Pictures: Renaissance of Terroir in Germany: Back to the Roots - Seminar at the 2019 American Wine Society National Conference in St. Pete Beach, Florida, USA, led by Annette SchillerAnnette Schiller, President of ombiasy PR and WineTours and member of the American Wine Society, led 2 wine tastings - "Renaissance of Terroir in Germany: Back t...

Picture: Mathieu Kauffmann (Photo: Gault Millau)The new Gault Millau WeinGuide Deutschland for 2020 was published on November 5, 2019. It reviews on about 1000 pages more than 11.500 wines of 1078 wineries. Its rating symbol is a grape and Germanys best winemakers are awarded one to five grapes.I plan to release the following postings on sc...

Pictures: Tour and Tasting at Chteau La Conseillante, Appellation Pomerol, with Technical Director Marielle Cazaux - Bordeaux Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours, FrancePomerol is a tiny winegrowing region, located on the pilgrim road to Santiago de Compostela. Wine has been produced here since Roman times. Later the Knights of the Order of Malt...

Pictures: American Wine Society (John Marshall Chapter) High-end Bordeaux Salon Tasting on November 9th, 2019, lead by Annette Schiller, USA/ FranceThe November 2019 meeting of the American Wine Society/ John Marshall Chapter featured a tasting of high-end Bordeaux wines. Annette Schiller presented 11 wines from ultra-premium chteaux. Except for th...

Pictures: Tour and Extensive Tasting with Owner/ Winemaker Kakha Tchotiashvili and a Light Lunch at Tchotiashveli Estate - Georgia Wine Tour 2019terranomerchants.com: Kakha Tchotiashvili is an artisan winemaker with an established marani in the Kakheti region of eastern Georgia. He is focused on reviving ancient local varieties, and makes natu...

Pictures: Burgundy Meets Virginia: Winemaker Dinner with the Wines of Maison Shaps and Michael Shaps Wineworks and the Food of Chef Jacques at L'Auberge Chez Francois in Great Falls, Virginia, USA Annette and I had the pleasure of attending a winemaker dinner with Michael Shaps who makes wine both in Virginia, USA, and Bourgogne, France.Invitation...

Pictures: Lunch at WEINrestaurant Ayler Kupp, Weingut Peter Lauer, Saar Valley - Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential RieslingFollowingCellar Tour and Tasting at Weingut Peter Lauer in Ayl, Upper Mosel, Saar Valley, with Katharina Lauer and Peter Lauer - Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential Riesling...

Pictures: At the 2019 American Wine Society National Conference in St. Pete Beach, Florida, USA, with Randall Grahm, Bonny Doon Vineyard, Joel Peterson, Founder Ravenswood Vineyards, Janie Brooks Heuck, President,International Riesling Foundation and Brooks Winery, Joe Broski, AWS President, David Falchek, AWS Executive Director and Diane Meyer, Co...

Pictures: Lunch at Restaurant La Table de Catusseau in Pomerol, Bib Gourmand in the Guide Michelin - Bordeaux Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours, FranceFollowing theTour and Tasting at Chteau Belles-Graves, Appellation Lalande de Pomerol, with Sylvain Garoste, Matre de Chai (Cellar Master) - Bordeaux Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours, FrancePictures: To...

Pictures: Tour, Tasting, Dinner and Overnight-stay at Schuchmann in Kakheti, with Roland Burdiashvili, Managing Director/ Assistant Winemaker - Georgia Wine Tour 2019We spent 2 nights in eastern part of Georgian, in Kakheti, Georgias premier wine-producing area. Most of us stayed at the hotel of the Schuchmann Hotel-Winery Complex. Some of us stay...

Pictures: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Weingut Peter Lauer in Ayl, Upper Mosel, Saar Valley, with Katharina Lauer and Peter Lauer - Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential RieslingThe Saar, a tributary to the Mosel river gives name to one of the 2 unique sup-regions of the Mosel wine region where crisp, more masculine Rieslings...

Pictures: Tour and Tasting at Chteau Belles-Graves, Appellation Lalande de Pomerol, with Sylvain Garoste, Matre de Chai (Cellar Master) - Bordeaux Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours, FranceChteau Belle-Grave is one of the about 7,000 so-called petits Chteaux that are outside of the classification system. You can find absolutely fantastic wines from t...

Picture: Annette and Christian Schiller with Klaus Zimmerling. See: Visit of Weingut Klaus Zimmerling: The Wines of Klaus Zimmerling and the Art of his Wife Malgorzata Chodakoska - 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 Christian Schi...

Pictures: Annette Schiller with Brnice Lurton of Chteau Climens, Sauternes, Sophie Lurton of Chteau Bouscaut, Pessac-Lognan, Denis Lurton of Chteau Desmirail, Margaux and Chef Jan Hoffmann, WeingartenLiebe Freunde des guten Weines und des guten Essens,Ich mchte herzlich einladen zu einem aussergewhnlichen Dinner, welches am 21. November um 19.30 U...

Pictures: Christian Ress at RIS Restaurant in Washington DC: Wine Lair Washington DC and Weingut Balthasar Ress, USA/ GermanyAnnette Schiller on facebook: Whoever missed this evening missed a phenomenal dinner. Seldomly I have seen such a perfect and innovative pairing of wine and food. Cudos to Christian Ress and RIS Restaurant.Renowned winemak...

Picture: Tour and Tasting at Chteau Canon-La-Gaffelire, Appellation Saint-milion, Premier Grand Cru Class B, with Proprietor Count Stephan von Neipperg - Bordeaux Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours, France The next meeting of the American Wine Society/ John Marshall Chapter will feature a tasting of high-end Bordeaux wines. Annette Schiller will prese...

Pictures: Wine-pairing Lunch at Pheasant's Tears in Sghnaghi - Georgia Wine Tour 2019The Guardian - From Georgia to Lebanon: exploring the best wines of the ancient world (Chad Parkhill, Fri 27 Apr 2018): Much of the current interest in Georgian wines is owed to Pheasants Tears, the winery founded in 2007 by American John Wurdeman and Ge...

Picture: Annette Schiller and Fritz Keller at Weingut Franz Keller, October 2019 The results of the Meininger Rotweinpreis 2019 were released a few weeks ago. 245 wines were submitted. About 50 judges tasted the wines, grouped in 8 categories. The 3 winners in each category are listed below. In addition, 3 winemakers were awarded Collection of the...

Pictures: Tasting at Weingut Reinhold Haart in Piesport, Mosel, with Johannes Haart - Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential RieslingThe Haart familys viticulture tradition goes back to 1337. Weingut Haart is one of the oldest wine estates in the Mosel valley, and one of the few that was not owned by the church or aristocrat...

Pictures: Tour and Tasting at Chteau Canon-La-Gaffelire, Appellation Saint-milion, Premier Grand Cru Class B, with Proprietor Count Stephan von Neipperg - Bordeaux Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours, FranceChteau Canon la Gaffelire, Premier Grand Cru Class, AOC Saint-milion, was the first estate we visited in Saint-milion. We spent some time...

Pictures: Tour and Wine-pairing Lunch at Iago Winery in Mtskheta, with Cult-winemaker Iago Bitarishvili - Georgia Wine Tour 2019The Guardian - From Georgia to Lebanon: exploring the best wines of the ancient world (Chad Parkhill, Fri 27 Apr 2018): Much of the current interest in Georgian wines is owed to Pheasants Tears, the winery founded in 2...

Pictures: 40th Anniversary of the Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim, Rheingau, GermanyThe Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim - of which Annette Schiller and I have been members right from day 1 - celebrated its 40th Anniversary a few days ago at Weingut Knstler in Hochheim, Rheingau. The Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim is a wine brotherhood based in Hochheim, Rheingau...

Pictures: Lunch at Restaurant Juffer Flair of Weingut Christian Steinmetz in Brauneberg, Mosel - Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential RieslingAfter visiting:Weingut Dr. H. Thanisch - Erben Mueller-Burggraef: Visit of the Doctorkeller and Tour and Tasting at the Winery, with Owner Matthias Willkomm - Germany-North Tour 20...

Pictures: Dinner and Overnight-stay at at Hstellerie du Chteau des Fines Roches in Chteauneuf du Pape, with Chef Hugo Loridan-Fombonnet - Rhne Valley Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Culture and History, FranceWe spent our last dinner and night of the Rhne Valley Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Culture and History, France at Hstellerie d...

Picture: Stephan Reinhardt at the 2019 VDP Weinbrse in Mainz, Germany. See: Attending the 2019 VDP.Weinbrse - Vintage 2018 - in Mainz - Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential Riesling A few weeks ago, Stephan Reinhardt, who covers Germany for Robert Parker/ Wine Advocate, issued a list of his favorite dry German Riesling and...

Pictures: Tour and Tasting at Chteau Pape-Clment, Graves, Appellation Pessac-Lognan, Cru Class de Graves, with Daley Brennan, Business Development Manager, Eastern USA - Bordeaux Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours, FranceArnaud Laszis, Matre de Chai of Chteau Pape-Clement, was supposed to be our host but dropped out on short notice as the harvest had ...

Pictures: Lunch and Tasting at Weingut Kilian Hunn in Gottenheim, Tuniberg, with Martina Hunn - Alsace Tour 2019 with the Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim, France The last - but not least - winery visit of theElsass Tour 2019 mit dem Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim, Frankreichwas a wine-pairing lunch at Weingut Hunn in Gottenheim, Tuniberg, Baden, with Martin...

Pictures: Tasting at Weingut Dr. Loosen in Bernkastel-Kues, Middle Mosel, with Ernie Loosen- Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential RieslingSituated on Germanys Mosel River among some of the worlds most treasured vineyards, the Dr. Loosen estate has been in the same family for more than 200 years.When Ernst Loosen assumed owne...

Pictures: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Chteau la Nerthe, Chteauneuf du Pape - Rhne Valley Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Culture and History, FranceBerry Bros. and Rudd: Chteau la Nerthe is one of the oldest producers in Chteauneuf-du-Pape. The chteau itself was built in the 18th century, but winery records stretch back as far as 1560.The Rich...

Picture: Annual Riesling Party at the Schiller Residence in Washington DC, USA (2019) 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 concerning the ombiasy wine tours please consult the ombiasy webs...

Picture: Alsace Tour 2019 with the Weinfreundeskreis HochheimThe 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 founder of the Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim and founder, owner and CEO of ombiasy Wi...

Pictures: Wine Dinner at Weingut Richard Bcking in Traben-Trarbach, Middle Mosel, with Owner Denman Zirkle - Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential RieslingFollowing the tasting at Weingut Jos. Jos. Prm in Wehlen:Tasting at Weingut Jos. Jos. Prm in Bernkastel-Wehlen, Mosel, with Amei Prm - Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy W...

Pictures: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Domaine La Bastide Saint Dominique in Courthzon, Chteauneuf du Pape, with Owner Vronique Bonnet and Owner/ Winemaker Eric Bonnet - Rhne Valley Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Culture and History, FranceOn the last day of Rhne Valley Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTo...

Pictures: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Domne Riefl-Landmann in Pfaffenheim, with Annick Riefl - Alsace Tour 2019 with the Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim, FranceDomaine Riefl-Landmann in Pfaffenheim, Alsace, was the last estate we visited on our Elsass Tour 2019 mit dem Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim, Frankreich Annick Riefl was our host. We st...

Pictures: Annual Riesling Party at the Schiller Residence in Washington DC, USA (2019)Annette and I threw our Annual Riesling Party at our Washington DC area home August 25, 2019. This is a casual wine tasting and socializing event taking place inside well as outside on our decks. Each guest has to bring a bottle of Riesling/ German wine. Anne...

Pictures: Tasting at Weingut Jos. Jos. Prm in Bernkastel-Wehlen, Mosel, with Amei Prm - Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential RieslingWe had an extaordinary tasting at Weingut Joh. Jos. Prm, which is without doubt one of the most exceptional producers of wine in Germany. Although the Prm family was well established as viti...

Pictures: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Domaine de la Mordore, Tavel, Southern Rhne, with Owner Ambre Delorme and Winemaker Rmy Chauvet - Rhne Valley Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Culture and History, FranceRobert Parker Jr. of The Wine Advocate, who pinned Mordore as "one of the worlds greatest wine estates" in a 2007 issue of the Wine Advo...

Pictures: Lunch at Restaurant Philipp Bohrer in Rouffach - Alsace Tour 2019 with the Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim, FranceFollowingVineyard Tour and Tasting at Domaine Dirler-Cad in Issenheim, with Jean-Pierre Dirler and Ludivine Cad - Alsace Tour 2019 with the Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim, France we had lunch at Restaurant Philippe Bohrer...

Pictures: Tasting at Weingut Franzen, Bremm, Terrassen-Mosel, with Angelina Franzen - Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential RieslingThat things would be hard for us was clear. What we hadnt expected was that they would also bring so much joy. Angelina and Kilian FranzenOur first stop in the Mosel Valley during theGermany-No...

Pictures: Lunch at La Coupole, Boulevard du Montparnasse, Paris - Bourgogne (and Champagne) Tour by ombiasy WineTours 2018, France We had our final meal of the Burgundy (and Champagne) Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: From Lyon to Paris - Wine, Food, Culture and History, Franceat La Coupole, 102 Boulevard du Montparnasse, 75014 ParisLa Coupole is an...

Pictures: Lunch at Pont du Gard - Rhne Valley Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Culture and History, FranceFollowing a tour and tasting at Domaine de Pegau in the monringCellar Tour and Tasting at Domaine du Pgau in Chteauneuf du Pape, with Owner/ Winemaker Laurence Fraud and Winemaker Andreas Lenzenwger - Rhne Valley Tour 2018 by ombiasy Wi...

Pictures: Vineyard and Cellar Tour and Tasting at Weingut Geyerhof, Furth bei Gttweig, Kremstal, Austria, with Owner/ Winemaker Josef Maier - The 13th Annual Conference of the American Association of Wine Economists (AAWE) in Vienna, Austria, July 14 18, 2019 The 13th Annual Conference of the American Association of Wine Ec...

Picture: Vineyard Tour and Tasting at Domaine Dirler-Cad in Bergholtz, with Jean-Pierre Dirler and Ludivine Dirler-Cad - Alsace Tour 2019 with the Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim, FranceThis winery exists since 1871. It came into existence in its current form when Jean Dirler, 5th generation of the Dirler family, married Ludivine, daughter ...

Pictures: Tasting and Vineyard Drive at Weingut Ratzenberger in Bacharach, Mittelrhein, with Jochen Ratzenberger - Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential RieslingThe grandfather of the current owner, Jochen Ratzenberger, purchased this 300 year old wine estate in 1956. It lies in a beautiful narrow valley bordered by extreme...

Pictures: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Mercier in pernay- Bourgogne (and Champagne) Tour by ombiasy WineTours 2018, FranceThe last stop of theBurgundy (and Champagne) Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: From Lyon to Paris - Wine, Food, Culture and History, Francebefore having lunch in Paris at La Coupole, Montparnasse, after which the tour ended, was i...

Picture: Tasting at Sekthaus Raumland in Flrsheim-Dalsheim, Rheinhessen, with Heide-Rose and Volker Raumland. See: See: Tasting at Sekthaus Raumland in Flrsheim-Dalsheim, Rheinhessen, with Heide-Rose and Volker Raumland - Germany-South and Alsace 2017 Tour by ombiasy WineTours Germany is one of the largest sparkling wine markets in the world. One ...

Pictures: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Domaine du Pgau in Chteauneuf du Pape, with Owner/ Winemaker Laurence Fraud and Winemaker Andreas Lenzenwger - Rhne Valley Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Culture and History, FranceBerry Bros & Rudd: The Feraud family of Domaine du Pegau, including daughter Laurence and the father Paul, are fervent pr...

Pictures: Tasting in the Vineyard at Weingut Jamek, Joching, Wachau, Austria, with Herwig Jamek - 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 took place in Vienna, Austria, ...

Pictures: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Hugel in Riquewhir, Alsace, with Marc-Andr Hugel and Senior Boss Andr Hugel - Alsace Tour 2019 with the Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim, FranceHugel is one of the major producers of Alsace wine, and has been an important force in the Alsace wine industry in its developments during the second half of the 20th ce...

Pictures: Lunch in Bacharach, Mittelrhein Region - Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential RieslingFollowing the 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 RieslingPicture: Sekt Cellar Tour...