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Tour and Tasting at Weingut Spreitzer in Oestrich, Rheingau, with Bernd...
Picture: The Famous Weingut Spreitzer Oestricher Lenchen Spätlese 303 The Germany-North Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015), organized and led by Annette Schiller, took place from September 6 – 12, 2015....
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Weinfeder 2015 Awards go to OIV President Professor Christmann and...
Picture: Wine Personality of the Year 2015, Prof. Monika Christmann, with Monika Reule, Managing Director of the DWI (Deutsches Wein Institut) and Wolfgang Junglas, President of the Weinfeder...
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Schiller’s Favorite Wine Bars in Beaune, Bourgogne, France
Picture: Le Bistrot du Coin Place ZiemThis is my list of my favorite wine places in Beaune. It includes not only wine bars, i.e. places where you go for a glass of wine and perhaps some cold cuts, but...
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New York City: Top Restaurants with Top Wine Lists (Wine Spectator), USA
Picture: New York CityThe Wine Spectator released a most interesting list of restaurant recommendations with the focus on wine for New York City (October 6, 2015). I am re-issueing the list. These are...
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Cellar Tour and Tasting at Weingut Salwey in Oberrotweil, Kaiserstuhl, Baden,...
Picture: In the Stückfass Cellar of Weingut Salwey with Benno SalweyThe Germany-South Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015) covered 3 German wine areas (Baden, Pfalz and Rheinhessen) and Alsace. While our...
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Winemaker Dinner with Azienda Agricola Foradori (Trentino, Italy) at...
Picture: Winemaker Dinner with Azienda Agricola Foradori (Trentino, Italy) at SchauMahl in Frankfurt, Germany - Myrtha Zierock Foradori and Chef Björn AndreasRestaurant schauMahl in Offenbach, in the...
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Tasting and Tour with the Pinot Noir Legend Paul Fürst, Weingut Rudolf Fürst...
Picture: Paul Fürst, Annette Schiller, Sebastian Fürst and Christian Schiller Our last, but not least, stop in Franken on the Germany-East Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015) was at Weingut Rudolf Fürst....
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Germany’s Best Winemakers and Wines – Gault Millau WeinGuide Deutschland 2016...
Picture: Winemaker of the Year Peter Jakob Kühn, Weingut Kühn, Oestrich, Rheingau, Giuseppe Lauria, Gault Millau (Rheingau) and Bernhard KühnThe new Gault Millau WeinGuide Deutschland – for 2016 – was...
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Visit of an Ultra-premium Non-mainstream Bordeaux Producer: Tertre Rôteboeuf,...
Picture: At Tertre Rôteboeuf, with Owner and Winemaker François Mitjavile in the Living RoomLed by Annette Schiller, the Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015) took place from September 15 to 24,...
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Riesling Gala 2015 at Kloster Eberbach in the Rheingau, Germany
Picture: The Riesling Gala 2015 at Kloster Eberbach in the Rheingau If you are a fan of Riesling – fruity sweet, noble sweet and dry - and like good food, and have not yet been to one of the 25...
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Wine Tasting at Weingut Toni Jost in Bacharach, Mittelrhein, with Cecilia...
Picture: Peter and Cecilia Jost, Weingut Toni Jost, Bacharach, Mittelrhein The Germany-North Tour by ombiasy WineTours (organized by Annette Schiller) took place from September 6 – 12, 2015. The group...
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Schiller's Favorites: Frankfurt Apple Wine Taverns that Make their own Apple...
Picture: Christian Schiller with Wolfgang Wagner in the Zu den 3 Steubern. Wolfgang Wagner stopped a few Years ago to Produce his own Apple Wine. See: An Apple Wine Tavern as Traditional as can be in...
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Tour and Tasting at Château Figeac, Premier Grand Cru Classé B, in...
Picture: Annette Schiller and Château Figeac's Director Frédéric FayeChâteau de Figeac is one of the 15 Premier Grand Cru Classé B Châteaux in Saint-Emilion. Its prominent neighbor is Château Cheval...
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Best German Wines and Winemakers – Eichelmann WeinGuide Deutschland 2016...
Picture: Ludwig Knoll - Weingut am Stein, WürzburgThe Eichelmann WeinGuide Deutschland 2016 – one of the 4 main wine guides in Germany (along with GaultMillau, Feinschmecker and the relatively new...
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Schiller’s Favorite Wine Bars and Wine Taverns in Freiburg, Baden, Germany
Picture: Zum Deutschen Haus, FreiburgFreiburg is a beautiful, walkable city on the edge of the Black Forest known for being in the sunniest corner of the country. The university and its students keep...
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Visit: Hospices de Beaune with Karoline Knoth – Bourgogne Tour by ombiasy...
Picture: Hospices de Beaune We started the day with a tour of the Hospices de Beaune, had lunch in Beaune, and visited 2 wine producers, including tastings, in the afternoon: Joseph Drouhin and A.F....
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Cruise on the Rhein River in the Mittelrhein Valley, an UNESCO World Heritage...
Picture: Cruise on the Rhein River in the Mittelrhein Valley, an UNESCO World Heritage Region The Germany-North Tour by ombiasy WineTours (organized by Annette Schiller) took place from September 6 –...
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Korean Artist Lee Ufan Designed the Château Mouton Rothschild 2013 Label,...
Picture: Label of Château Mouton Rothschild 2013 Designed by Korean Artist Lee UfanEach year, the esteemed French wine producer Château Mouton Rothschild chooses a master artist to create a label. The...
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Tour and Wine Lunch at Château Le Bon Pasteur, Pomerol, with Dany Rolland –...
Picture: Wine Lunch at Château Le Bon Pasteur, Pomerol, with Dany RollandLed by Annette Schiller, the Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015) took place from September 15 to 24, 2015. The group...
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Top Restaurants in the Greater Frankfurt Area – Michelin and Gault/Millau...
Pictures: Römer (City Hall) and Frankfurt Skyline at NightThe 2 leading German restaurant guides – Michelin and Gault/Millau – just came out with their 2016 ranking. This prompted me to update my...
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