Best German Sparkling Wines (Sekt): Meiningers Deutscher Sektpreis 2017
Picture: Tasting at Sekthaus Raumland in Flörsheim-Dalsheim, Rheinhessen, with Heide-Rose and Volker Raumland. See: Germany-South and Alsace 2017 Tour by ombiasy WineTours: Baden, Alsace, Pfalz and...
View ArticleThe Wines of the Markgräflerland (Baden): Tasting and Cellar Tour at Weingut...
Picture: The Wines of the Markgräflerland (Baden): Tasting and Cellar Tour at Weingut LöfflerWe left Meersburg at Lake Constance at 8:00 am after an early breakfast to cross again the Black Forest to...
View ArticleLunch at an Iconic Restaurant: Chez Hortense/ Cap Ferret/ Bassin d'Arcachon/...
Picture: Lunch at Chez Hortense in Cap Ferret, with 4th Generation Owner Bernadette LescarretThe Bassin d'Arcachon is a bay of the Atlantic Ocean on the southwest coast of France, located just a few...
View ArticleGermany’s Best Winemakers and Wines – Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland 2018...
Picture: The Winners - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland 2018 Awards: The Award Ceremony in Mainz, Germany Vinum WeinGuide DeutschlandThe Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland 2018 was released on Friday, November 24,...
View ArticleTasting and Cellar Tour at Weingut Stigler, Baden, with Andreas, Regina and...
Picture: Tasting and Cellar Tour at Weingut Stigler, Baden, with Andreas, Regina and Max StiglerThe Monday we visited Weingut Stigler in the center of Ihringen, just next to Weingut Dr. Heger, was the...
View ArticleWinemaker Dinner with Sebastian Fürst, Weingut Fürst, Franken, at Schaumahl,...
Picture: Annette Schiller and Sebastian Fürst, Weingut Fürst, at Restaurant SchauMahl with a 2003 Weingut Fürst Hundsrück Spätburgunder in the Double-Magnum (3 Liters)Restaurant SchauMahl in Offenbach,...
View ArticleDinner at Restaurant Schwarzer Adler, 1 Star Michelin, Oberbergen,...
Picture: Dinner at Restaurant Schwarzer Adler (1 Star Michelin) in Oberbergen, Kaiserstuhl, Baden, with Maitre de Hotel Hubert Pfingstag (who is from Alsace)Lunch Last time, we had a long luncheon at...
View ArticleGermany's 28 Best Winemakers - Eichelmann Deutschlands Weine 2018
Picture: In the Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr with Oliver Haag, Weingut Fritz Haag, Mosel. This year, Weingut Fritz Haag was added to the top group of 5/5 stars winemakers in the Eichelmann...
View ArticleLunch with Christian L. Stahl, Winzerhof Stahl, Franken: Not only a Gifted...
Picture: Chef Christian L. Stahl and Winzerhof Stahl WinesIn Germany, among wine aficiniados, it is well known that Christian L. Stahl is an outstanding winemaker. German wine lovers in the Washington...
View ArticleSchiller's Favorite Wine Taverns in Meersburg, Lake Constance
Picture: Annette Schiller at Weinhaus C. Hanser in Meersburg, Lake Constance, with a Cuvée Annette. Annette von Droste-Hülshof, poet and composer, died in Meersburg and lived the last 7 years of her...
View ArticleTasting and Vineyard Walk with Oliver Haag, Weingut Fritz Haag
Picture: In the Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr with Oliver Haag, Weingut Fritz Haag, MoselWe woke up that day at the Steigenberger Hotel in Bad Neunahr in the Ahr Valley, visited 3 world class...
View ArticleDecanter November 2017: Spotlight on German Pinot Noir - The 20 German...
Picture: Paul Fürst, Annette Schiller, Sebastian Fürst and Christian Schiller at Weingut Rudolf Fürst. See: Tasting and Tour with the Pinot Noir Legend Paul Fürst, Weingut Rudolf Fürst in Bürgstadt,...
View ArticleLunch at Château Le Bon Pasteur, Pomerol, with Dany Rolland and Benoit Prévot...
Pictures: Lunch at Château Le Bon Pasteur, Pomerol, with Dany Rolland and Benoit Prévot, General Manager and Winemaker - Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours 2016, FranceFollowing a tour and tasting at...
View ArticleChef's Table Winemaker Dinner at Zur Golden Kron in Frankfurt, Germany, with...
Picture: Pit Punda, Rainer Schnaitmann and Alfred Friedrich - Chef's Table Winemaker Dinner at Zur Golden Kron in Frankfurt, Germany, with Michelin-starred Chef Alfred Friedrich, Frankfurt Cult...
View ArticleTasting at Domaine Marcel Deiss in Bergheim, Alsace - Germany-South and...
Pictures: Tasting at Domaine Marcel Deiss in Bergheim, Alsace - Germany-South and Alsace 2017 Tour by ombiasy WineToursWe had 5 excellent tastings in Alsace on our Germany-South and Alsace Tour by...
View ArticleA Journey through the Vineyards of Alsace - A Tasting Seminar at the National...
Pictures: A Journey through the Vineyards of Alsace - A Seminar at the National Conference 2017 of the American Wine Society, led by Annette Schiller Annette and Christian Schiller participated in the...
View ArticleDinner at Restaurant Schanz, 2 Stars Michelin, Piesport, Mosel –...
Picture: Chef Thomas Schanz, Restaurant Schanz, Piesport, Mosel, 2 Michelin Stars, 17 Points Gault MillauThis was a busy day: We started in the Ahr Valley, visited the world class producers Weingut...
View ArticleOmbiasy Wine Tours 2018: 3 x France and 3 x Germany - Ombiasy Newsletter...
Picture: Annette Schiller in Bordeaux In the December Newsletter by ombiasyPR & WineTours Annette Schiller provides an overview of the 6 wine tours she is offering in 2018. For the first time, she...
View ArticleTasting with Joël and Sandrine Duffau at Château La Mothe du Barry and...
Picture: Denman Zirkle (Weingut Richard Böcking, Mosel, Germany), Joël Duffau and Annette Schiller at Château La Mothe du Barry Joël Duffau is a „Prêt-à-porter“ producer (in contrast to an „Haute...
View ArticleHarvest 2017: Smallest Harvest since 1945 in both France and Germany -...
Picture: Annette Schiller with Owner/ Winemaker Robert Schätzle at Weingut Schloss Neuweier. See: Vineyard Tour, Cellar Tour (and Lunch) with Robert Schätzle, Owner/ Winemaker, Weingut Schloss Neuweier...
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