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Chef Spike Gjerde's Farm-to-Table Food of Woodberry Kitchen and Sarah...
Pictures: Christian G.E. Schiller with Chef Spike Gjerde, Woodberry Kitchen in Baltimore, and Owners Sarah O’Herron and Ed Boyce, Black Ankle Vineyards, at Black Ankle Vineyards in MarylandIn...
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The Ultra-premium Querciabella Wines and a Taste of Tuscany at Open Kitchen...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Giorgio Fragiacomo of Agricola Querciabella at Open Kitchen in Falls Church, VirginiaQuerciabella’s Giorgio Fragiacomo was in town (Washington DC area) and...
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Pacific Rim Winemaker’s Blog Recommends "German Wine Basics: Sugar in the...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller with Pacific Rim Winemaker Nicolas Quille in OregonQuote from the Pacific Rim Winemaker's Blog: “For those of you guys that really enjoy digging into German laws and...
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4th Annual Chardonnay Day - Chardonnay Around the World and in Pouilly-Fuissé
Picture: Pouilly-FuisséToday is the 4th annual Chardonnay Day. This is a global event set to run 24 hours in order to give everyone time to have a glass of Chardonnay when it makes sense in their time...
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Martin Mittelbach from the Tegernseehof and Klaus Wittauer from KWSelection...
Pictures: Christian G.E. Schiller with Martin Mittelbach, Stefan Trummer and Chef Austin Fausett at the Austrian Embassy in Washington DCOne of the main drivers of Austrian wine at the East Coast in...
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The Finalists in the 2013 Wine Blog Awards
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller with Stuart Pigott (Blogg: Stuart Pigott’s Planet Wine) in Frankfurt, Germany: Stuart Pigott at the Weinhalle in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Stuart Pigott is a "Single...
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Best German Winemakers - Falstaff Deutschland Wine Trophies 2013
Picture: The Winners and Runners-up For the third time, the Falstaff Trophies Deutschland were awarded. The wine/food/travel journal Falstaff has been around for a number of years, issued in Vienna,...
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Global Wine Consumption and Production
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Ernst Loosen in Washington DC. Ernst Loosen not only makes wine in the Mosel Valley, but also in the Pfalz region in Germany and in Washington State as well as in...
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Winemaker Jordan Harris from Tarara Winery in Virginia: One of “40 American...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Jordan Harris,Winemaker and General Manager, Tarara Winery, Leesburg, VAThe Wine Enthusiast has just published a list of “40 American Tastemakers under 40”. One of...
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Stepping up: From 3 … to 4 Quality Levels - The New Classification of the...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Wilhelm Weil, Weingut Robert Weil, in KiedrichFor more on Weingut Weil, see: Visiting Wilhelm Weil at his Weingut Robert Weil in Kiedrich, GermanyTasting with...
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Coming Up in July: 4th Riesling Rendezvous in Seattle, Washington State, USA
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Ernst LoosenFor more on Ernst Loosen, see:Riesling, Pinot Noir and Indian Cuisine: A tête-à-tête Dinner with Winemaker Ernst Loosen, Weingut Dr. Loosen, at Rasika...
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Germany's Top 18 Winemakers - Feinschmecker WeinGuide 2013
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller with Christoph Tyrell, Karthäuserhof, in Mainz, Germany. The Karthäuserhof in the Mosel Valley is one of the most prestigious wine estates in Germany. It can look back...
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The 10 Winners of the 2013 Pacific Coast Oyster Wine Competition, USA
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller with Oyster Guru Jon Rowley in Seattle Tasting Oysters and Oyster Wines, see: West Coast Oysters and Wine with Jon Rowley in Seattle, USAThe 10 winners of the 2013...
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Burgundy Dinner at Bistro Vivant with Negociant Extraordinaire Jeanne-Marie...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Jeanne-Marie de Champs, Negociant in Beaune, Bourgogne at Bistro Vivant, McLean, Virginia Jeanne-Marie de Champs, Negociant in Beaune, Bourgogne was in town...
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Wine Blogger Christian G.E. Schiller from schiller-wine Featured Guest of...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller with German Star Winemaker Ernst Loosen, Weingut Dr. LoosenI was the featured guest on Wednesday, June 5th from 11 am -12 N CST on #SommChat to talk about German...
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Back in the Washington DC Area: Jean Trimbach Presented Maison Trimbach Wines...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Jean Trimbach at Open Kitchen in Virginia, USA Jean Trimbach from Maison Trimbach in Alsace, France, was in town (Washington DC area) and I had the chance to meet...
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Bordeaux Meets Virginia: Visiting Rutger de Vink and his RdV Vineyards with...
Picture: Anne Cuvelier of Chateau Leoville Poyferre and Rutger de Vink at RdV in Virginia, USAAnne Cuvelier from the Cuvelier family that owns, inter alia, Chateau Leoville-Poyferre in St. Julien,...
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Anton Bauer and his Wines and Chef Jacques E. Haeringer and his Food at...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Anton Bauer, Weingut Bauer in Austria at L’Auberge Chez Francois in the hills outside of Washington DC, USAOwner and winemaker Anton Bauer, Weingut Anton Bauer in...
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Riesling from Germany and Pinot Noir from Oregon: A Winemaker Dinner with...
Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Ernst Loosen at Black Salt in Washington DCErnst Loosen was in town (Washington DC) and I had a chance to meet him and taste his wines several times. I dined and...
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Ranking 12 Rieslings: Finger Lakes (USA) versus Germany
Picture: The 2 Rieslings with the Highest Overall Scores - both from the Finger Lakes Region The Finger Lakes Wine Alliance provided me with 6 new releases, all Riesling, from the Finger Lakes region...
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