Coffee Terminologie in Austria: Ordering Coffee in a Viennese Coffee House
The Austria Tour 2023 by ombiasy WineTours is coming up in about 2 months.See: Announcement: Austria 2023 by ombiasy WineTours - 12 Days: May 28 - June 08, 2023 Many of the hotels were we will stay...
View ArticleSummary: Total Immersion in Bordeaux: World Class Wines and Exquisite French...
Led by Annette Schiller, the Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours took place from September 20 - Thursday, September 29, 2022. The group comprised 12 wine lovers including Annette and Christian...
View ArticleOysters, Seabass, Weingut Jülg Crémant Brut, Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir -...
Annette and I had a simple, but excellent dinner at home in Virginia. 12 Virginia Oysters from Tom's Cove Aquafarms on the half-shellTom's Cove Aquafarms: Since before the turn of the century,...
View ArticleThe 114 Leading Winemakers of Austria (Kalk&Kegel, 2023)
Pictures: Christian Schiller with Alwin Jurtschitsch, Fritz Wieninger, Georg Prieler, Hans Nittnaus, Leo Sommer and Franz Reinhard Weninger Kalk&Kegel, an Austrian Gourmet Journal, just released a...
View ArticleA Journey Through Bordeaux - Tasting at the Winter Wine Weekend in...
Hotel Madison in Harrisonburg, VA, and the American Wine Society teamed up for a Winter Wine Weekend in Harrisonburg, VA, USA, about 2 hours by car away from Washington DC. This was the third Winter...
View Article"Wine from our Cellar" Wine-pairing Dinner: Austria - Polz Welschriesling,...
In Virginia, Annette and I belong to the "Wine from our Cellar" group of wine and food lovers that meet regularly, perhaps 4 to 6 times per year, at the home of one of the members for a small-bite...
View ArticleSchiller's Favorite Wine Bars in Graz, Austria (2023)
On the forthcoming Austria 2023 Tour by ombiasy WineTours Announcement: Austria 2023 by ombiasy WineTours - 12 Days: May 28 - June 08, 2023 we will spend one night in Graz. In the evening, after...
View ArticleThe 114 Leading Winemakers of Austria (Kalk&Kegel, 2023)
Pictures: Christian Schiller with Alwin Jurtschitsch, Fritz Wieninger, Georg Prieler, Hans Nittnaus, Leo Sommer and Franz Reinhard Weninger Kalk&Kegel, an Austrian Gourmet Journal, just released a...
View ArticleTenuta Pakravan-Papi (Tuscany, Italy) Winemaker Dinner with Leopoldo and...
Leopoldo and Francesca Papi of Tenuta Pakravan-Papi in Tuscany, Italy, were in town (Washington DC) - with Roberto Donofrio (Impero Wine) - and we were able to catch them at a winemaker dinner at...
View ArticleCoast to Coast: Mid-Atlantic Cuisine Highlighting West Coast Wines - Dinner...
Hotel Madison in Harrisonburg, VA, and the American Wine Society teamed up for a Winter Wine Weekend in Harrisonburg, VA, USA, about 2 hours by car away from Washington DC. This was the third Winter...
View Articleombiasy WineTours 2022: Germany-South + Alsace/ Bordeaux/ Rhône Valley - All...
. This posting provides listings of all postings that I issued concerning the 3 ombiasy WineTours that took place in 2022, led by Annette Schiller: Due to corona, there were no wine tours in 2020 and...
View ArticleMichelin Star Food and Crémant de Loire Wines: Winemaker Dinner with Owner...
Michelin Star Food and Crémant de Loire Wines: I was the only man at the "Women Wines on Wednesday"- Dinner at Restaurant Imperfecto by Enrique Limardo in Washington DC with Owner Juliette...
View ArticleGermany's 32 Top Winemakers (With 5/5 Stars) - Falstaff WeinGuide Deutschland...
Pictures: Tasting at Weingut Dr. Loosen in Bernkastel-Kues, Middle Mosel, with Ernie Loosen- Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential RieslingThe Falstaff WeinGuide WeinGuide...
View ArticleItalian Cuisine and Wines - Dinner at the Winter Wine Weekend in...
Hotel Madison in Harrisonburg, VA, and the American Wine Society teamed up for a Winter Wine Weekend in Harrisonburg, VA, USA, about 2 hours by car away from Washington DC. This was the third Winter...
View ArticleLoire Winemaker Dinner with Owner/ Winemaker Sylvain Champigny of Domaine de...
Currently, there are 4 French tours by ombiasy WineTours: Bordeaux, Bourgogne + Champagne, Rhône Valley and Alsace (in combination with Germany-South). Annette plans to add a 5th French region: The...
View ArticleThe New German Wine Law of 2021 - Tasting at the German Wine Society...
Annette Schiller led a wine tasting at the German Wine Society (Washington DC Chapter) explainging the new German Wine Law of 2021. In a nutshell, the new law moves the German wine classification from...
View ArticleThe Wine Market in Germany in 2022: German Consumers Think Economically When...
Pictures: Vineyard Tour and Tasting with Hans Rebholz, Weingut Ökonomierat Rebholz (VDP), Pfalz - Germany-South and Alsace 2022 by ombiasy WineToursPress Release German Wine Institute: The currently...
View ArticleAnnouncement: Burgundy Tasting (Louis Jadot) at the WWCS (Washington Wine and...
WWCS: Next Tuesday, March 28, we will have our first tasting in a long time of wines from Burgundy. Annette Schiller, who presented wines from Austria in February, is back to bring us these wines. She...
View ArticleTasting with Owner Yseult de Gaye-Nony of Vignobles de Gaye (Pomerol and...
Owner Yseult de Gaye-Nony of Vignobles de Gaye in Pomerol and Saint-Emilion was in town (McLean, Virginia) and we were able to meet her and taste her wonderful wines at Total Wine and More McLean.In...
View ArticleAnnouncement: The New German Wine Law of 2021 - Tasting at the American Wine...
Jeniffer Crafts, AWS, NoLoCo Chapter: Annette Schiller is our Northern Virginia expert on wines from Germany, France, and Austria, as well as the Owner of Ombiasy Public Relations & Wine Tours. For...
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