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Dinner chez Annette and Christian Schiller in McLean, Virginia, March 2013, USA
Pictures: The Dining TableWe had a dinner at our house in McLean, Virginia. We were 12 people. Annette Schiller, Ombiasy Wine Tours, did the cooking. See more here on Annette's upcoming trips to...
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Top 100 Most Influential People in the U.S. Wine Industry – The 2013...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller with Gregory Dal Piaz in Italy. He is #34 on the list. IntoWine.com: "Gregory Dal Piaz: is editor in chief at Snooth Media, a technology-driven media company that is a...
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Rappahannock Oyster Bar at Union Station – Virginia Oysters in Washington DC,...
Picture: Rappahannock Oyster Bar at Union Market in Washington DCIn my home country Germany, oysters are very high on the list of any food aficionado, but you do not see them often on menus in...
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Rioja, Portugal, Austria, Italy, Turkey …. Rioja – EWBC 2013 Back in Spain
Picture: Gabriella Opaz and Christian G.E. Schiller at the EWBC 2011 in ItalyThe sixth annual EWBC Digital Wine Communications Conference will be held in Logroño (Spain) on October 25-27, 2013.The only...
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Rising Winemakers in Germany: Promotions in the Gault Millau WeinGuide...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller with Kai Schaetzel in NiersteinSee: Celebrating Riesling and my Birthday at Weingut Schaetzel in Nierstein, Rheinhessen, GermanyA New Fixture in the Reemerging Red...
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Tasting Syrah/Shiraz Around the World
Pictures: Christian G.E. Schiller and Doug Lehmann at Pearson's in Washington DCIn recent years, I have tasted Syrah/Shiraz with winemakers around the world. In this posting, I am recalling a number of...
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Virginia versus the World – A Blind Taste-Off, USA
Picture: The Tasters - (from left to right) Christian Schiller (schiller-wine) Isaac James Baker (Reading, Writingand Wine) Annette Schiller (Ombiasy Wine Tours) Aaron Nix-Gomez (Hogshead Wine) David...
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German Wine: Tasting with Phil Bernstein of MacArthur Beverages the 2011...
Picture: Phil Bernstein in Washington DCFor a number of years now, around this time, one of the best German wine retailers in the USA, Phil Bernstein of MacArthur Beverages, has been making a...
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New Zealand Pinot Flight – Maude of Central Otago, New Zealand with Winemaker...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Dan Dineen, Co-winemaker and Co-owner of Maude in New ZealandDan Dineen, co-winemaker and co-owner of Maude in New Zealand was in town and Michael Pearce, who owns...
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The "German Wine Spectator Top 100 List" - Weinwirtschaft: Top 100 Wines in...
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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An Afternoon with Owner/Winemaker Corinne Chevrier-Loriaud at Chateau Bel Air...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Corinne Chevrier-Loriaud at Château Bel-Air la Royère Chateau Bel Air La Royere in Blaye is not one of the 300 so winemakers in Bordeaux, who produce a premium...
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Martin Tesch, Weingut Tesch, Winemaker of the Year (Germany, 2012) - Stuart...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Martin Tesch in New York CityBerlin-based German wine journalist has crowned Martin Tesch, Weingut Tesch, in his lists of favorites, published in the Frankfurter...
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Schiller’s Favorite Wine Bars in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Pictures: Christian G.E. Schiller with Kai Buhrfeind (Grand Cru) and with Oliver Donnecker (Heimat)In Frankfurt am Main, when I just want to have a drink, I have 4 options.First, I can drive over to...
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Germany’s Best Winemakers (5 Stars) - Eichelmann WeinGuide 2013
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Wilhelm Weil in KiedrichFor more:Visiting Wilhelm Weil at his Weingut Robert Weil in Kiedrich, GermanyTasting with Wilhelm Weil the 2010 Weingut Weil Wines in...
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Announcement: Château Léoville-Poyferré Winemaker Dinner with Anne Cuvelier...
Picture: The Wines of Chateau Léoville Poyferré“Eola and ombiasy Wine Tours are excited to announce that we are hosting a winemaker dinner on May 1th - reception starts at 6:30 pm - with the wines of...
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South African Wine has a Rich History Stretching over 350 Years
Picture: WelmoedCalling itself “the company of wine people”, Welmoed is a South African Wine Co-operative with a broad portfolio. Welmoed is still housed in a wine farm that dates back to 1690, halfway...
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Complete List of Wine Blogs in the World (April 2013)
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller with Wine Blogger Panos Kakaviatos. Panos runs the blog Connections to Wine and also writes for the Decanter. For more on Panos Kakaviatos, see: A Glass of Bordeaux –...
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A Morning at Château Canon La Gaffeliere in Saint Emilion with Owner Count...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller with Count Stefan von Neipperg in St. Emilion at Château Canon La GaffelièreOne of the highlights of a recent tour of Bordeaux was a morning with Count Stefan von...
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Malbec World Day 2013 – Malbec in Argentina, Cahors and Bordeaux
Picture: Christian G.E.Schiller and Julia Zuccardi, Familia Zuccardi Winery from Argentina, in Washington DCToday, April 17, is World Malbec Day. When people talk about Malbec, at least in the US, they...
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Bordeaux - En Primeur, Negociants, Courtiers, the Quai de Chartons and the...
Picture: The Quai de Chartons (Painting at Millesima in Bordeaux City)Wine maker Doug Fabbioli from Fabbioli Cellars in Virginia sells the wine he produces during the course of the year to the...
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