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Best German Wines and Winemakers – Stuart Pigott’s Favorites (December 2014)
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller with Achim von Oetinger, Weingut Achim von Oetinger, at Schloss Johannisberg - Achim von Oetinger is Stuart Pigott's Discovery of the Year 2014A few weeks ago, German...
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New German Arrivals from Rudi Wiest Selections at MacArthur Beverages, with...
Picture: Nancy Peach Pouring Rudi Wiest Selections Wines at MacArthur Beverages in Washington DC, USARudi Wiest is the Grand Seigneur of German wine in the United States and his import company Rudi...
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Weingut Bickel-Stumpf in Franken: Vineyard Walk and Wine Tasting with Reimund...
Picture: In the Vineyard with Reimund Stumpf, Weingut Bickel-StumpfThe Germany-North Wine Tour by ombiasy (2014) took us to 2 exceptional winemakers in the Franken region. One of them was Weingut...
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Touring (and Tasting the Wines of) Vini e Distillati Angelo Delea SA, with...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Angelo Delea at Vini e Distillati Angelo Delea SAAs part of the 2014 Digitul Wine Communications Conference in Montreux, Switzerland, I explored the wines of Ticino...
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Weingut Franz Keller in Oberbergen, Kaiserstuhl, Baden: Cellar Tour and...
Picture: Annette Schiller and Fritz Keller During the Germany-South Wine Tour by ombiasy (2014), we had two long luncheons at 1 star Michelin restaurants: at Röttele's Restaurant im Schloss Neuweier in...
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Italy’s Top Wines and Winemakers - Gambero Rosso’s Vini d’Italia 2015
Pictures: Annette Schiller, Ombiasy PR and WineTours, and Pio Boffa, Pio Cesare, in PhiladelphiaSee also:4 Wine Tours by ombiasy coming up in 2015: Germany-East, Germany-South. Germany-Nord and...
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Kiedrich: Visit of the Basilica of Saint Valentine and of Weingut Robert Weil...
Picture: Weingut Robert Weil, with the Basilica of Saint Valentin in Kiedrich in the Back, RheingauThe Rheingau part of the Germany-North Wine Tour by ombiasy (2014) began with a visit of 2 “holy”...
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Visiting Azienda Mondo in Ticini, Switzerland
Picture: Azienda Mondo in Ticini, Switzerland As part of the 2014 Digitul Wine Communications Conference in Montreux, Switzerland, I explored the wines of Ticino during a post-conference press trip....
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David Suire, the Right-Hand Man of Nicolas Thienpont Presented Wines of the...
Picture: David Suire and Mark Wessels, Managing Director of MacArthur BeveragesNicolas Thienpont makes a number of Bordeaux wines, ranging from petite chateau wines to classified growth wines, as...
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Lunch at Restaurant Schwarzer Adler in Oberbergen, with Weingut Franz Keller...
Picture: With Bettina Keller at Restaurant Schwarzer Adler in Oberbergen During the Germany-South Wine Tour by ombiasy (2014), we had two long luncheons at 1 star Michelin restaurants: At Röttele's...
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Germany's Top 27 Winemakers: 5 out of 5 Grapes - Eichelmann WeinGuide...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Wilhelm Weil at Weingut Robert WeilThere are 4 Wine Guides in Germany: Gault Millau, Feinschmecker, Eichelmann and Falstaff. These are all annual guides, which are...
View ArticleCongressmen Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) and Chris Collins (NY-27) introduced the...
United States House of RepresentativesRep. Blumenauer and Rep. Collins Reintroduce CIDER ActWashington, DC, January 28, 2015 – Today, Congressmen Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) and Chris Collins (NY-27)...
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Kloster Eberbach in the Rheingau: Tour and Wine Tasting - Germany-North Wine...
Picture: At Kloster Eberbach in the RheingauSome of the events of the Germany-North Wine Tour by ombiasy (2014) focused exclusively on wine. Others focused on other aspects, notably art, history and...
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Visit of (and Wine Tasting at) Vinattieri Ticinesi, Ticino, Switzerland
Picture: The Group at Vinattieri TicinesiAs part of the 2014 Digitul Wine Communications Conference in Montreux, Switzerland, I explored the wines of Ticino during a post-conference press trip. This...
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A German Riesling Feast in New York City: Rieslingfeier 2015, USA
Picture: Christian Schiller, Annette Schiller and Sommelier Paul Grieco (Terroir, Summer of Riesling) at the 2015 Rieslingfeier in New York City, USARieslingfeier is an annual two-day event in New York...
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Wine Tasting at Weingut Bernhard Huber – Germany-South Wine Tour by ombiasy...
Picture: Arriving at Weingut Bernhard Huber Recently, Der Feinschmecker, the leading German food and wine journal, carried an article about German red wine. Its message was that Germany had established...
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Vertical Tasting of Château Pichon-Longueville Baron with Jean-Rene Matignon...
Picture: Vertical Tasting of Château Pichon-Longueville Baron with Jean-Rene Matignon and Panos Kakaviatos at Ripple in Washington DC, USAFor the last 6 years, Panos Kakaviatos - based in Strasbourg,...
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Austria’s Best Red Wines - Falstaff RotweinGuide 2015
Picture, from left to right: Wolfgang M. Rosam (Falstaff Herausgeber), Axel Stiegelmar (Weingut Juris, 3. Falstaff-Sieger), Peter Keller (CEO Breitling), Werner Achs (1. Falstaff-Sieger), Elke Winkens...
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Wining in the Steinberg Vineyard – Germany-North Wine Tour by ombiasy (2014)
Picture: Wining in the Steinberg Vineyard, Rheingau Following the visit of Kloster Eberbach, we walked about a mile to the famous Steinberg vineyard, where we took a look at the new winery of the...
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German Wine Dinner with Hanno Zilliken, Weingut Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken,...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Hanno Zilliken, Weingut Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken, at Rasika in Washington DCMac Arthur Beverages announced it as “a once in a lifetime opportunity to dine at one...
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