Announcement: Amazing Wine Maker Dinner Featuring Château LAFON-ROCHET on May...
Pictures: Annette Schiller, ombiasy PR and WineTours, with Michel Tesseron, Owner, at Château Lafon-Rochet in Saint-Estèphe, and Chef Bart Vandaele at B Too in Washington DC.B Too and ombiasy PR and...
View ArticleWeingut Schloss Neuweier – Robert Schaetzle, Baden, Germany
Picture: Annette and Christian G.E. Schiller with Robert SchaetzleThe first winery we will visit on the Sun-kissed German South (Germany-South) Tour by ombiasy PR and WineTours from September 14 –...
View ArticleChristian G.E. Schiller's Review of the Book: Ralf Frenzel (ed.) - Riesling,...
The American Association of Wine Economists (AAWE) just released a new issue of the Journal of Wine Economics (JWE). (Vol 9, No 1). The lead paper of this issue is Giulia Meloni and Johan Swinnen’s...
View ArticleTerry Theise: German 2013 Vintage Wines - Highlights and Superlatives, Germany
Pictures: Christian G.E. Schiller Tasting with Helmut Doennhoff, see: An Afternoon with Riesling Star Winemaker Helmut Doennhoff at Weingut Doennhoff in Oberhausen in the Nahe Valley, GermanyTerry...
View ArticleNew Developments in German Wine - Annette Schiller at the German Wine Society...
Picture: Annette Schiller, Ombiasy PR and WineToursFollowing her presentation at the German Wine Society in Philadelphia/South Jersey a few weeks ago, Annette Schiller, Ombiasy PR and WineTours, gave a...
View ArticleLunch at an Iconic Restaurant in Baden, Germany: Restaurant Schwarzer Adler
Pictures: Christian G.E. Schiller at Franz Keller’s Schwarzer Adler in OberbergenWhen I got interested in “fine dining” in the 1970s, Franz Keller’s Schwarzer Adler in Oberbergen was certainly a place...
View ArticleThe (Grape) Wines and the Apple Wine of Weingut von Racknitz, Germany
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Matthias Adams, Weingut von Racknitz, at 2014 Apfelwein Weltweit, see: 2014 Apfelwein Weltweit - Apple Wine World Wide - in Frankfurt, Germany: Schiller’s...
View ArticleHandkäs’ mit Musik – Hand Cheese with Music - A Greater Frankfurt Region...
Pictures: Handkaes' Producer Manfred Seuss, Kaesehaus im Hessenpark, at the 2014 Apfelwein Weltweit in Frankfurt am Main, GermanySee:2014 Apfelwein Weltweit - Apple Wine World Wide - in Frankfurt,...
View ArticleWhat is a Slow Wine? German Slow Wine Tasting with Kai Wagner in Bad Homburg,...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Kai Wagner in Bad Homburg, GermanyThe Collegium Vini is an association of wine lovers in the greater Frankfurt area, founded in 1951, that meets regularly to taste...
View ArticleGerman Star Wine Producer Weingut Martin Tesch Leaves Prestigious VDP – The...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Martin Tesch in Wiesbaden, Germany at a VDP Tasting in September 2013The VDP – Verband der Praedikatsweingueter – is the prestigious association of about 200 elite...
View ArticleOrtswein (Village Wine) Tasting of the Top Rheinhessen Producers in Mainz,...
Picture: Gesine Roll, Weingut Weedenbornhof, Kai Schaetzel, Weingut Schaetzel and Philipp Wittmann, VDP President Rheinhessen and Weingut Wittmann in MainzWhat is an Ortswein? Many wine consumers do...
View ArticleThe World's 50 Best Restaurants (2014) - San Pellegrino
Picture: #1 -Noma in Copenhagen (Source: Noma Facebook Page)The new World's 50 Best Restaurants list, sponsored by San Pellegrino and Acqua Panna, was released a few weeks ago.For previous years, see:...
View Article2014 Weinboerse in Mainz – The VDP Producers of the 2014 ombiasy Germany...
Picture: Two German Wine Giants: Wilhelm Weil, Weingut Weil, and Armin Diel, Schlossgut Diel, at the 2014 Weinboerse in Mainz, GermanyThe VDP.Weinboerse is an annual 2-day event in Mainz, Germany. It...
View Article2014 Weinboerse in Mainz – The VDP Producers of the 2014 ombiasy German South...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller with Fritz Keller, Weingut Franz Keller, Baden, at the 2014 WeinboerseThe VDP.Weinboerse is an annual 2-day event in Mainz, Germany. It is the first comprehensive...
View ArticleDorothee Zilliken, Weingut Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken Presents her Noble...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Dorothee Zillike, Weingut Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken, at Frankfurt/Wein in Frankfurt, GermanyAt the innitiative of Gernot Dorsch and Wolfgang Feierfeil...
View ArticleSouth Africa Top 20 Wineries 2014
Pictures: Christian G.E.Schiller with Winemaker Jean Smit at BoekenhoutskloofA panel of 29 sommeliers, retailers and wine writers selected its 2014 top 20 winemakers from South Africa. You find the...
View ArticleWeingut Franz Kuenstler, Hochheim, Rheingau, Joins Terry Theise Portfolio,...
Picture: Gunter Kuenstler and Christian G.E. Schiller at Restaurant Kronenschloesschen in the Rheingau (2013)Last year, at one of the larger wine tastings in Germany, Gunter Kuenstler, Weingut Franz...
View ArticleA Small, Premium Sekt Producer: Sektkellerei Bardong in the Rheingau, Germany
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller with Norbert and Renate Bardong, Sektkellerei BardongNorbert and Renate Bardong own and run a small Sekt House in Geisenheim, in the Rheingau in Germany. They came over...
View ArticleGermany’s Most Expensive Dry White and Red Wines
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller with August Kesseler, Weingut Kesseler, in Assmannshausen, see: A Pinot Noir Star: Visiting August Kesseler and his Weingut August Kesseler in Assmannshausen,...
View ArticleWinemaker Dinner with Château LAFON-ROCHET Wines and Winemaker Anaïs Maillet...
Picture: Annette Schiller and Château LAFON-ROCHET’s winemaker Anaïs Maillet at B Too in Washington DC (Picture: Charlie Adler, TasteDC: Upcoming Food and Wine Events in DC )Château LAFON-ROCHET’s...
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