Pictures: Outstanding Dinner at Gustav - 1-star Michelin - in Frankfurt, Germany, with Chef Jochim Buschelizabethonfood.com: Chef Jochim Busch delivers playful but detailed cooking with imaginative flavour and texture pairings. (...) So, if youre in Frankfurt and looking to get a taste of German bistronomie, Gustav would be an excellent choice....

Pictures: Lunch at Le Carmin (1 Michelin Star) in BeauneThere are currently (Michelin Guide 2019) 4 Michelin-starred restaurants (all one star) in Beaune:Le CarminLe Jardin des RempartsLoiseau des VignesLe BnatonWe had lunch at Le Carmin.In the heart of Beaune, near the Halles de Beaune and the Hospices, the Chef Christophe Quant and his team welco...

Pictures: Lunch at La Grand Table de Michel Chabran, 1-star Michelin, in Pont d lIsre, Northern Rhne, with Chef Michel Chabran The Hotel and the Michelin-starred Restaurant Michel Chabran occupy a central place in the village of Pont-de-l'Isre, not far from Valence. Since 1935, generations of Chabran have succeeded one another and cultivated the ar...

Pictures: Tasting Top Virginia Wines in Frankfurt, Germany: Virginia Governor's Cup Case 2017Recently, we tasted the Virginia Governor's Cup Case 2017 in Frankfurt at Mainlust Desche Otto. There were 36 participants, including Annette and me.This was the second Virginia Governor's Cup Case re-tasting event in Frankfurt, Germany. The first one took ...

Pictures: Wine Journalists Jancis Robinson, Stephan Reinhard (Robert Parker) and Stuart Pigott at the 2019 Weinbrse in MainzThe 2019 Germany-North Tour by ombiasy WineTours started with a visit of the 2019 VDP Weinbrse in Mainz. The VDP (Verband Deutscher Prdikatsweingter) is the association of Germany's elite winemakers. It is more than 100 years ...

Pictures: Visit and Tasting at Chteau de Chassagne-Montrachet in Chassagne-Montrachet, Cte de Beaune Bourgogne (and Champagne) Tour by ombiasy WineTours 2018, FranceThe Domaine de Chteau de Chassagne-Montrachet is a family estate of 35 hectares, belonging to the Picards, who also own 4 estates in the Cte Chalonnaise (100 Ha). The Domaine de Chteau...

Picture: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Domaine Combier in Pont de lIsre, Crozes-Hermitage, Northern Rhne - Rhne Valley Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Culture and History, FranceMaurice Combier came to Pont de lIsre in 1962 to grow apricots, other fruit, and grapes. In the 70s he converted to organic agriculture and people labeled him Maurice ...

Picture: Dinner with Sebastian Frst and Julian Huber. See: Winemaker Dinner with Chef/ King of Spices Ingo Holland and Sebastian Frst (Weingut Rudolf Frst, Franken), Julian Huber (Weingut Bernhard Huber, Baden) and Jrme Legras (Champagne Legras & Haas)The Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland 2019 was released on Friday, October 26, 2018. Th...

Pictures: Amuses Gueules and Champagne on the Terrasse. Tour and Gourmet Dinner with Wine-pairing at Chteau Haut-Bailly, Appellation Pessac-Lognan, Grand Cru Class, with Daina Paulin - Bordeaux Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours, France The final event of the 2018 Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy was a tour of and dinner at Chteau Haut-Bailly. It was a mos...

Pictures: Lunch and Wine Tasting at La Table de Olivier in Puligny Montrachet with Patrick LeflaiveDuring the Bourgogne (and Champagne) Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours, we spent a morning and part of the afternoon at Oliver Leflaive. The visit comprised 3 parts: (1) We started out with an extensive walk through the vineyards of Puligny Montrachet...

Picture: Cellar Tasting at Domaine Laurent Habrard in Gervans, Crozes-Hermitage, Northern Rhne, with Owner and Winemaker Laurent Habrad - Rhne Valley Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Culture and History, France Laurent Habrard is Un Vigneron Heureux (a happy winemaker), it says so on the label, and we were equally happy to taste his wines with...

Picture: Christian L. Stahl at Annette and Christian Schillers Summer of Riesling Party 2016 in McLean, Virginia. See: Annette and Christian Schillers Summer of Riesling 2016 in McLean, Virginia, with German Star Winemaker Christian L. Stahl, German Wine Journalist Joachim A.J. Kaiser and Virginia Star Winemaker Chris Pearmund On November 26, 20...

Pictures: Winery tour, Tasting and Lunch at Chteau Lascombes, Margaux, 2ime Grand Cru Class - Bordeaux Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours, FranceGiven its history Chteau Lascombes is a very interesting chteau to visit. In the late 17th century the estate belonged to the Chevalier de Lascombes, hence the name. Since then the chteau passed through a su...

Pictures: Olivier Leflaive in Puligny Montrachet: Vineyard Walk and Cellar Tour, with Patrick Leflaive - Bourgogne (and Champagne) Tour by ombiasy WineTours 2018, FranceDuring theBurgundy (and Champagne) Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: From Lyon to Paris - Wine, Food, Culture and History, Francewe spent a morning and part of the afternoon at Olive...

Pictures: Vineyard Walk and Tasting at Paul Jaboulet An in Tain-lHermitage, Hermitage, Northern Rhne - Rhne Valley Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Culture and History, FrancePaul Jaboulet An is the smallest of the big ngociants businesses of the Rhne region. Jaboulet is a great old name and one of the historic estates in the Rhne. The iconi...

Picture: Annette and Christian Schiller in the Upper Douro Valley. See: A Douro Valley Tour from Porto Upstream to the Douro Superior Region, Portugal Below is a list of the wine tours, wine dinners and wine tastings planned by Annette and Christian Schiller/ ombiasyPR & WineTours/ schiller-wine for the coming months. For questions concern...

Picture: The Winners of the Feinschmecker Riesling Cup 2018: Britta and Martin Korell, Weingut Korell-Johanneshof, NaheThe results of the Feinschmecker Riesling Cup 2018 - Germanys Best Dry Rieslings - were published in the February 2019 issue of Der Feinschmecker, Germany's leading gourmet journal.Der Feinschmecker: The Riesling Cup 2018 goes ...

Pictures: Tasting at Vins Jean-Luc Colombo in Cornas, Northern Rhne - Rhne Valley Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Culture and History, France Vins Jean-Luc Colombo in Cornas, Northern Rhne, is a relatively young winery by French standards, established in 1987. Today Jean-Luc Colombo is one of the most progressive and influential winemaker o...

Pictures: Winery Tour and Tasting at Chteau Loville-Barton, Appellation Saint-Julien, 2ime Grand Cru Class and Chteau Langoa Barton, Appellation Saint-Julien, 3ime Grand Cru Class - Bordeaux Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours, FranceThe 9th and last full day of theTotal Immersion in Bordeaux: World Class Wines and Exquisite French Gourmet Cuisine - Bo...

Pictures: Winemaker Dinner with Managing Director Frdric Mairesse and his Champagnes Barons de Rothschild at The George Town Club in Washington DC, USAChampagne Barons de Rothschild is a very young Champagne House, founded in 2005 only. It is a joint venture of three branches of the Rothschild family. Its Managing Director, Frdric Mairesse, was in...

Picture: Vineyard Tour and Tasting in the Vineyard in Meursault with Karoline Knoth and the Wines of Domaine Pierre Morey - Burgundy (and Champagne) Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: From Lyon to ParisDuring the Bourgogne (and Champagne) Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours Burgundy (and Champagne) Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: From Lyon to Paris - Wine,...

Pictures: Lunch at Restaurant La Grappe dOr in Saint-Pray, with Chef Pierre Yves Jacques Sbastien - Rhne Valley Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Culture and History, FranceFollowing a fascinating cellar tour and tasting at at Maison Delas-Frres in Saint Jean de Muzols, Saint Joseph, See: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Maison Delas-Frres in Saint J...

Picture: Wilhelm Weil, Weingut Weil, Moritz Haidle, Weingut Karl Haidle, Falstaff Publisher Wolfgang Rosam (Photo: Falstaff)For the nineth time, the Falstaff Trophies Deutschland were awarded. The wine/food/travel journal Falstaff has been around for a number of years, issued in Vienna, Austria, and reporting about wine, food and travel fr...

Picture: Tour and Tasting at Chteau Lafon-Rochet, 4me Grand Cru Class St-Estphe, with Owner Basile Tesseron - Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours 2018, France Chteau Lafon-Rochet features some of the finest vineyards in the world. It is situated in the small appellation Saint-Estphe and is sandwiched between two prominent neighbors: Cos-dEst...

Picture: Winemaker Dinner with Adrien Schoenheitz, Owner/ Winemaker, Domaine Schoenheitz in Alsace and Chef Chef Jacques Haeringer at L'Auberge Chez Francois in Great Falls/ Northern Virginia/ USAAdrien Schoenheitz, Owner/ Winemaker, Domaine Schoenheitz in Alsace, was in town (greater Washington DC area) and I the chance to participate in a wonderf...

Picture: Cellar tour and Tasting at Cave Ropiteau Frres in Meursault, Cte de Beaune - Burgundy (and Champagne) Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: From Lyon to ParisFollowing breakfast at Hotel/ Restaurant Le Chevreuil, were we had dinner and stayed for the night - See: Dinner at Restaurant Le Chevreuil in Meursault, with the Wines of Domaine Matrot - ...

Pictures: Vineyard Tour, Cellar Tour and Tasting (from Barrel and from Bottle) at Weingut Rudolf Frst, Franken, with Sebastian Frst - Germany-East Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Art, Culture, History - Berlin, Saale-Unstrut, Sachsen, Wrttemberg, FrankenThe new Gault Millau WeinGuide Deutschland for 2019 was published on November 13,...

Picture: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Maison Delas-Frres in Saint Jean de Muzols Saint Joseph, Northern Rhne - Rhne Valley Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Culture and History, FranceDelas-Frres is one of the top producers of the Rhne in a myriad of appellations with holdings in the Cte Rtie, Saint Joseph, Saint Pray, Hermitage, Crozes Herm...

Picture: With Roman Niewodniczanski at Weingut Van Volxem. See. Lunch, Tasting and Vineyard Walk at Weingut Van Volxem with Owner Roman Niewodniczanski Germany-North Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015)The Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland 2019 was released on Friday, October 26, 2018. The Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland 2019 reviews on about 1000 pages m...

Picture: Tour and Tasting at Chteau Ormez de Pez, Appellation Saint-Estphe - Bordeaux Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours, FranceChteau Les Ormes de Pez is one of the three top estates owned by the Cazes family. We toured the estate and tasted wine from Chteau Les Ormes de Pez and Chteau Lynch-Bages Pauillac.Kerstin Bauer, Guide Interprete, was our host...

Pictures: Dining in Dakar - in a Fine Dining Restaurant (Beluga Cevicheria), at a Local Place (Le Phare Chez Aby), in a Beach Restaurant (Bella Vista Ristorante del Gusto) and at Lac Rose (Hotel Palal Lac Rose) We spent 2 weeks in Dakar/ Senegal to visit our daughter and her family in January/ February 2019.I have provided an overview about the vis...

Picture: Dinner at Htellerie Beau Rivage in Condrieu, with Chef Chef Ludovic Mounier - Rhne Valley Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Culture and History, France Following the tasting at Domaine Georges Vernay in Condrieu with the most entertaining and charming Paul Ansellem-Vernay, we drove back to Htel Beau Rivage, which is just around the cor...

Pictures: Tasting AR Lenoble Champagne in Washington DC and in Epernay, with Christian Holthausen and his Husband Simon Maurel. Christian Holthausen of the Champagne House AR Lenoble was in town (the greater Washington DC area) and I had the chance to participate in two of his events.First, I attended a seated wine tasting at Chain Bridge Cellars, ...

Pictures: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Chteau Durfort-Vivens, Appellation Margaux, 2ime Grand Cru Class - Bordeaux Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours, France We started the 7th day of our Bordeaux Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours - Total Immersion in Bordeaux: World Class Wines and Exquisite French Gourmet Cuisine - Bordeaux Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours...

Pictures: Dinner at Restaurant Le Chevreuil in Meursault, with the Wines of Domaine Matrot - Burgundy (and Champagne) Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: From Lyon to ParisFollowing a guided tour of Chteau de Rully and tasting at Domaine Rully wines, with Chteau de Rully Owner Count Raoul de Ternay, we drove to Htel Restaurant Le Chevreuil in Meursault...

Picture: The Winners of the Falstaff Trophies 2019: Moritz Haidle, Weingut Karl Haidle, Gunter Hiestand, Weingut Hiestand, Hanno Zilliken, Weingut Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken, Bernd Kreis, Weinhandlung Bernd Kreis, Mathieu Kauffmann, Weingut Reichsrat von Buhl (Photo: Falstaff)For the nineth time, the Falstaff Trophies Deutschland were awarded. Th...

Pictures: Winemaker Dinner with Nicolas Rossignol, Bourgogne, at the Embassy of France in Washington DC/ Le Caf Descartes, with Chef Mark Courseille, USA/ FranceNicolas Rossignol, Owner and Winemaker at Domaine Rossignol in the Bourgogne, was in town (Washington DC) and I had the pleasure to wine and dine with him at the Embassy of France in Washi...

Picture: Tasting at Domaine Georges Vernay in Condrieu, Northern Rhne, with Owner Paul Ansellem-Vernay - Rhne Valley Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Culture and History, FranceDomaine Georges Vernay has a high reputation for its Condrieus and played a key role in the survival of the Condrieu appellation. Since 1997 Christine Vernay - third g...

Pictures: Owner/ Winemaker Johannes Hasselbach of Weingut Gunderloch/ Rheinhessen in Washington DC with the David Bowler Road Show, USA/ GermanyJohannes Hasselbach, the young owner and winemaker of renowned Weingut Gunderloch in Nackenheim, Rheinhessen, was in town (Washington DC) and Johannes invited me to the trade tasting in Washington DC's new ...

Picture: Vineyard Tour, Cellar Tour and Blending Exercise at Chteau La Tour de Bessan, Margaux, Cru Bourgeois, with Owner/ Winemaker Marie-Laure Lurton - Bordeaux Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours, FranceWe spent most of the day at the Arcachon Bay (about 90 minutes by bus from Bordeaux City), where we visited an oyster farmer and had lunch at Pinass...

Picture: Annette and Christian Schiller in Pauillac/ Bordeaux with Nicolas Santier. See: Tour and Tasting at Chteau Pichon Longueville Baron in Pauillac - Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours 2017 FranceBelow is a list of the wine tours, wine dinners and wine tastings planned by Annette and Christian Schiller/ ombiasyPR & WineTours/ schil...

Pitures: Tasting at Maison Clusel-Roche in Ampuis, Cte Rtie, Northern Rhne - Rhne Valley Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Culture and History, FranceMaison Clusel-Roche is a very small, family-owned, highly regarded estate with 20 acres of vineyards of which 12 acres are in the Cte Rtie, 2,5 in Condrieu and 5,5 in the Coteaux du Lyonnais (a ...

Pictures: Vineyard Walk with Matthias Hey. See: Germany-East Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Art, Culture, History - Berlin, Saale-Unstrut, Sachsen, Wrttemberg, FrankenWeingut Hey, a German winery that is even in Germany relatively unknown, joined the VDP, the association of about 200 German elite winemakers earlier this year. It is relativey...

Pictures: Wine-pairing Lunch at Chteau Climens, Appellation Barsac-Sauterne, Premire Grand Cru Class, with Owner/ Winemaker Brnice Lurton - Bordeaux Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours, FranceAfter spending 2 nights in Saint Emilion and focusing on the Right-Bank of Bordeaux, we left the hotel in the morning and drove through the Entre-Deux-Mer region o...

Pictures: Cornelius Dnnhoff, David Schildknecht and Annette Schiller in New York. See: Rieslingfeier 2018 in New York City: Grnd Tasting and Gala DinnerOn December 13, 2018, James Suckling released a list of his top 100 German wines of 2017. The list was put togather by Stuart Pigott, Senior Editor, a leading German wine and Resling expert.A few mo...

Picture: Vineyard Tour, Cellar Tour and Tasting at Domaine Desvignes in Givry, Cte Chalonnaise, with Owner/ Winemaker Gautier Desvignes - Burgundy (and Champagne) Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: From Lyon to Paris After a nice breakfast at the Hostellerie Chteau de la Barge in Crche-sur-Sane we drove to Givry, Cte Chalonnaise, for a tour and tastin...

Pictures: Cellar Tour, Tasting and Vineyard Drive at Guigal in Ampuis, Cte Rtie, Northern Rhne - Rhne Valley Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Culture and History, France Guigal is a winery and ngociant business situated in Ampuis in the northern part of the Rhne region in France. Guigal produces wine from appellations across the Rhne region, b...

Picture: Tour and Tasting at Chteau Pichon-Longueville-Baron in Pauillac. See: Total Immersion in Bordeaux: World Class Wines and Exquisite French Gourmet Cuisine - Bordeaux Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours, FranceInvitation: Total Immersion in Bordeaux - September 03 to September 12, 2019During this 9 night, 10 day tour we discover the Left Bank, th...

Picture: Laurent Lalla of Elite Wines, Chef Bart Vandaele of BToo, 2 Guests, Jol and Sandrine Duffau of Chteau La Mothe du Barry and Chteau Les Arromans, Entre-Deux-Merr, Bordeaux, and Christian Schiller of schiller-wine and ombiasy WineToursJol and Sandrine Duffau of Chteau La Mothe du Barry and Chteau Les Arromans, Entre-Deux-Merr, Bordeaux, were...