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Austria’s Best Red Wines - Falstaff RotweinGuide 2013
Pictures: Christian G.E. Schiller and Christine and Franz Netzl in Göttlesbrunn in the Carnuntum The Fallstaff RotweinGuide 2013, a wine guide for Austrian red wine, was released in December 2012 in...
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At the Fifth Annual Drink Local Wine Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Picture: Christian G.E.Schiller with Ed Boyce and Sarah O’Herron, Black Ankle Vineyards, MarylandThe 5th annual Drink Local Wine Conference in Baltimore in Maryland (May 14, 2013) was a day about...
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FairChoice Certified Wine in Germany: Weingut Joachim Flick in the Rheingau
Picture: Reiner Flick, Weingut Joachim Flick, and Christian G.E. Schiller in HochheimWeingut Joachim Flick in Floersheim-Wicker near Hochheim in the Rheingau was recently successfully FairChoice –...
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Best German Wines and Winemakers – Eichelmann Wine Guide Deutschland 2013...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Joachim and Silvia Heger, Weingut Dr. Heger. Joachim Heger won the Eichelmann Best Red Wine Collection Award; Joachim Heger is also the Gault Millau WeinGuide 2013...
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Ernst Loosen and Dr. L. Riesling - His Hugely Popular Entry-level Wine Sold...
Picture: Ernst Loosen and his Dr. L at Rasika in Washington DCErnst Loosen was in town (Washington DC) and I had a chance to meet him and taste his wines several times. A highlight was a tête-à-tête...
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Touring Wine Country Maryland, USA
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller with Robert B. Deford, President, at Bordy Winery in Maryland In connection with the 5th annual Drink Local Wine Conference in Baltimore in Maryland, USA (May 14,...
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Thomas Schlumberger, Domaines Schlumberger in Alsace, presented his Wines at...
Picture: Thomas Schlumberger and Christian G.E. Schiller at Bistro Lepic, Washington DCIf you want to eat in Washington DC as close as possible to as you would in a restaurant in the countryside in...
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Touring Château Figeac, Premier Grand Cru Classé B, in Saint-Émilion, Bordeaux
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller at Château FigeacChâteau Figeac is in the northwest of the Saint-Émilion appellation, neighboring Château Cheval Blanc. With 40 hectares of vineyards, it is the largest...
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Winemaker/Owner Shane Finley from Shane Wine Cellars in California was in...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Shane Finley from Shane Wine Cellars in CaliforniaWinemaker Shane Finley from Sonoma County was in town – the Washington DC area – to present his new wines.Picture:...
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Visiting Jas Hennessy and Co. - or more simply: Hennessy - in Cognac, France
Pictures: Christian G.E. Schiller at Hennessey in Cognac Cognac is a brandy named after the town of Cognac. For a brandy to bear the name Cognac - an AOC - it must meet a number of requirements, as is...
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Best German Wines and Winemakers – Stuart Pigott’s Favorites (2012)
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller with Stuart Pigott in Frankfurt, Germany: Stuart Pigott at the Weinhalle in Frankfurt am Main, Germany In the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung of December 9,...
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Riesling, Pinot Noir and Indian Cuisine: A tête-à-tête Dinner with Winemaker...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Ernst Loosen at Rasika in Washington DC Ernst Loosen was in town (Washington DC) and I had a chance to meet him and taste his wines several times. A highlight was a...
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Touring Château Margaux in Margaux, Bordeaux – A Profile
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller at Château Margaux in MargauxChâteau Margaux in Margaux is one of the 5 Premiers Grands Crus Chateaux in the Classification of 1855.See:The 5 Premiers Grands Crus...
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Heart’s Delight 2013 – A Bordeaux and American Wine Feast in Washington DC...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Alfred Tesseron, Owner of Château Pontet-Canet at Heart's Delight 2013. For more see: Tasting with Alfred Tesseron the last 10 Vintages of Château Pontet-Canet in...
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Château Léoville-Poyferré Winemaker Dinner with Anne Cuvelier at Eola in...
Pictures: Annette Schiller, ombiasy wine tours, Anne Cuvelier and Chef Daniel Singhofen at Eola in Washington DC, USAAnne Cuvelier, from the Cuvelier family (that owns, inter alia, Château...
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Back to the Roots in the Bourgogne: WillaKenzie Estate Wines in Oregon -...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Thibaud Mandet, Winemaker of the WillaKenzie Estate in OregonThibaud Mandet, the winemaker of the WillaKenzie Estate in Oregon, was in town (Washington DC region)...
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Platter’s South African Wine Guide 2013
Picture: Christian G.E.Schiller and Anthony Hamilton Russell. Hamilton Russell Vineyards is a producer of outstanding Pinot Noir and Chardoannay wines in the Hemel en Aarde (Heaven and Earth) valley,...
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Grand Tasting of Maryland Wines and Twitter Taste-off - Drink Local Wine...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Michael McGarry, Co-owner of Sugar Loaf Mountain Vineyard, with the Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard 2010 EVOE that won the best red wine awardThe 5th annual Drink Local...
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VDP.Grosses Gewaechs, Erstes Gewaechs, Spaetlese/Auslese Trocken, … Labeling...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller with Peter Schmitz, Weingut Schmitz-Herges in Bernkastel-Kues in the Mosel Valley, having an Auslese trockenAn ultra-premium German dry wine can be labeled differently,...
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Tête-à-tête Dinner with Henri Lurton, Owner of Château Brane-Cantenac, a...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Henri Lurton at CityZen in Washington DCHenri Lurton of Château Brane-Cantenac was in town (Washington DC) for 24 hours and invited a small group of wine...
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