Best German Pinot Noir/ Spätburgunder - Vinositas (Joachim A. J. Kaiser and...
Picture: Tasting with Joachim A. J. Kaiser and Torsten Kogge in Karlsruhe (Photo: Vinositas)Red Wine Revolution in Germany There is a red wine revolution going on in Germany and the world increasingly...
View ArticleVineyard Tour and Tasting at Weingut Ratzenberger, Mittelrhein, with Jochen...
Picture: Annette Schiller with Jochen Ratzenberger in Bacharach, Mittelrhein, Following lunch at Restaurant Altes Haus in Bacharach, we visited Weingut Ratzenberger. Winemaker/ owner Jochen...
View ArticleDinner at Restaurant Château de la Dame Blanche in Besançon, France
Picture: Dinner at Restaurant Château de la Dame Blanche - Chef Antony Serra, with Annette. Lorelei, Benjamin and Otto Schiller plus Dog Oskar (under the table)Château de la Dame Blanche in Besançon On...
View ArticleWeingut Martin Schwarz in Meissen, Sachsen: Tour and Tasting – Germany-East...
Picture: Martin Schwarz, Weingut Martin Schwarz, and Annette SchillerWe visited Weingut Martin Schwarz and had a tasting at the winery right next to the vineyard. Martin Schwarz joint us for a while...
View ArticleMainlust Desche Otto in Frankfurt meets Bordeaux - Bordeaux Tasting led by...
Picture: Mainlust Desche Otto in Frankfurt meets Bordeaux - Bordeaux Tasting led by Annette Schiller Annette Schiller led a tasting of Bordeaux wines in Frankfurt at our favorite appelwine tavern in...
View ArticleTotal Immersion in Bordeaux: World Class Wines and Exquisite French Gourmet...
Picture: Tour at the Cooperage Berger & Fils in the Village of Vertheuil, with Simon Grelier, Managing Director - Total Immersion in Bordeaux: World Class Wines and Exquisite French Gourmet Cuisine...
View ArticleDinner at Restaurant Schwarzenstein - Nils Henkel in the Rheingau, with Nils...
Pictures: Dinner at Restaurant Schwarzenstein - Nils Henkel in the Rheingau, with Nils Henkel, Chef of the Year 2017 (Der Feinschmecker), GermanyIn Frankfurt, Annette and I are members of a group of...
View ArticleTour and Dinner at Weingut Schloss Proschwitz - Prinz zur Lippe in Zadel,...
Picture: In the Vineyards of Weingut Schloss Proschwitz - Prinz zur Lippe, with Meissen We spent many hours with Georg Prinz zur Lippe, owner of Weingut Schloss Proschwitz - Prinz zur Lippe, on the...
View ArticleInvitation: Germany meets France - Baden, Burgundy, Pfalz, Alsace: German...
Picture: Annette Schiller in Gevry-Chambertin, Bourgogne. See: Burgundy (and Champagne) 2016 Tour by ombiasy WineTours: From Lyon to Reims - Wine, Food, Culture and HistoryGerman wine lovers! We are...
View ArticleVineyard Tour, Cellar Tour and Tasting at Weingut Heymann-Löwenstein in...
Picture: Vineyard Tour, Cellar Tour and Tasting at Weingut Heymann-Löwenstein in Winningen, Mosel - In the Cellar with Reinhard LöwensteinIn the Mosel Valley, this year, we visited 5 winemakers on the...
View ArticleTour and Tasting at Château La Mission Haut-Brion, Appellation...
Picture: Annette Schiller at Château La Mission Haut-Brion. Tour and Tasting at Château La Mission Haut-Brion, Appellation Pessac-Léognan, Grand Cru Classé de GraveThis year’s tour of the Bordelais...
View ArticleWinemaking in the Venetian Lagoon: Orto di Venezia, with Owner/ Winemaker...
Picture: Annette Schiller, Orto di Venezia Owner/ Winemaker Michel Thoulouze and Christian SchillerAs part of the 2017 Annual Meetings of the American Association of Wine Economists (AAWE) I toured for...
View ArticleAnnouncement: Germany, Burgundy and Alsace - 3 Tastings led by Annette...
Picture: 2017 American Wine Society Annual Meetings in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania on November 2 - 5, 2017Annette Schiller, President of ombiasy PR and WineTours and member of the American...
View ArticleVinyard Tour and Tasting at Weingut Horst Sauer in Eschendorf, Franken, with...
Picture: Annette Schiller and Horst SauerWe spent a couple of hours with Horst Sauer, the charismatic winemaker from Eschendorf in Franken. We toured with him the vineyards and the production...
View ArticleThe 271 Crus Bourgeois du Médoc of the 2015 Vintage Announced, France
Pictures: Christian and Annette Schiller with a Magnum 2006 Chateau Le Crock in Pauillac. Château Le Crock is on the 2011 Cru Bourgeois List. Château Le Crock is owned by the Cuvelier family. See also:...
View ArticleTasting at Weingut H.J. Kreuzberg in Dernau, Ahr, with Technical Director...
Picture: Tasting with Technical Director Albert Schamaun, Weingut H.J. Kreuzberg, Ahr RegionWe visited 2 producers in the Ahr Region: Weingut Kreuzberg and Weingut Jean Stodden. In addition, we had...
View ArticleDining with a Giant: Louis-Fabrice Latour, Domaine Louis Latour, Washington...
Picture: Louis-Fabrice Latour and Christian SchillerFounded in 1797, Louis-Fabrice is the 7th Louis Latour, representing the 11th generation of the founding family, to run Domaine Louis Latour. He was...
View ArticleGermany-South and Alsace 2017 Tour by ombiasy WineTours: Baden, Alsace, Pfalz...
Pictures: Tasting with Jean-Frederic Hugel at Domaine Hugel in Riquewhir, Alsace, including a Vintage 1945 Domaine Hugel Wine The Germany-South and Alsace Tour by ombiasy WineTours took place from...
View ArticleMaison Jean Claude Boisset - Bourgogne - Wine Dinner at L’Auberge Chez...
Picture: Chef Jacques and Boisset Collection Export Manager USA Neil Ruane Singing The Boisset Collection is France's third largest wine group and Burgundy's largest wine producer.It all started about...
View ArticleBio in Bordeaux: Cellar Tour, Vineyard Tour and Winepairing Lunch at Chateau...
Picture: Gérard Dupuy in the Vineyard of Château Beausejour in AOC Puisseguin-St.Emilion, with Denman Zirkle, Owner of Weingut Richard Böcking in the Mosel Region, GermanyEver heard of Gérard Dupuy and...
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