Best German Wines and Winemakers – Eichelmann Wine Guide Deutschland 2015...
Picture: Johannes Selbach Pouring for the Germany-North Wine Tour by ombiasy (2014) Group. The Visit of Weingut Selbach-Oster in Zeltingen, Mosel, and Tasting with Johannes Selbach was one of the...
View ArticleIn the Vineyard and the Wine Cellar (and Lunch) with Robert Schätzle, Owner...
Picture: In the Vineyard with Owner and Winemaker Robert Schätzle at Weingut Schloss Neuweier in Baden The first stop of the Germany-South Wine Tour by ombiasy, which took place from September 14 – 20,...
View Article#Winelover-s With High Klout Scores (65+), December 2014
Picture: Annette Schiller, ombiasy POR and WineTours, Jancis Robinson, #1 on the List, and Christian Schiller in SwitzerlandPeriodically, you find rankings of wine writers (bloggers, journalists,...
View Article4 Wine Tours by ombiasy coming up in 2015: Germany-East, Germany-South....
Picture: Annette Schiller with Armin and Monika Diel, Owners, Schlossgut Diel in the Nahe Region, and Didier Cuvelier, Owner, Château Léoville-Poyferré in Bordeaux, at Weingut Robert Weil in the...
View ArticleTouring (and Tasting the Wines of) Brivio Vini SA and Gialdi Vini SA in...
Picture: With Guido Brivio at Brivio Vini SA and Gialdi Vini SA in Mendrisio, Ticino, Switzerland As part of the 2014 Digitul Wine Communications Conference in Montreux, Switzerland, I explored the...
View ArticleThomas Haag, Weingut Schloss Lieser, Germany’s Winemaker of the Year, Gault...
Picture: Thomas Haag, Owner and Winemaker, Weingut Schloss LieserThomas Haag is Germany’s Winemaker of the Year (Gault Millau WeinGuide Deutschland 2015).See also:Germany’s Best Winemakers and Wines –...
View ArticleWeingut Kloster Pforta: Vineyard Tour, Cellar Tour and Tasting with Managing...
Picture: Opening a Bottle of Sekt in Style: SabrageThe Germany North Wine Tour by ombiasy (2014) took us to 3 exceptional winemakers in the Saale Unstrut region. One of them was Weingut Kloster...
View ArticleA New Dr. Loosen Project Setting the Standard for Dry German Rieslings
Picture: German Wine and Culture Tour by ombiasy (2013) at Weingut Dr. Loosen with Ernst LoosenSee:German Wine and Culture Tour by ombiasy, 20134 Wine Tours by ombiasy coming up in 2015: Germany-East,...
View ArticlePolenta and Ticino Wine at Grotto Bundi in Ticino, Switzerland
Picture: Polenta at Grotto Bundi in Ticino, SwitzerlandAs part of the 2014 Digitul Wine Communications Conference in Montreux, Switzerland, I explored the wines of Ticino during a post-conference press...
View ArticleGermany’s Best Dry Rieslings – Feinschmecker Riesling Cup 2014
Picture: Annette Schiller, ombiasy PR and WineTours, and Stephanie Weegmüller at Weingut Weegmüller during the visit of the Germany-South Wine Tour by ombiasy (2014), see: Germany-South Wine Tour by...
View ArticleWine Tasting Luncheon at 1 Star Michelin Röttele's Restaurant im Schloss...
Picture: Annette Schiller, ombiasy PR and WineTours, and Chef Armin Röttele, Owner of Röttele's Restaurant im Schloss Neuweier in BadenThe first stop of the German South Wine Tour by ombiasy (2014),...
View ArticleSouth Africa’s Top Wines - Platter´s South Africa Wine Guide 2015
Pictures: Franschhoek Valley and Cape TownThe undisputed authority in terms of South African wine is the Platter's South African Wine Guide. The 2015 Platter's South African Wine Guide was just...
View ArticleWinzerhof Gussek in the Saale Unstrut Region: Cellar Tour, Vineyard Tour and...
Picture: The Germany-North Wine Tour by ombiasy (2014) at Weingut André Gussek The Germany-North Wine Tour by ombiasy (2014) took us to 3 exceptional winemakers in the Saale Unstrut region. One of...
View ArticleVisiting Cantina Kopp von der Crone Visini and Tasting with Barbara von der...
Picture: Barbara von der Crone and Paolo Visini in Barbengo, Ticino, SwitzerlandCantina Kopp von der Crone Visini is a small and fine Ticino winery run by Anna Barbara von der Crone and Paolo Visini in...
View ArticleWeingut Zähringer in Baden: Cellar Tour and Tasting with Winemaker Paulin...
Picture: Annette Schiller and Paulin Köpfer The first day of the Germany-South Wine Tour by ombiasy (2014), which took place from September 14 – 20, ended at Weingut Zähringer in Heitersheim,...
View ArticleWeinfeder Edition #45: Wein in Madagaskar
Picture: Wein aus MadagaskarThis article is the German translation of a box that I prepared for the 11th edition of the Bradt Travel Guide “Madagascar” (first published in 1988), published in July...
View ArticleTour and Tasting at the Historic Weingut Juliusspital in Würzburg, Franken –...
Picture: The Germany-North Wine Tour by ombiasy (2014) Group at Weingut JuliusspitalThe Germany-North Wine Tour by ombiasy (2014) took us to 2 exceptional winemakers in the Franken region. One of them...
View ArticleComing up: Rieslingfeier 2015 in New York City, USA
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller, Annette Schiller, ombiasyPR and WineTours, Johannes Leitz and his Wife at Kloster Eberbach, GermanyRieslingfeier 2015 is coming up on Saturday, January 31, in New York...
View ArticleVisiting (and Tasting the Wines of) Tamborini SA and Lunch with Valentina...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Valentia TamboriniAs part of the 2014 Digitul Wine Communications Conference in Montreux, Switzerland, I explored the wines of Ticino during a post-conference press...
View ArticleWeingut Freiherr von Gleichenstein in Baden: Tour and Tasting with Baron...
Picture: Vintage 2014 Grapes Just HarvestedThe Germany-North Wine Tour by ombiasy (2014) took us to 4 exceptional winemakers in the Kaiserstuhl region. One of them was Weingut Freiherr von...
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