Cellar Visit and Tasting at the Champagne House AR Lenoble in Epernay, with...
Picture: Christian Holthausen and his Husband Simon and Annette and Christian Schiller at AR LenobleThe tour ended in the Champagne Region, where we visited 3 Champagne Houses. (1) The family run,...
View ArticleVirginia's Best Wines: 2017 Governor‘s Cup Gala in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Pictures: Annette and Christian Schiller with Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe at the Virginia Governor's Cup Gala 2017The Virginia Governor's Cup Gala took place on February 21 in Richmond,...
View ArticleWine-pairing Dinner at Weingut Kruger-Rumpf's Wine Tavern Altes Rathaus in...
Picture: Wine-pairing Dinner at Weingut Kruger-Rumpf's Wine Tavern Altes Rathaus in Bingen, with Stefan Rumpf You probably know that Weingut Kruger-Rumpf has a fantastic restaurant just next to the...
View ArticleDinner at Chef Daniel Boulud's DBGB DC with the Wines of Tablas Creek...
Picture: Dinner at Chef Daniel Boulud's DBGB DC with the wines of Tablas Creek Vineyard in Paso Robles and Château de Beaucastel in the Rhone Valley, with Andrew Wooldridge, DBGB DC Head...
View ArticleAnnouncement: ombiasy Spring 2017 Wine Tours to Germany
Pictures: Visiting Weingut Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken. See: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Weingut Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken with Hanno Zilliken - Germany-North Tour 2016 by ombiasy WineToursTO ALL WINE...
View ArticleAt the Invitation of Owner Michel Tesseron: Private Dinner at Château...
Pictures: Dinner at Château Lafon-Rochet with Owner Michel TesseronWe came in the late afternoon to Château Lafon-Rochet. Basile Tesseron had invited us for a „barbecue“ with his father Michel...
View ArticleWinemaker Dinner with Nicolas Rossignol, Bourgogne, at Evo Bistro in McLean,...
Picture: Nicolas Rossignol, Annette Schiller and Laurant Lala of Elite Wines at Evo BistroNicolas Rossignol, Owner and Winemaker at Domaine Rossignol in the Bourgogne, was in town (Washington DC) and I...
View ArticleEntre-Deux-Mers Wines and Alsatian Cuisine: Lunch at L‘Auberge Chez Francois...
Picture: Chef Jacques Haeringer and Bordeaux winemaker Joel Duffau at L’Auberge Chez Francois Joel and Sandrine Duffau from Bordeaux were in town (Washington DC) for their annual wine promotion tour....
View ArticleFinger Lakes meet Württemberg: Touring Staatsweingut Weinsberg in Württemberg...
Picture: Finger Lakes meet Württemberg: Touring Staatsweingut Weinsberg in Württemberg with Kyle Frank, Weingut Dr. Frank in the Finger Lake RegionWe visited Statsweingut Weinsberg in Württemberg....
View ArticleWinemaker Dinner with David Reynaud, Domaine les Bruyeres, Crozes-Hermitage...
Picture: Winemaker David Reynaud, Domaine les Bruyeres, Crozes-Hermitage in the Rhone Valley, and Chef Dieter Samyn, BToo, Washington DCChef Bart Vandaele's BToo on 14th Street in Washington DC, NW, is...
View ArticleTour and Tasting at Château Sociando Mallet, Appellation Haut-Médoc –...
Picture: Winery Tour and Tasting at Château Sociando Mallet, Appellation Haut-MédocChâteau Sociando-Mallet is a non-classified estate. However during the past decade the wines regularly outperformed...
View ArticleBest German Winemakers - Falstaff Deutschland Wine Trophies 2017
Picture: All Falstaff Deutschland Wine Trophies 2017 Winners and Runners-up. In the First Row are the Winners (From left to right): Konrad Salwey, Karl-Heinz Rebitzer, Hans-Jörg and Matthias Aldinger,...
View ArticleCellar Visit and Tasting at the Champagner House Taittinger in Reims, Champagne
Picture: Tasting at Taittinger in Reims, ChampagneThe Champagne House Taittinger was founded in 1734 by Jacques Fourneaux, who worked closely with the Benedictine Abbeys who owned the finest vineyards...
View ArticleHow a Barrel is Made: Visit of the Cooperage Berger & Fils in Vertheuil –...
Picture: At Cooperage Berger & Fils in VertheuilA very special stop during the 2016 Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours was the one at Cooperage Berger et Fils. Until very recently and for a long...
View ArticleThe German Wine Society (Washington DC Chapter) Presented: 2015 German...
Picture: The German Wine Society (Washington DC Chapter) Presented: 2015 German Vintage Tasting with Phil Bernstein The annual “New German Vintage” tasting of the German Wine Society (Washington DC...
View ArticleTasting with Martin Tesch at Weingut Tesch in Langenlonsheim, Nahe: Riesling...
Picture: Tasting With Martin Tesch at Weingut Tesch in Langenlonsheim, Nahe: Riesling and Rock 'N' RollWeingut Tesch exists since 1723. Dr. Martin Tesch, a PhD microbiologist, took over the winery in...
View ArticleInvitation: Best of Bordeaux Tasting with Annette Schiller at the American...
Picture: Invitation: Best of Bordeaux Tasting with Annette Schiller at the American Wine Society/ John Marshall Chapter on Sunday, April 9, 2017Bordeaux – the name is synonymous with the wines of...
View ArticleFranck Pascal Biodynamic Champagne Dinner at Daniel Boulud's DBGB Kitchen and...
Picture: Franck Pascal Biodynamic Champagne Dinner at Daniel Boulud's DBGB Kitchen and Bar in Washington DC - Christian Schiller, Franck Pascal, Isabelle Pascal, Annette SchillerOverall, there is a...
View ArticleLunch at Restaurant Le Peyrat in Saint-Estèphe – Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy...
Pictures: Christian Schiller at Restaurant Le Peyrat in Saint-Estèphe with a RegularFollowing the visit of the Cooperage Berger et Fils, we drove to Le Peyrat in Saint-Estèphe and had lunch there. This...
View ArticleAn Amazing Week (with Beer, Rum and a little bit of Wine) in Nicaragua,...
Picture: Sundowner in Nicaragua at Punta Teonoste Beach (Pacific Coast)Annette and I went to Nicaragua for a week in order to visit our daughter Katharina, who lives in Nicaragua. She is a junior...
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