owner Alfred Tesseron, Bordeaux
Picture: The Group with Alfred Tesseron at Château Pontet-CanetThe 2013 Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy PR and WineTours included a tour of and tasting at Château Pontet-Canet. For the tasting, we were joined...
View ArticleGermany’s Best Dry Rieslings – Feinschmecker Riesling Cup 2013
Picture: Reiner Flick, Weingut Joachim Flick, and Christian G.E. Schiller in Hochheim346 wine producers submitted their best dry Riesling for the 2013 competition. The Feinschmecker Riesling Cup 2013...
View ArticleItaly’s Top Wines and Wine Makers - Gambero Rosso’s Vini d’Italia 2014
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller with Marco Pallanti, Owner/Winemaker at Castello di Ama, Chianti Classico in ItalySee also: Extraordinary Art and Wines at Castello di Ama in Chianti Classico, ItalyThe...
View ArticleVintage 2011 Tasting with Lucas Pichler, Weingut F.X. Pichler, with Dirk...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Lucas Pichler at Dirk and Gabi Wuertz's Koehnigsmuehle in Rheinhessen I had the luck and pleasure to meet Lucas Pichler,Weingut F.X.Pichler, Wachau, Austria, and...
View ArticleUnion des Grands Crus de Bordeaux (UGCB) on the 2014 North America Tour in...
Pictcure:Christian G.E. Schiller and Olivier Bernard,Owner of Domaine de Chevalier and President of the UGCB in Washington DCThe UGCB toured North America with stops in several American and Canadian...
View ArticleTour and Tasting at Château Lynch-Bages in Bages, Bordeaux, France
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller with Jean-Charles Cazes, Owner of Lynch-Bages, at Château Lynch-Bages in BagesThe 2013 Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy PR and WineTours included a tour of and tasting at...
View ArticleTasting with Rita Busch at Weingut Clemens Busch in the Mosel Valley, Germany
Picture: Annette Schiller, Clemens Busch and Rita Busch at Weingut Clemens Busch during the 2013 German Wine and Culture by ombiasy PR and WineToursThe 2013 German Wine and Culture Tour by ombiasy PR...
View ArticleTour, Tasting and Lunch at Château Beausejour in AOC Puisseguin-St.Emilion,...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Annette Schiller at Château Beausejour in AOC Puisseguin-St.Emilion with ClaireEver heard of Gerard Dupuy and his Château Beausejour in AOC Puisseguin-St.Emilion?...
View ArticleThe Wines of Pio Cesare with Owner Cesare Benvenuto and the Food of Patrick...
Picture: Annette Schiller, Ombiasy PR and WineTours, Christian G.E. Schiller and Cesare Benvenuto, Pio Cesare, at Bazin's on Church Cesare Benvenuto, Co-owner of the famous Pio Cesare Estate in the...
View ArticleTour, Tasting and Lunch at Château Léoville-Poyferré, with Didier Cuvelier...
Picture: Annette and Christian G.E. Schiller at Château Léoville-Poyferré during the 2013 Bordeaux Wine Tour by ombiasy with Didier Cuvelier and Anne Cuvelier.The 2013 Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy PR and...
View ArticleAmerican Wines with French Roots: The Wines President Obama Served at the...
Picture: The Official State Dinner Picture (Source: White House) When French President Hollande was at the White House for a State Dinner in his honor on February 11, 2014, President Obama served 3...
View ArticleA Feast with Jean Trimbach, Maison Trimbach in Alsace, and Chef Bart M....
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller, Chef Bart M. Vandaele and Jean Trimbach at B Too in Washington DCJean Trimbach from Maison Trimbach in Alsace, France, was in town (Washington DC area). Again, he...
View ArticleTour at Tonnellerie Berger et Fils: How is a Barrique Made? Bordeaux, France
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller at Cooperage Berger et Fils in the MedocOne very special visit during the 2013 Bordeaux Wine Tour by ombiasy was the one at Cooperage Berger et Fils. The tour, where we...
View ArticleCellar Tour, Vineyard Tour, Tasting and Lunch with Georg Rumpf, Weingut...
Pictures: In the Vineyard with Georg Rumpf, Weingut Kruger-RumpfIn the Nahe Valley, the 2013 Germany Wine and Culture Tour by ombiasy included 2 stops: A tasting with Riesling Guru Helmut Doennhoff at...
View ArticleVisit of an Ultra-premium Non-mainstream Bordeaux Producer: Tertre Rôteboeuf,...
Pictures: The Group, Annette Schiller and Christian G.E. Schiller at Tertre Rôteboeuf with François MitjavileThe 2013 Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy PR and WineTours included a visit at Tertre Rôteboeuf with...
View ArticleTasting at Weingut Balthasar Ress, Hattenheim, Rheingau, with Stefan Ress,...
Picture: Annette Schiller, Stefan Ress and Christian G.E. Schiller at Weingut Balthasar Ress in Hattenheim In the Rheingau, the 2013 Germany Wine and Culture Tour by ombiasy included a dinner...
View ArticleSchiller's Favorite Wine Bars in Bordeaux City, France
Picture: Annette and Christian G.E. Schiller - "Un Pot" in a Sidewalk Cafe in Bordeaux CityBordeaux CityThe city of Bordeaux is a jewel, with vestiges from the Roman era and medieval town gates....
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