Domaine Theulot Juillot in Mercurey, Côte Chalonnaise: Cellar Tour and Wine...
Picture: In the Cellar of Domaine Theulot Juillot in Mercurey, Côte Chalonnaise, with Nathalie Theulot We started the day with a tasting at Domaine Ferret in Pouilly-Fuissé, had lunch in Cluny, where...
View ArticleAmerica's 100 Best Wine Restaurants 2015 - Wine Enthusiast
Picture: The Wine Enthusiast August 2015Wine Enthusiast Magazine has just revealed their 2015 list of 100 Best Wine Restaurants in America - identifying this year's top spots to eat and drink across...
View ArticleVisit of Weingut Klaus Zimmerling: The Wines of Klaus Zimmerling and the Art...
Picture: Malgorzata Chodakoska (Weingut Klaus Zimmerling) at the Foot of the Rysselkuppe Vineyard Annette Schiller: This is a very special place, hard to describe – you have to feel it - where art and...
View ArticleSchiller’s Impressions from the 2015 Wine Week in Wiesbaden, Germany
Picture: Achim von Oetinger, Weingut Zum Jungen Oetinger, with Annette and Christian Schiller at the 2015 Wine Week in Wiesbaden, GermanyThe 40th Rheingau Wine Festival took place from August 14 to 23...
View ArticleOlivier Leflaive: Vineyard Walk and Cellar Tour, with Patrick Leflaive –...
Pictures: Oliver Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru - The Wine and the VineyardWe spent a morning and part of the afternoon at Oliver Leflaive. The visit comprised 3 parts: (1) We started out with an...
View ArticleMartin Zwick's BerlinKabinettCup 2015: Germany's Best 2014 Riesling Kabinett...
Picture: The Top 5 Wines of Martin Zwick's BerlinKabinettCup 2015The BerlinKabinettCup 2015 took place in Berlin, Germany, a few weeks ago, orchestrated by Martin Zwick. 39 German Riesling Kabinett...
View ArticleSchiller’s Favorite Winemakers in Sachsen, Germany
Picture: With Host Silvio Nitzsche at WeinKulturBar in DresdenSee:WeinKulturBar in Dresden, Saxony: One of the Best Wine Bars in GermanyThe 18 Best Wine Places in Germany (Gerolsteiner)Sachsen...
View ArticleAnnouncement: Pinot Noir Tasting - Germany contra Rest of the World, led by...
Picture: Annette Schiller, Doug House and Christian Schiller at Chain Bridge Cellars in McLean, VirginiaDear German Wine Society Members and Friends of German Wine,Pinot Noir, like Riesling, does one...
View ArticleBordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015), France
Picture: Wine Lunch at Château Le Bon Pasteur, Appellation Pomerol, with Dany Rolland and Director Benoit PrevotLed by Annette Schiller, the Bordeaux Tour 2015 by ombiasy WineTours took place from...
View ArticleIn the Glass: 2013 Maison Roche de Bellene, Coteaux Bourguignons Cuvée...
Picture: 2013 Maison Roche de Bellene Coteaux Bourguignons Cuvée Terroir Recently, on the Bourgogne Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015), a question that came up several times, was: Is the Beaujolais part...
View ArticleGermany-South Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015)
Picture: Germany-South Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015) at Weingut Müller-Catoir in Neustadt-Haardt, PfalzThe Germany-South Tour by ombiasy WineTours (August 30 – September 5, 2015) was the second of...
View ArticleGermany’s Grosses Gewächs GG Wines Released (2014 White and 2013 Red) - Notes...
Picture: Germany’s Grosses Gewächs GG Pre-release Tasting in Late August 2015 in Wiesbaden, GermanyGermany’s VDP.Grosse Gewaechs – Grand Cru - vintage 2014 white wines and vintage 2013 red wines were...
View ArticleGermany-North Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015), Germany
Picture: At Schloss Johannisberg in the Rheingau at "Spätlese Reiter" (Later Harvest Rider) Monument, with Christian Wiite, General Manager of Weingut Schloss Johannisberg The Germany-North Tour by...
View ArticleRheinhessen Cru Wines (Lagenweine) 2014 Tasting in Mainz, Germany
Picture: Christian Schiller, Philipp Wittmann, Weingut Wittmann, VDP President Rheinhessen, and Annette SchillerFollowing the pre-release tasting of the 2014 (white) and 2013 (red) Grosse Gewächs (GG)...
View ArticleLunch and Winetasting at La Table de Olivier in Pouligny Montrachet –...
Picture: Annette Schiller with Patrick Leflaive and our Guide We spent a morning and part of the afternoon at Olivier Leflaive. The visit comprised 3 parts: (1) We started out with an extensive walk...
View ArticleTop 20 Wine Bars in the USA
Pictures: Purple Wine Bar in Seattle The Wine Enthusiast issued a list of the top 20 wine bars in the US:Asheville, NC | Battery Park Book Exchange & Champagne Bar Rifle through stacks of used...
View ArticleTour and Tasting at Weingut Wirsching in Iphofen in Franken with General...
Pictures: Silvaner Bocksbeutel, Weingut WirschingFollowing very interesting days in 2 German wine regions that are located in the former GDR area, Saale-Unstrut and Sachsen, we moved on to Franken, the...
View ArticleHow Does the Negociant System in Bordeaux Work? Tour and Tasting at Millésima...
Picture: At Millésima in Bordeaux CityLed by Annette Schiller, the Bordeaux Tour 2015 by ombiasy WineTours took place from September 15 to 24, 2015. The group comprised 8 wine lovers from the United...
View ArticleThe Rheingau and its Terroirs: Tasting with Rheingau’s Elite Winemakers,...
Picture: Daniel Deckers from the Frankfurt Allgemeine Zeitung, Hans Schultz, Professor at Geisenheim University, Wilhelm Weil, Owner of Weingut Robert Weil in Kiedrich, and Dirk Würtz, Winemaker at...
View ArticleTour, Tasting (and Lunch) with Robert Schätzle, Owner and Winemaker, Weingut...
Picture: In the Cellar with Robert Schätzle, Weingut Schloss NeuweierThe first stop of the Germany-South Tour by ombiasy WineTours, which took place from August 30 – September 5, 2015, was at Schloss...
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