Picture: Dinner at 1-Star Michelin Restaurant Les Berceaux in pernay, with Owner/ Host Lydie MichelonThe night before the end of the Burgundy (and Champagne) Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: From Lyon to Paris - Wine, Food, Culture and History, France, we stayed in Epernay, the capital of Champagne and had dinner at the Michelin-starred Restaurant L...

Pictures: Visiting Weingut Dr. Loosen, with Ernst Loosen. See: Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential Riesling Under the epic Rubens ceiling in London's Banqueting House, a new competition for wine estates was launched a few weeks ago, showcasing the top 50 wine destinations in the world. An international jury of about 500 ...

Pictures: AperitifLes Baux-de-Provence is a French commune in the Bouches-du-Rhne department in southern France that has been named one of the most beautiful villages in France and has over 1.5 million visitors per year although it has only 22 residents in the upper part of the commune and 436 for the whole commune. It has a spectacular position in...

Picture: Vineyard and Cellar Tour and Tasting at Weingut Esterhzy, Trausdorf and der Wulka, Burgenland, Austria, with Mag. Gerald Rouschal - The 13th Annual Conference of the American Association of Wine Economists (AAWE) in Vienna, Austria, July 14 18, 2019The 13th Annual Conference of the American Association of Wine Economists (AAWE) which t...

Picture: Cellar Tour and Massive Tasting at Domaine Rolly-Gassmann in Rorschwihr, Alsace, with Pierre Gassmann - Alsace Tour 2019 with the Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim, France The Domaine Rolly-Gassmann came into existence in 1967 with the marriage of Marie-Thrse Rolly and Louis Gassmann. But Domaine Rolly-Gassmann is by no means a newcomer in Al...

Pictures: Sekt Cellar Tour, Vineyard tour, and Tasting in the Vineyard at Weingut Laquai in Lorch, Rheingau, with Gundolf Laquai- Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential RieslingWe travelled to Lorch to the very end of the Rheingau region where it touches the Mittelrhein region. We left the heart of the Rheingau region. The Rh...

Pictures: Tour of l'Avenue de Champagne in Epernay - Bourgogne (and Champagne) Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineToursThe night before the end of the Burgundy (and Champagne) Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: From Lyon to Paris - Wine, Food, Culture and History, France in Paris, we stayed in pernay, the capital of Champagne, and had dinner at the Michelin-sta...

Picture: Upcoming: American Wine Society (AWS) National Conference on October 31 to November 3, 2019, at St. Pete Beach in Florida, with 2 Events by Annette Schiller on "Renaissance of Terroir in Germany: Back to the Roots" and "Syrah and Shiraz: Is there any Difference, do they Taste the Same?", USAAnnette Schiller, Member of the American Wine Soc...

Picture: Best of Riesling Competion 2019 - The WinnersThe Best of Riesling Competion 2019 took place earlier this year in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse in the Pfalz Region in Germany. The annual Best of Riesling competition is organized by the Meininger Verlag. This year, more than 2400 Rieslings entered the competition, with German Rieslings...

Pictures: Vineyard and Cellar Tour and Tasting of Wine and Olive Oil at Mas Saint Berthe, Les Baux de Provence, with winemaker Christian Nief - Rhne Valley Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Culture and History, FranceThe most Southern hotel of thr tour was located in the picturesque town of Les Baux de Provence. Before checking in there and ha...

Picture: Leo Sommer, Weingut Sommer, Burgenland, Austria, Pouring his Wines at the 13th Annual Conference of the American Association of Wine Economists (AAWE)The 13th Annual Conference of the American Association of Wine Economists (AAWE) which took place in Vienna, Austria, July 14 18, 2019, included 2 wine tours: Tour Burgenland and Tour Low...

Pictures: Dinner and Overnight-stay at Hotel-Restaurant A lAmi Fritz in Ottrott - Alsace Tour 2019 with the Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim, FranceThe first day of our Alsace tour, where we visited Domaine Pfister, with Mlanie PfisterCellar Tour and Tasting at Domaine Pfister, Alsace, with Mlanie Pfister - Alsace Tour 2019 with the Weinfreundeskreis Ho...

Picture: At the Gala Dinner at Palais Ferstel - Vienna, Economics and Wine: The 13th Annual Conference of the American Association of Wine Economists (AAWE) in Vienna, Austria, July 14 18, 2019 Below is a list of the wine tours, wine dinners and wine tastings planned by Annette and Christian Schiller/ ombiasyPR & WineTours/ schille...

Pictures: Tasting and Dinner at Weingut Kaufmann in Hattenheim, Rheingau, with Urban Kaufmann and Eva Raps - Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential RieslingThe visit of Weingut Kaufmann took place during the 2019 Rheingauer Schlemmerwochen/ Gourmet Weeks. The winery was packed with wine and food lovers who had come for the Sch...

Picture: Annette and Christian Schiller at the Annual Riesling Party 2017 at their Home in Washington DC, USAHello wine folks,this year again we will host a Riesling Party in the dead of summer (to show you that a Riesling is the perfect thirst quencher).WHEN: Sunday, August 25 at 4.30 pmWHERE: at our home in McleanWHAT YOU NEED TO DO: bring one...

Pictures: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Chteau Long-Depaquit in Chablis, with Technical Director Ccilia Trimaille - Bourgogne (and Champagne) Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineToursChteau Long-Depaquit is located at the heart of the village of Chablis, in Burgundys Yonne department. A stroll through the estates grounds, which boast centuries-old trees and a ...

Picture: Annette Schiller and Egon Mller in New York City. See: The Annual "Slaughterhouse" Riesling Feast in New York: Rieslingfeier 2017, USA The wine-searcher web site contains a list of the world's most expensive Rieslings, based on the data the wine-searcher collects. It is updated daily. Below find a recent snap-shot of the top 10 list.Intere...

Pictures: At Rhona Vignoble, a Cooprative in Vacqueyras Rhona Vignoble is a Cooprative in Vacqueyras and Beaumes de Venise including a nice restaurant - Le Dolium - at the cellar in Beaumes de Venise. We had a lovely lunch at Le Dolium. Before lunch, we stopped at the cellar in Vacqueyras, where we enjoyed a tasting.Beaumes de VeniseThe wines of Be...

Pictures: The 13th Annual Conference of the American Association of Wine Economists (AAWE) in Vienna, Austria, July 14 18, 2019: Annette Schiller, ombiasy WineTours, Professor Astrid Forneck, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) Vienna, Willi Klinger, Austrian Wine Marketing Board, Christian Schiller - Professor Karl Storchmann...

Pictures: Tasting at Domaine Rmy Gresser in Andlau, with Rmy Gresser - Alsace Tour 2019 with the Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim, FranceOn our first day in Alsace, we visited 2 winemakers: Domaine Pfister and Domaine Rmy Gresser.As for the former, see here: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Domaine Pfister, Alsace, with Mlanie Pfister - Alsace Tour 2019 with ...

Pitures: Lunch, Cellar Visit and Tasting at Weingut Baron Knyphausen in Erbach, Rheingau, with Owner Gerko Freiherr zu Knyphausen and Winemaker Arne Willkens - Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential RieslingWeingut Baron Knyphausen is one of the oldest estates in Germany. The Draiser Hof home of Weingut Baron Knyphausen was ...

Pictures: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Domaine du Clos St. Louis, Cte de Nuits, with Owner/ Winemaker Philippe Bernard - Bourgogne (and Champagne) Tour 2016 by ombiasy WineToursDomaine du Clos du St. Louis, Cte de Nuits, with Owner/ Winemaker Philippe Bernard, was the last stop in the Bourgogne (excluding Chablis) Region. The property is run by the v...

Pictures: Visiting Weingut Kruger-Rumpf, with Georg and Stefan Rumpf. See: Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential RieslingTerry Theise is one of the leading experts of German Wine in the US. Among the vast number of his followers, he has gained something like a cult status. He publishes a thick catalogue once a year with ext...

Pictures: Tasting, Dinner and Overnight Stay at Domaine de Cabasse, Sguret, Southern Rhne, with Owner/ Winemaker Benot BaudryDomaine de Cabasse is beautifully located near the village of Sguret which is perched on the hill. Domaine de Cabasse has rooms and a restaurant. It is surrounded by vineyards. The view up to the village of Sguret is brea...

Pictures: Ernst Loosen, Weingut Dr. Loosen, Hanspeter Ziereisen, Weingut Ziereisen and Annette Schiller. See also: Riesling, Pinot Noir and Indian Cuisine: A tte--tte Dinner with Winemaker Ernst Loosen, Weingut Dr. Loosen, at Rasika in Washington DC, USA. Ernst Loosen Presented his Wines at Weingut Dr. Loosen, Bernkastel-Kues, Mosel Valley, Germa...

Picture: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Domaine Pfister, Alsace, with Mlanie Pfister - Alsace Tour 2019 with the Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim, FranceThe Alsace Tour 2019 with the Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim took place from 19 to 23 June. 37 members of the Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim participated in it. The tour was organized and led by Annette Schiller, a ...

Pictures: Kloster Eberbach: Overnight-Stay, Dinner, Guided Tour and Aperitif in the Steinberg Vineyard - Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential RieslingKloster Eberbach, one of Europe's best-preserved and important medieval monasteries, lies in a valley near the town of Eltville in the Rheingau. Still a world-class winery to...

Pictures: Revamped Weingarten in Bockenheim, with Michelin-starred Chef Jan Hofmann - A Place to Watch in Frankfurt, Germany In Frankfurt, Annette and I are members of a group of wine and food aficiniados that meets about once a month in a top restaurant. In late June, we had dinner at the Weingarten in Bockenheim. Weinsinn.There were eight of us. ...

Picture: Tasting at Weingut H.J. Kreuzberg in Dernau, Ahr, with Ludwig Kreuzberg and Frank Josten Germany-North Tour by ombiasy WineTours 2016Marcus Hofschuster is Editor-in-Chief and Lead Taster of Wein-Plus, a leading European on-line wine guide, based in Germany. Marcus Hofschuster is the man behind the reputation that Wein-Plus has gained ...

Picture: Armelle, Bernard and Alice Rion. See: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Domaine Armelle et Bernard Rion in Vosne Romane, Cte de Nuits - Bourgogne (and Champagne) Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineToursWe visited Domaine Armelle et Bernard Rion in Vosne-Romane, Cte de Nuits.The visit consisted of two parts.First, Armelle Rion joined us in the bus and took ...

Pictures: Cellar Tour and Tasting, including from Barrel, at Domaine Marcel Richaud in Cairanne, Southern Rhne, with Owner/ Winemaker Claire Richaud - Rhne Valley Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Culture and History, FranceAnna Lee Iijima - annaleeiijima on Instagram (Contributing editor at Wine Enthusiast Magazine. Reviews wines ...

Bild: Elsass Tour 2019 mit dem Weindfreundeskreis HochheimDie Elsass Tour 2019 mit dem Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim fand vom 19. bis zum 23. Juni statt. 37 Mitglieder des Weinfreundeskreises Hochheim haben an ihr teilgenommen. Die Tour wurde organisiert und geleitet von Annette Schiller, einem Grnder des Weinfreundeskreises Hochheim und Grnder, Eigen...

Picture: Annette and Christian Schiller with Andrea Wirsching, Weingut Wirsching, in Mainz. See also: Tour and Tasting at Weingut Wirsching in Iphofen in Franken with General Manager Uwe Matheus Germany-East Wine and Art Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015)Below is a list of the wine tours, wine dinners and wine tastings planned by Annette and Chri...

Pictures: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Weingut Robert Weil in Kiedrich, Rheingau, with Jan Christensen - Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential Riesling VDP: Wilhelm Weil, the fourth generation of the founding family, runs the estate founded by his great-grandfather in 1875. Since then, the hillside sites of the 90-hectare (2...

Picture: Annette Schiller and Egon Mller in New York City. See: The Annual "Slaughterhouse" Riesling Feast in New York: Rieslingfeier 2017, USAFalstaff, a leading German wine and food journal, issued a list of 50 exceptional German wines. The list was put togather by Ulrich Sauter, who is in charge of wines at Falstaff. He took into account a numbe...

Picture: Touring the Vineyards of Vosne-Romane, Cte de Nuits, with Armelle Rion, Domaine Armelle et Bernhard Rion Bourgogne (and Champagne) Tour by ombiasy WineTours 2018, FranceWe visited Domaine Armelle et Bernhard Rion in Vosne-Romane, Cte de Nuits.The visit consisted of two parts.First, Armelle Rion joined us in the bus and took us on a tour o...

Pictures: Lunch at Restaurant Le Mesclun in Sguret, Southern Rhne - Rhne Valley Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Culture and History, FranceAfter the Cellar Tour and Tasting at Domaine La Martinelle in Lafare, Ventoux, with Owner/ Winemaker Corinna Kruse Faravel - Rhne Valley Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Culture and History, France ...

Pictures: Cellar Visit and Tasting at Weingut Wegeler in Oestrich-Winkel, Rheingau - Germany-North Tour 2019 byWeingter Wegeler is comprised of 2 estates, one in Oestrich-Winkel (Rheingau) and one in Bernkastel (Mosel).We visited the former. Following a cellar tour, we sat down for a most interesting tasting, including some older wines.Weingter Weg...

Pictures: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Domaine Faiveley in Nuits-Saint-George, Cte de Nuits, with Matilde Nicolas, Communications Director - Bourgogne (and Champagne) Tour by ombiasy WineTours 2018, FranceWe visit Domaine Joseph Faiveley in Nuits St. Georges. The visit included a tour and a tasting of 7 wines with Mathilde Nicolas, in charge of c...

Pictures: Cellar Tour at Sektkellerei Bardong in the Rheingau, Germany, with Norbert Bardon. See: Visit of a Small, Premium Sekt Producer: Sektkellerei Bardong in the Rheingau, Germany Germany-North Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015), GermanySekt Germany is one of the largest sparkling wine markets in the world. 500 million of the 2 billion bott...

Pictures: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Domaine La Martinelle in Lafare, Ventoux, Southern Rhne, with Owner/ Winemaker Corinna Kruse Faravel - Rhne Valley Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Culture and History, FranceDomaine La Martinelle in Lafare, Ventoux, Southern Rhne, is located on the other side of the Dentelle from Gigondas and Vacqueras. I...

Pictures: Horton Vineyards was Named the Virginia Governors Cup Winner. Photos by Jay Paul PhotographyVirginia Governor Ralph Northam awarded the 2019 Virginia Wineries Associations (VWA) Governor's Cup to Horton Vineyards for their 2016 Petit Manseng at the 2019 Governors Cup Gala. The Gala took place Tuesday evening, February 26, at the Main ...

Pictures: Lunch at the Weingut Schloss Johannisberg Gutsrestaurant - Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential Riesling Following the visit of Weingut Joachim Flick in Hochheim/ WickerVineyard Tour, Cellar Visit and Tasting at Weingut Joachim Flick in Hochheim, Rheingau - Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessent...

Picture: Tour and Wine Tasting with Lunch, with Mark Barth at Wein- und Sektgut Barth in Hattenheim, Rheingau Germany-North Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015)Marcus Hofschuster is Editor-in-Chief and Lead Taster of Wein-Plus, a leading European on-line wine guide, based in Germany. Marcus Hofschuster is the man behind the reputation that Wein-P...

Pictures: Vineyard Tour, Cellar Tour and Tasting at Chteau de Pommard in Pommard, Cte de BeauneFounded in 1726, Chteau de Pommard remains one of the most iconic wine estates in Burgundy. To the domaine belongs the monopole site Clos Marey-Monge, at the heart of the domain. In July 2015, UNESCO declared the Clos a World Heritage protected climat ...

Pictures: Raffaele Fazio, Annette Schiller and Christoph Wolber - Winemaker Dinner with Christoph Wolber of New-wave Producer Weingut Wasenhaus, Baden, at Schaumahl, Offenbach/ Frankfurt, 16 Points Gault Millau, GermanyRestaurant SchauMahl in Offenbach, in the greater Frankfurt am Main area, is one of the best restaurants in the region. With Chef B...

Picture: Vineyard Tour, Cellar Tour and Tasting at Domaine Les Bruyres in Beaumont-Monteux, Northern Rhne, with Owner/ Winemaker David Reynaud - Rhne Valley Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Culture and History, FranceThe visit of Domaine Les Bruyres in Beaumont-Monteux, with owner/ winemaker David Reynaud, was the last stop in the Northern R...

Pictures: At the Knigin Victoriaberg Monument with Reiner Flick and Reiner Flick Pouring Knigin Victoriaberg Riesling at a Reception in Berlin in Honor of Prince Charles Shortly after our VisitWe began our Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential Riesling with a visit of Weingut Joachim Flick in the easternmost wine village of ...

Picture: Annette Schiller, Clemens Busch, Christian Schiller at Panda Gourmet in Washington DC. See: Wine-pairing Dinner with Clemens Busch, Weingut Clemens Busch, Mosel, at Panda Gourmet in Washington DC, USA. See also: Vineyard Tour and Wine Tasting at Weingut Clemens Busch Germany-North Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2014)The Falstaff WeinGuide Deu...