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An hour south of Frankfurt, Germany, by car, Annette Schiller and I had a wonderful dinner at Atable im Amtshaus in Freinsheim in the Pfalz. Just around the corner in Freinsheim is #worldclass producer Weingut Rings and several other star producers are not far away. See: Cellar Tour and Tasting with Andreas Rings at Weingut Rings (VDP) in Freinsh...
In preparation of the forthcoming Loire Valley Tour 2024 by ombiasy WineTours, Annette and I spent 2 nights in Angers in order to visit various wine fairs. LOIRE VALLEY: Sunday, June 09 - Thursday June 20, 2024 Annette Schiller: What comes to your mind when you hear Loire Valley? Of course images of glorious Chteaux pop up in your mind. Yes th...
My daughter Dr. Katharina-Sanchez got a new job. Starting on February 1, 2024, she is working at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Mexico City. Katharina and Diego in Mexico City: Before flying over to Mexico, Annette, Katharina, Diego and I (with Petra) spent an evening at Desche Otto, which turned out to be a specta...
In preparation of the forthcoming Loire Valley Tour 2024 by ombiasy WineTours, Annette and I spent a night in Nantes, where the tour starts. We stayed at Hotel de France, where the group will stay and had dinner at Brasserie Cigale, where the group will have dinner. LOIRE VALLEY: Sunday, June 09 - Thursday June 20, 2024 The tour starts in Nantes a...
Dear wine friends,I just got back from a 10 day trip to the Loire Valley verifying hotels, meeting many wine domaine owners, checking out restaurants and finding the best travel routes.I am still glowing about the hospitality of the people I met, the stunning beauty of the chteaux, my amazement at the skills in the 14th, 15th, 16th century to...
Annette and I spent 4 nights in Munich. More specifically, we were in Schwabing.We stayed in the townhouse of Chris and Cornelia and took care of our grandchildren Viatrix and Ernst, while Chris and Cornelia went to Rome. We arrived on January 28, 2024 and left on February 1. Arriving on Sunday January 28, 2024Munich - beer! Bavarian International ...
CORRECTION: The graphic above released by Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024 is faulty. Weingut Rings was pomoted from 4.5 stars to 5 stars and should be listed in the top category.The Vinum Weinguide Deutschland 2024 was released recently, presenting Vinum's choice of Germanys best 1,000 wine producers and reviewing more than 10,500 wine...
At the Initiative of Astrid Jakobs, Minister Counselor for Food and Agriculture, German Embassy in Washington DC, and organized by the Agricultural Department of the German Embassy, a "The Wines of Germany" Masterclass, led by Annette Schiller, Ombiasy Public Relations and Wine Tours, took place at the German Embassy in Washington DC on Friday, Jan...
An annual tradition took a new twist this year as we enjoyed Chef Jacques Imperatos incomparable Cassoulet Feast with winemaker Lou Rochet and her familys Bordeaux wines from Chateau du Grand Bos in Graves. With two lighter courses and a scrumptious dessert framing the hearty cassoulet, you did not leave hungry! What is cassoulet? It's a rich...
The Vinum Weinguide Deutschland 2024 was released recently, presenting Vinum's choice of Germanys best 1,000 wine producers and reviewing more than 10,500 wines on 1,080 pages. 5 out of 5 stars (world class) was awarded to 20 estates. There are two new ones on the list: Schloss Johannisberg and Rings. Congratualtions! In addition, there are 32 ...
Pictures: Ultra-premium Sekt: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Griesel&Compagnie, Sekthaus Streit, Bensheim, with Winemaker Rachele Crosara - Germany-South and Alsace 2018 Tour by ombiasy WineTours: Baden, Alsace, Pfalz and Rheinhessen TheBuyer: Anne Krebiehl (MW), name three areas that you believe German wine is making greatest strides in and...
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 Wine Weekend of Hotel Madison, consisting of a Sparkling Wine Brunch, 2 Wine-pairing Dinners, 5 Winter Wine Workshops and an all-day walk-around tastin...
In anticipation of various tastings by Annette Schiller, ombiasy WineTours, coming up in the USA (German Wine Society, American Wine Society), we visited Christoph Thoerle and Johannes Thoerle of Weingut Thoerle in Rheinhessen and bought wine for the tastings. Weingut Thoerle in Saulheim, Rheinhessen Weingut Thoerle is a German elite producer. It b...
We will spend the last 3 nights of the Wine & Culture Tour Austria by ombiasy WineTours: May 28 - June 08, 2023 in Langenlois in the LOISIUM Wine & Spa Hotel LangenloisLOISIUM WINE & SPA HOTEL LANGENLOISLOISIUM WINE & SPA HOTEL LANGENLOIS and in Drnstein in the Hotel Richard Lwenherz. Among the several worldclass winemakers of Lang...
This years Membership Meeting of the German Wine Society Capital Chapter (Washington DC, USA) took place on February 18, 2023 using Zoom. The mission of the German Wine Society is to promote the understanding, appreciation, and knowledge of German wines. We conduct tasting seminars and pairing meals to enhance the appreciation of German wines ...
On February 14, 2023, Katharina Schiller was awarded a Dr. agr. by the University of Wagening. To celebrate this very special event, Katharina had invited to dinner at ColorsWorldFood in the center of Wagening. ColorsWorldFood focuses on tapas-style food. It was excellent. We brought the Sekt and the dinner wines from our cellar in Germany.Dinner P...
Tonight's class will feature wines from Austria.Small but beautiful - that is Austrian viticulture in an international comparison. Austria is a stunningly beautiful country and so are the wines. Austria is, with France, Italy, Spain, and Germany, considered one of the best wine-growing countries in Europe. Austrian wine does one thing better t...
Our first dinner at home in McLean, Virginia, after a week-long tour of Austria See: Checking, Fine-tuning, Researching, Pre-gaming in Austria in February 2023 - Wine & Culture Tour to Austria by ombiasy WineTours: May 28 - June 08, 2023 was a simple one, but very good one: Virginia Chesapeake Bay Oysters, Dungeness Crab Legs from Alaska, S...
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 Schiller. The group stayed 3 nights at Htel France et Angleterre in Pauillac.During the 3 days, we visited the following wineries and cooperage.Winery...
Following our week-long trip through the wine regions of AustriaSee: Checking, Fine-tuning, Researching, Pre-gaming in Austria in February 2023 - Wine & Culture Tour to Austria by ombiasy WineTours: May 28 - June 08, 2023 Annette and I went back to Frankfurt, Germany. On the way to Frankfurt, we stopped for one night at Hotel AlpenSchlssl i...
Picture: Annette Schiller at Weingut Wirsching, Franken, Germany. See: 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) Please plan to join the German Wine Society on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 7:00 pm for a presentation on the new German wi...
Following a visit of Weingut Thoerle in Saulheim, Rheinhessen, and recommended by Christoph Thoerle, we stayed in the area and had dinner at Nickl's Speisekammer in Biebelsheim near Bad Kreuznach.Annette Schiller, Katharina Schiller-Sanchez and I had a blast.Nickl's Speisekammer is a very fine restaurant with the food in the Bib Gourmand/ 1-star Mi...
Annette Schiller: My husband Christian and I just came back from Austria. I do the Austria wine tour for the first time this year. I have been to Austrias vineyards and winemakers many times, however travelling with guests and by bus is another matter than travelling alone without any responsibility for others. Hence we drove the entire tour,...
The final event of Bordeaux by ombiasy WineTours is always a private dinner at a worldclass chteau. This time, it was at Chteau Bouscaut, Grand Cru Class de Graves, Appellation Pessac-Lognan, with the owner/ winemaker couple Sophie Lurton and Laurent Cogombles-Lurton.The bus ride from the hotel was about 30 minutes. At the chteau, we started o...
Chairs belongs to the group of restaurants that provide environmentally-conscious fine dining in a relaxed, casual atmosphere. Gastro critic Ludwig Fienhold describes Chairs as a gourmet-tavern - as opposed to a gourmet-temple. The guests were on the younger side with a number of them wearing a baseball cap or a bob cap during dinner - hipsters. I...
Chteau Kirwan is a 3ime Grand Cru Class in Margaux. The visit of Chteau Kirwan comprised of a vineyard and cellar tour, followed by a light lunch at Chteau Kirwan.Chteau Kirwan is managed and owned by the Schyler family since 1950. Today, the chteau is managed by Yann, Natalie and Sophie Schyler.We have visited Chteau Kirwan on a number of tours....
The tour ended in Mainz. We checked in at the Hotel Hilton in Mainz for our last night. At 8.00 pm we met in the lobby and walked to the Weinstube Schreiner not far from our hotel, where we had supper and wines. .The following day, after breakfast at the Hotel Hilton, Andre took us on a walking sightseeing tour through Mainz. The city tour end...
Dear wine friends,My husband Christian and I just came back from Austria. I do the Austria wine tour for the first time this year. I have been to Austrias vineyards and winemakers many times, however travelling with guests and by bus is another matter than travelling alone without any responsibility for others. Hence we drove the entire tour,...
Picture: Visit of a Small, Premium Sekt Producer: Sektkellerei Bardong in the Rheingau, Germany Germany-North Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015), Germany Invitation by Doug BeakesAnnette Schiller, our local expert on French, German and Austrian wine who is also an expert on bubblies, will present different methods of making sparkling wine. Some o...
The Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux (UGCB) toured the USA, including a stop in Washington DC on January 24.Founded in 1973, the Union is an affiliation of the finest Bordeaux producers from all of the major appellations, which means more than 90 chteaux, winemakers and/or owners were be on site to pour over 100 wines at what will be Washington...
Chteau Lynch-Bages is a 5ime Grand Cru Class in Pauillac. We toured the new winemaking facilities and the old vat house that has been converted to a museum showing historic winemaking equipment of the Mdoc. The visit ended with a tasting of 2 wines in the tasting room, a Chateau Lynch Bages and a Chteau Les Ormes-de-Pez.Chteau Lynch-BagesThe ...
The stop at Weingut Gaul was our last visit of a winemaker on the tour. It was a lovely tasting in the courtyard of Weingut Gaul with Anne and Matthias Gaul. Weingut Gaul Owner and winemaker Matthias Gaul is the fourth generation at the helm of this wine estate. He farms 85 acres of vineyards in the northern tip of the Pfalz region close to the bor...
On the last 3 days of the Rhne Valley Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, the focus of the tour was on the world-famous Chteauneuf-du-Pape. The night of Monday to Tuesday, we stayed in Avignon and the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, we stayed in Chteauneuf-du-Pape. Winery VisitsWe visited the following wineries. I have already written about these visit...
Chteau Gruaud-Larose in the Saint Julien appelation is one of fifteen Deuximes Crus (Second Growths) in 1855 classification. We toured the winery and enjoyed a seated tasting.Chteau Gruaud-Larose The era of Chteau Gruaud-Larose began in 1757 when three members of the Gruaud family, a knight (Joseph Stanislas Gruaud), a priest, and a judge, owned...
Picture: Annette Schiller, ombiasy WineTours, and Gunter Knstler, Weingut Knstler, in Wiesbaden/ Germany (2013). See: Weingut Franz Kuenstler, Hochheim, Rheingau, Joins Terry Theise Portfolio, USA/Germany I am re-issuing the James Suckling/ Stuart Pigott list of "Top 100 Wines of Germany 2022" coupled with pictures from recent Germany tours by ombi...
Wine-Pairing Lunch with Chef/Owner Swen and Sommeliere/Owner Sybille Bultmann at Restaurant Atable im Amtshaus (bib gourmand Michelin / 16 points Gault Millau) in Freinsheim, Pfalz The Amtshaus sits in a great location in the old town of Freinsheim, surrounded by the city wall. The inner courtyard with its idyllic terrace leads to the chic resta...
The Rhne Valley Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours ended at Hstellerie du Chteau des Fines Roches in Chteauneuf du Pape, as the previous tours have done. We spent our last dinner and night at Hstellerie du Chteau des Fines Roches in Chteauneuf du Pape. Chef Hugo Loridan-Fombonnet prepared a very special wine-pairing menu for us matched with wines o...
Picture: Announcement: Winter Wine Weekend (February 23-26, 2023) at Madison Hotel in Harrisonburg, Virginia Pictures: Annette and Christian Schiller at the 2018 American Wine Society National Conference in Buffalo, New York State. See: The 2018 American Wine Society National Conference in Buffalo, New York State, USA: Seen Through Christian Sch...
If you would ask the participants of the Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France which one was the most memorable event of the tour, my guess is that the tour, tasting and lunch at Chteau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande would come out on top.First, Chteau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, 2ime Grand Cru Class, Appellation...
This was a tasting only event at one of Germany's leading wine estates, Weingut Brklin-Wolf in Wachenheim. We were seated at one of the tables on the terrasse, where Ricardo Korner, Manager of the Tasting Facilities, led us through the portfolio of Weingut Brklin-Wolf. During the tasting, we were joined by owner Bettina Brklin-von Guradze. Wein...
In a highly entertaining and educational tasting, Austrian wine importer/ broker Klaus Wittauer of KWSelection led a tasting about "The Wines of Austria" at the American Wine Society/ John Marshall Chapter in Northern Virginia (President: Douglas Beakes). We had 10 wines - five whites, including a Sekt, and 5 reds - from all Austrian wine regions (...
The Rhne Valley Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours started in Lyon and ended in Avignon/ Chteauneuf-du-Pape. Most of us took the TGV from Avignon back to Paris, but not all. One couple, for example, rented a car and drove back to Paris by car. We spent the very last nigh at a 4-star boutique hotel in Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Hotel Hostellerie du Chteau des...
If you would ask the participants of the ordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours which one was the most memorable event of the tour, my guess is that the tour, tasting and lunch at Chteau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande would come out on top.First, Chteau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, 2ime Grand Cru Class, Appellation Pauillac, is ...
After I celebrated my 71st birthday with an intimate dinner-for-two on January 5, 2023Dinner for two: My 71th Birthday Dinner in McLean, Virginia, USA on January 14, 2023, Annette and I were joined by 4 other couples for a dinner party at our home in MxLean, Virginia.This turned out to be a memorable evening with 8 friends spanning from the days wh...
Weingut Rings is one of the current shooting stars in the German wine scene. They came from nowwhere and are now one of the best producers in Germany. In 2015, Weingut Rings was admitted to the VDP, the association of about 200 elite winemakers in Germany. In the Eichelmann WeinGuide Deutschland 2023, Weingut Rings is one of the 2 climbers to ...
ccc c With a view of wrapping up our Chteauneuf-du-Pape experience, we visited La Cave de Mathias, right in the center of the village of Chteauneuf-du-Pape. Mathias gave a tour dhorizon of Chteuneuf-du-Pape wines and its history. The cave itself is an experience. This vaulted cellar of the 17th century is a place where visual art and the art of...
A very special stop during the 2022 Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours was the one at Cooperage Berger et Fils. Until very recently, and for a long time, the company was a family-company, run and owned by Ren Berger and his wife Valrie Berger. Cooperage Berger & Fils in Vertheuil was recently acquired by the TFF Group.Berger &...
Frank John is a very small, family owned and run wine manufactury, producing ultra-premium wines according to biodynamic principles. Frank John was cellar master at the prestigious Reichsrath von Buhl winery before he started out on his own. He now farms 8 acres of vineyards with biodynamic principles and since 2012 he is Demeter certified. Only ma...
Burgundy and Champagne 2023: From Lyon to Paris by ombiasy WineTours - 12-day Total ImmersionOur way of traveling allows wine lovers to fully experience the greater Burgundy area and to get a good idea about Champagne making. What comes to your mind, when you hear Burgundy? First class Chardonnay and Pinot Noir; ancient history; world-renowned v...
Domaine du Pgau is one of the top Chteauneuf-du-Pape producers and always among the top 3 in Frances Revue du Vin, Wine Advocate and other important magazines.The visit of Pgau consisted of a seated tasting with 6 wines and a tour of the cellar. Different from the previous visit, we did not have a chance to take to Owner/ Winemaker Laurence Fraud...
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