Schiller’s Favorites: 2 Legendary Wine Taverns in Würzburg – Juliusspital and...
Picture: Alte Mainbrücke, WürzburgWürzburg in Franken boasts 3 legendary wineries, Juliuspital, Bürgerspital and Staatlicher Hofkeller, with a long and most interesting history. They are also rather...
View ArticleAn Evening with the Richard Böcking Estate on the Mosel, Germany
Picture: Denman Zirkle and Sigrid Zirkle Carroll at the GWS (Washington DC Chapter)By Carl Willner(This is a guest posting by Carl Willner, President, German Wine Society, Washington D.C. Chapter)On...
View ArticleWine Tasting at Weingut J.J. Adeneuer in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Ahr, with...
Picture: Annette Schiller and Marc Adeneuer, Weingut AdeneuerThe Germany-North Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015), organized and led by Annette Schiller, took place from September 6 – 12, 2015. The group...
View ArticleGermany's Best Pinot Noir Wines - BerlinSpätburgunderCup 2013/2015
Picture: 2013 Weingut Rings, Kallstadter Saumagen, Spätburgunder, Pfalz, with Andreas Rings, Weingut Rings, in Frankfurt, Germany Martin Zwick, the wine blogger from Berlin, is rapidly building up a...
View ArticleTour and Tasting at Weingut Franz Keller in Oberbergen, Baden – Germany-South...
Picture: Tasting with Fritz Keller at Weingut Franz Keller in Oberbergen, Baden During the Germany-South Wine Tour by ombiasy (2015), we had two long luncheons at 1 star Michelin restaurants: at...
View ArticleBest South African Wines and Winemakers - Platter’s South African Wine Guide...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller with Ntsiki Biyela at Stellekaya in Stellenbosch – South Africa’s Only Female and Black Winemaker with International RecognitionFor more, see:Meeting Ntsiki Biyela at...
View ArticleCellar Tour and Tasting at Weingut Graf Neipperg in Schwaigern, Württemberg –...
Picture: At Weingut Graf Neipperg in Schwaigern, Württemberg Famous all over the world among red wine lovers is Count Stefan von Neipperg in St. Emilion who runs (among others) Château Canon La...
View ArticleAnnouncement: 5 Exciting ombiasy WineTours in 2016 - BURGUNDY BORDEAUX GERMANY
Picture: Lunch with Didier Cuvelier at Chateau Léoville-Poyferré, BordeauxPicture: Weingut Dr. Loosen, MoselTOURS 2016The husband and wife team Annette and Christian Schiller will personally guide the...
View ArticleTour and Dinner at Château Canon La Gaffelière, Appellation Saint-Emilion,...
Picture: Dinner at Château Canon La Gaffelière, Appellation Saint-Emilion, Premier Grand Cru Classé – Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015) Led by Annette Schiller, the Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy...
View ArticleVisit of Domaine Georges Descombes in Morgon and Dinner in a Bouchon in Lyon...
Pictures: Beaujolais at Domaine Georges Descombes in Morgon and in a Bouchon in Lyon on Beaujolais Nouveau Day 2015The wines of the Beaujolais region have at least 2 faces: The basic stuff that is...
View ArticleVineyard Walk and Tasting at Weingut Meyer-Näkel in Dernau, Ahr, with Dörte...
Picture: Tasting at Weingut Meyer-Näkel in Dernau, Ahr, with Dörte Näkel The Germany-North Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015), organized and led by Annette Schiller, took place from September 6 – 12,...
View ArticleAustria’s Best Red Wines - Falstaff RotweinGuide 2016
Pictures: Christian Schiller and Christina Netzl-Archer, at Weingut Netzl in Göttelsbrunn, with her Husband Peter Artner and little Lena Artner.Weingut Netzl is this Year's Falstaff Sieger with their...
View ArticleDomaine A.-F. Gros in Beaune: Cellar Tour and Wine Tasting with Owner and...
Picture: At Domaine A.-F. Gros in Beaune: Cellar Tour and Wine Tasting with Owner and Winemaker Mathias ParentWe started the day with a tour of the Hospices de Beaune, had lunch in Beaune, and visited...
View ArticleGermany's Top 10 Winemakers (with 5 out of 5 Grapes) - The Gault Millau...
Picture: Annette and Christian Schiller with Hansjörg and Birgit Rebholz at Prowein 2015 in DüsseldorfThe Gault Millau WeinGuide Deutschland is the leading wine guide for German wine. Gault Millau...
View ArticleWine Paring Lunch at Restaurant Schwarzer Adler (1 Star Michelin) in...
Picture: With Sommelière Melanie Wagner at Restaurant Schwarzer Adler in Oberbergen, Kaiserstuhl, BadenDuring the Germany-South Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015), we had two long luncheons at 1 star...
View ArticleHotel Restaurant Le Chevreul in Meursault, Domaine Matrot in Meursault and...
Pictures: Off the Beaten Track - Domaine Remi and Nadine Marcillet in FusseyThe Restaurant Le Chevreul in Meursault, south of Beaune in the Bourgogne, is a little gem, with (Trip advisor): des menus et...
View ArticleTasting at Weingut Dautel in Württemberg with Christian Dautel - Germany-East...
Picture: Annette Schiller and Christian Dautel More wine is consumed in Württemberg (per capita) than anywhere else in Germany - actually twice as much as in the rest of Germany. The German poet...
View ArticleTour and Tasting at Château de Fargues, Appellation Sauternes, with Prince...
Picture: Checking on the Noble Rott at Château de Fargues, Appellation Sauternes, with Prince Eudes d’Orléans Château de Fargues has been owned by the Lur-Saluces family since 1472. The family owned...
View ArticleWine Tasting at Weingut Dr. Loosen in Bernkastel-Kues, Mosel – Germany-North...
Picture: Impressive Line-up at Weingut Dr. Loosen in Bernhastel-Kues, MoselThe Germany-North Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015), organized and led by Annette Schiller, took place from September 6 – 12,...
View ArticleThe Best German Red Wines - Deutscher Rotweinpreis 2015 (German Red Wine...
Picture: Christian Schiller and Joachim Heger, Weingut Dr. Heger, see: Visit: Weingut Dr. Heger in Baden – Germany-South Wine Tour by ombiasy (2014) The annual German Red Wine Competition (Deutscher...
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