Picture: Dinner at Bidlabu, 15 Points Gault Millau, in Frankfurt, with GM/ Sommelier Dietmar Fritz and Chef Andr Rickert, Germany Bidlabu is a top 10 restaurant in Frankfurt downtown with 15/ 20 points in the Gault Millau Deutschland. It is owned and run by GM/ Sommelier Dietmar Fritz and Chef Andr Rickert. Annette Schiller and I enjoyed a wonderf...

Pictures: Zoom Tasting with Christina Artner Netzl of Weingut Franz and Christine Netzl, Carnuntum, Austria - Chain Bridge Cellars, McLean, Virginia and Christian Schiller and Christina Netzl in Gttlesbrunn in the CarnuntumWeingut Christine and Franz Netzl is one of Austrias leading wine producers, located in the Carnuntum, south-east of Vienna....

Chteau Bouscaut belongs to the 16 estates classified in the 1953 classification of Graves. As with Chteau Pape-Clment, Bouscaut is classified for its red and white wine. The history of Chteau Bouscaut goes back to the 16th century. Today it has 135 acres of vineyards in the commune of Cadaujac which makes it the largest estate in the commune. ...

Picture: The German Wine Society (Washington DC Chapter) Presented: 2019 German Vintage Tasting with Phil Bernstein of MacArthur Beverages, Washington DC, USA The annual New German Vintage Tasting" of the German Wine Society (Washington DC Chapter) is always a highlight for the German wine aficionados in the Washington DC area. This year, ...

Picture: Derek Vinnicombe, Barbara Rundquist, (Former) Owner, Weingut Wwe. Dr. H. Thanisch - Erben Mueller-Burggraef, and Christian Schiller at Lyon Hall, Washington DC/ Arlington Picture: Annette Schiller and Derek Vinnicombe in Mainz/ Germany. See: Rheinhessen Cru Wines (Lagenweine) 2014 Tasting in Mainz, Germany Derek Vinnicombe is a wine br...

Pictures: Wine Dinner at 1-star Michelin Restaurant 360 Grad, Limburg, with Owner/ Chef Alexander Hohlwein, September 2020, GermanyIn September 2020, shortly before the second corona lockdown in Germany, we ventured out with our "Frankfurt Gourmet Group", comprising, Annette, me as well as 5 other food and wine freaks, to the town of Limburg, 75 km...

On September 30, 2020, Annette Schiller and I attended an award ceremony of the Weinfeder e.V., the association of German wine journalists. The event took place at Weingut Josef Spreitzer in the Rheingau. Weinfeder President Wolfgang Junglas moderated the event. Currently, I am the Kassenprfer/ Cash Auditor of the Weinfeder. The Award Event at Wein...

Pictures: Eating at one of Germany`s 30 Restaurants that will shape the Future with their Concepts (Der Feinschmecker) - Al Fresco Dinner at Emma Metzler in August 2020 with Chef Anton de Bruyn, Frankfurt, Germany Annette and I enjoyed an al fresco dinner at Emma Metzler on August 21, 2020 with our Frankfurt gourmet group. Before the second coron...

Christian Schiller`s Schiller-wine Blog on Corking Wines` Top 101 Wine Writers of 2020 List!Corking Wines: Congratulations to all the talented wordsmiths that made Corking Wines Top 101 wine writers of 2020. Weve made a list of the finest bloggers out there whose passion for good wine has inspired us and our customers. If you like to be in the k...

Pictures: Dinner at the 3-star Michelin Restaurant Schwarzwaldstube at Hotel Traube Tonbach, with Chef Thorsten Michel, Baiersbronn, GermanyIn September 2020, shortly before the second corona lockdown in Germany, I had dinner at Restaurant Schwarzwaldstube of the Hotel Traube Tonbach in Baiersbronn, with my wife Annette and two daughters Cornelia...

Pictures: Hiking in the Allgu, Bavaria, Germany, May 2020In May 2020, following the first covid wave, Annette and I spent a couple of days in Bad Hindelang, Allgu, Bavaria, at Hotel Prinz-Luitpold-Bad. This was immediately after the first corona wave and the first lock-down. Actually, we were among the first three guests to check-in at the hotel af...

Pictures: Restaurant SchauMahl as good as ever (and even better?) - New Chef Sascha Ferstl back to his RootsThe Frankfurt Gourmet Group, a group of 8 foodies that meet on a monthly basis to wine and dine together at interesting restaurants or at home, went back to Restaurant schauMahl in Offenbach. We have been meeting now for about 10 years. Among...

Picture: Dinner at the 1 Star Michelin Restaurant Maximilians in Obersdorf, Allgu, GermanyIn 2020, following the end of the second corona wave in Germany, when hotels and restaurants began to open again, Annette and I went towards the end of May 2020 for a week to the Allgu in Bavaria. We stayed at the Hotel Prinz-Luitpold-Bad in Bad Hindelang. Ann...

Pictures: 44th Wedding Anniversary Wine Dinner with FamilyI reported about a wonderful dinner at L'Ecume acouple of days ago at the occasion of our 45th wedding anniversary here: Dinner at L Ecume in Frankfurt, with Chef/ Owner Alexandre Sadowczyk - 45th Wedding Anniversary, Germany and about the 40th wedding anniversary here:Lunch at the Chteau Sm...

Pictures: German Wine Society (Washington DC Chapter): Return to in-person Events with a Wine Cruise on the Potomac On July 10, 2021, from 4-6 pm, the German Wine Societys Capital Chapter held its first in-person event since the membership meeting in February 2020 before the start of the covid-19 pandemic, a summer wine cruise on the Potomac abo...

Picture: Tour and Lunch at Chteau Desmirail, Appellation Margaux, 3ime Grand Cru Class, with Owner Denis LurtonChteau Desmirail is another chteau owned by a member of the Lurton family (the fourth on this tour). Lucien Lurton acquired this property in 1980 and passed it on to his son Denis - a lawyer by profession - in 1992. Before that the chte...

Picture: Dinner at L'Ecume Annette Schiller and I enjoyed a wonderful dinner at L'Ecume in the Nordend yesterday. We celebrated our 45th wedding anniversary. Chef and owner Alexandre Sadowczyk is French. He came to Frankfurt in 2014. LEcume is his first own restaurant, a small bistro that could be in the 7th arrondissement in Paris, where we use...

Pictures: Meeting 3 Superstars and an old Friend: Tasting at the Veritable Groupe Show in Frankfurt with Eve Faiveley of Domaine Faively, Matthieu Perrin of Famille Perrin and Chteau de Beaucastel, Jean Frdric Hugel of Famille Hugel and Tony Smith of Quinta de Covela The Veritable Groupe wine trade show 2021 took place in Frankfurt on September 6 a...

Pictures: Christian and Annette Schiller at the Pre-release Presentation of the 2019/ 20 Grosses Gewchs (GG) Wines at Schloss Vollrads, here with Desire Eser-Knyphausen and Dodo Knyphausen, Weingut August Eser Germanys Grosses Gewchs (GG) wines are released on September 1. These are the ultra-premium dry wines from the very best vineyard sites...

Picture: Germany/ South and Alsace Tour 2020 by ombiasy WineTours: A Mental Tour in Times of Covid-19The Germany/ South and Alsace Tour 2020 by ombiasy WineTours was fully booked but had to be cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Starting on May 15, Annette issued short posts on facebook briefly describing what we ...

Picture: Annette Schiller and Klaus Peter Keller The Germany/ South and Alsace Tour 2020 by ombiasy WineTours was fully booked but had to be cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Starting on May 15, Annette issued short posts on facebook briefly describing what we would have done on that day had the tour taken plac...

Picture: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Weingut konomierat Rebholz in Siebeldingen, Pfalz, with Hansjrg and Valentin Rebholz and Sabine Wagner - Germany-South and Alsace 2017 Tour by ombiasy WineTours The Germany/ South and Alsace Tour 2020 by ombiasy WineTours was fully booked but had to be cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. ...

Picture: Germany/ South and Alsace Tour 2020 by ombiasy WineTours: A Mental Tour in Times of Covid-19, Day 7: La ferme Versant du Soleil, Domaine Schoenheitz and Le Bistro de la Nouvelle AubergeThe Germany/ South and Alsace Tour 2020 by ombiasy WineTours was fully booked but had to be cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Starti...

Picture: Dinner at La Table de Gourmet (Chef: Jean-Luc Brendel, 1 Star Michelin) in Riquewihr, Alsace, France The Germany/ South and Alsace Tour 2020 by ombiasy WineTours was fully booked but had to be cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Starting on May 15, Annette issued short posts on facebook briefly describing what we wo...

Picture: 2 Cellar Tours and 1 Tasting at Weingut Ziereisen in Efringen, Markgrfler Land, Baden, with Hanspeter and Edel Ziereisen - Germany-South and Alsace 2018 Tour by ombiasy WineTours: Baden, Alsace, Pfalz and Rheinhessen The Germany/ South and Alsace Tour 2020 by ombiasy WineTours was fully booked but had to be cancelled because of the co...

Picture: Tasting and Cellar Tour at Weingut Stigler, Baden, with Andreas, Regina and Max Stigler - Germany-South and Alsace 2017 Tour by ombiasy WineTours The Germany/ South and Alsace Tour 2020 by ombiasy WineTours was fully booked but had to be cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Starting on May 15, Annette issued short posts on f...

Picture: Vineyard Tour, Cellar Tour (and Lunch) with Robert Schtzle, Owner/ Winemaker, Weingut Schloss Neuweier in Baden - Germany-South and Alsace 2017 Tour by ombiasy WineTours The Germany/ South and Alsace Tour 2020 by ombiasy WineTours was fully booked but had to be cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Starting on May 15, Annette i...

Picture: Tour and Tasting at Weingut Wittmann in Westhofen, Rheinhessen, with Philipp Wittmann - Germany-South and Alsace 2017 Tour by ombiasy WineTours The Germany/ South and Alsace Tour 2020 by ombiasy WineTours was fully booked but had to be cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Starting on May 15, Annette issued short posts on face...

Picture: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Weingut Wagner-Stempel in Siefersheim, Rheinhessen, with Winemaker Oliver Mller and Owner Cathrin Wagner - Germany-South and Alsace 2018 Tour by ombiasy WineTours: Baden, Alsace, Pfalz and RheinhessenThe Germany/ South and Alsace Tour 2020 by ombiasy WineTours was fully booked but had to be cancelled becaus...

Picture: LiquidLife at Home with Carolin and H.O. Spanier of Weingut Battenfeld-Spanier and Weingut Khling-Gillot, and TV Chef Frank Brunswig, GermanyAnnette and I enjoyed very much LiquidLife at Home with Carolin Spainer of Weingut Battenfeld-Spanier and Weingut Khling-Gillot, and TV Chef Frank Brunswig on Thursday, May 7, 2020, an online event ...

Pictures: Dining with Friends in Times of the Coronavirus Lockdown using Zoom A few days ago we had our first online dinner, using the Zoom app. There were 5 of us in three different locations. The dinner started at 7:30 pm and lasted 6 hours. We all enjoyed the online dinner very much. The Zoom app is a fantastic tool to allow social contacts in t...

Pictures: Annette and Christian Schiller in Frankfurt, Germany, Easter 2020Dear wine friends,I want to wish you and your family a Happy Easter and Passover. These are difficult times and Easter and Passover 2020 are different from all previous holiday celebrations we had in our lifetime. With a heavy heart I cancelled all wine tours programmed for ...

Pictures: At the Pont du Gard in the Southern Rhne Valley Annette sent out this e-mail to those who signed up for the tour on March 31, 2020.Dear All,it is with a very, very heavy heart that I have to inform you that I have to cancel the tour scheduled for June.This is not at all my personal decision. The decision was made for me by the Covid-19 p...

Pictures: Chteau Mouton Rothschild 1979 Magnum and other Fine Wines at Weinsinn in Frankfurt, Germany The Michelin Deutschland 2020: Hotels & Restaurants was released on March 6. In Frankfurt, my home-base when I am in Germany, the Michelin 2020 Deutschland lists 9 starred restaurants. I have eaten in all of them and written on schiller-wine ab...

Picture: Dinner in Beautiful Riquewhir, Alsace. See: The Sun-Kissed South: Germanys Pinot Noir, the Other Whites, the Culinary Regions - Germany-South and Alsace 2018 Tour by ombiasy WineTours: Baden, Alsace, Pfalz and RheinhessenAnnette sent out this e-mail to those who signed up for the tour.Dear All,it is with a heavy heart that I have to infor...

Pictures: Tour and Tasting at Chteau Beychevelle, Appellation Saint-Julien, 4ime Grand Cru Class, with Philippe Blanc, Managing Director - Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours 2019, FranceThe tour and tasting at Chteau Beychevelle was the first visit of the last day of the Total Immersion in Bordeaux: World Class Wines and Exquisite French Gourmet Cu...

Pictures: At the Pont du Gard in the Southern Rhne Valley Annette sent out this e-mail last weekend to those who signed up for the tour.Dear friends and fellow travelers,I think it is important that you hear from me how I assess the situation in France and what my plans are for the tour in view of the Corona virus.I am currently in Frankfurt, Ger...

Picture: Dinner in Beautiful Riquewhir, Alsace. See: The Sun-Kissed South: Germanys Pinot Noir, the Other Whites, the Culinary Regions - Germany-South and Alsace 2018 Tour by ombiasy WineTours: Baden, Alsace, Pfalz and RheinhessenDear friends and fellow travelers,I think it is important that you hear from me how I assess the situation in southern ...

Pictures: Annette Schiller, Phil Bernstein and Christian Schiller. See: The German Wine Society (Washington DC Chapter) Presented: 2017 German Vintage Tasting with Phil Bernstein of MacArthur Beverages, Washington DC, USA Dear German Wine Society Members and Friends of German Wine,I regret to have to inform you that the German Wine Society Capital...

Pictures: Christian and Annette Schiller with a Magnum 2006 Chateau Le Crock in Pauillac. Chteau Le Crock is one of the 14 Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel in the New Classification. Chteau Le Crock is Owned by the Cuvelier family. See also: Chteau Loville-Poyferr, Chteau Le Crock, Didier Cuvelier in Bordeaux and the Cuvelier Los Andes Wines in Arge...

Picture: Matthieu Perrin of Chteau de Beaucastel, Chteauneuf-du-Pape, Christian Ress of Weingut Balthasar Ress, Rheingau, Annette Schiller of ombiasy WineTours and 3 Star Michelin Chef Christian Bau of Victor's Fine Dining in Perl-Nenning at the Rheingau Gourmet & Wein Festival 2020 in Kronenschlsschen in Hattenheim, Rheingau, GermanyA...

Pictures: Tour and Family Dinner with Stefan and Heike Paeffgen, Chteau Le Reysse and Chteau Lassus, Vignobles Paeffgen, Appellation Mdoc - Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours 2019, FranceFollowing the visit of Chteau Sociando MalletSee: Tour and Tasting at Chteau Sociando Mallet, Appellation Haut-Mdoc - Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours 2019, Fran...

Picture: Annette Schiller and Moritz Haidle, Weingut Karl Haidle. See: 2017 VDP Trade Fair Weinbrse - Vintage 2016 - in Mainz: Schillers Report 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-Plus has gain...

Pictures: Christian Schiller with Barone Francesco Ricasoli at Cafe Milano in Washington DC in 2020 and at Castello di Brolio in Tuscany in 2012 The charismatic Chianti Classico Producer Barone Francesco Ricasoli of Castello di Brolio was in Washington DC and I attended a winemaker dinner with him at Cafe Milano. Before taking over the kitchen of C...

Pictures: At the Pont du Gard in the Southern Rhne Valley. See: Rhne Valley Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Culture and History, France Dear wine lovers,the world becomes more crazy as the days go on. Unfortunately the worlds largest wine fair Prowein taking place every year in early March in Dsseldorf, Germany, and which I was looking forwar...

Pictures: Dinner at Restaurant Villa Merton, with 1 Star Michelin Chef Andr Grofeld, Frankfurt, GermanyThe "Deutsche Tafelkultur e.V." in Frankfurt/ Germany invited to the annual "Wintergemse-Diner" at Restaurant Villa Merton. Owner and Michelin-starred Chef Andr Grofeld prepared an exquisite 5 course Sekt menu.All 5 wines were Frst von Metternich ...

Pictures: Tasting at Weingut Jos. Jos. Prm in Bernkastel-Wehlen, Mosel, with Amei Prm - Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential RieslingDer Feinschmecker, the leading German wine and food journal, presented its new ranking of the German wine scene. The Feinschmecker awarded xxx winemakers in Germany 5 F's, its top ranking. ...

Pictures: Tour and Tasting at Chteau Sociando Mallet, Appellation Haut-Mdoc - Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours 2019, France Chteau Sociando-Mallet is a non-classified estate. However during the past decade the wines regularly outperformed other well-known estates and are regarded as wines of highest quality. The origins of the chteau go back ...

Picture: Wine Tasting at Weingut Selbach-Oster in Zeltingen, Mosel, with Johannes Selbach. See: Cellar Tour and Wine Tasting at Weingut Selbach-Oster in Zeltingen, Mosel, with Johannes Selbach Germany-North Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2014) The Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland 2020 was released on Thursday, October 31, 2019. The Vinum WeinGuide Deuts...

Pictures: How a Barrel is Made: Visit of the Cooperage Berger & Fils in Vertheuil - Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours 2019, France A very special stop during the 2019 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 ...