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Announcement: 2024 Tours by ombiasy (Annette Schiller) - Loire Valley, German...
Picture: Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential RieslingPicture: Rhône Valley Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Culture and History, FrancePicture: A Journey Through The...
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Climbers to the 5/5 Star Category - Falstaff WeinGuide Deutschland 2024
Pictures: Massive Tasting at Weingut Ziereisen, with Hanspeter and Edeltraud Ziereisen. See: 2 Cellar Tours and 1 Tasting at Weingut Ziereisen in Efringen, Markgräfler Land, Baden, with Hanspeter and...
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Dr. Bürklin-Wolf Riesling Pfalz Pechstein GC 2022, a Bone-dry, Ultra-premium...
Pictures: Tasting with Bettina Bürklin-von Guradze and Riccardo Korner at Weingut Dr. Bürklin-Wolf (VDP) in Wachenheim, Pfalz - Germany-South and Alsace 2022 by ombiasy WineTours Picture: Dr....
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Best German Bubblies - Vinum Deutscher Sekt Award 2023
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:...
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Nahe: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024
The Vinum Weinguide Deutschland 2024 was released recently, presenting Vinum's choice of Germany’s best 1,000 wine producers and reviewing more than 10,500 wines on 1,080 pages. 5 out of 5 stars...
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Cassoulet Dinner with Chef Jacques Imperato and Bordeaux Winemaker Lou...
An annual tradition took a new twist this year as we enjoyed Chef Jacques Imperato’s incomparable Cassoulet Feast with winemaker Lou Rochet and her family’s Bordeaux wines from Chateau du Grand Bos in...
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German Wine Tasting at the German Embassy in Washington DC, USA, Presented by...
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...
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Pfalz: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024
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...
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4 Days in Schwabing, Munich, Germany, with Via and Erni (January/ February 2024)
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...
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Plateau des Fruits de Mer and a Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie at Historic...
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...
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Announcement: Loire Valley 2024 by ombiasy WineTours (Sunday, June 09 -...
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...
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Impromptu Fare-well Party at Desche Otto, Schwanheim, Frankfurt, Germany:...
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...
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Salons des Vins - all with a Focus on Natural, Organic, Biodynamic and...
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...
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Dinner at Atable im Amtshaus in Freinsheim, Pfalz, Germany, with Chef Swen...
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...
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Dinner at the Kitchen Counter of Les Petits Prés, Angers, Loire Valley,...
While we were in Angers to prepare the Loire Valley Tour 2024 by ombiasy WineTous, we had dinner at the Les Petits Prés right in the center of Angers. "Top Chef France" winner Samuel Albert is the...
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Announcement: "The Wines of the Loire Valley" presented by Annette Schiller...
Graydon Vandament, American Wine Society Northern Virginia Chapter Chair, just sent out the March 8th announcement. Here are some excerpts from his e-mail:...Up nextfor March . . . one of our favorite...
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2024 Annual Meeting of the Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim, a 45 Years Old Wine...
The 2024 Annual Meeting of the Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim, a Wine Brotherhood in the famous wine village Hochheim, Rheingau, Germany, took place on February 16, 2024. This year, Annette Schiller and I...
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Visiting Natural Wine Producer Liv Vincendeau - Domäne Vincendeau in...
In preparation of the Loire Valley Tour 2024 by ombiasy WineTours, Annette and I spent about 10 days in the Loire valley in February 2024. The focus was on verifying hotels, meeting many wine domaine...
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Desche Otto turns Honky Tonk (February 2024)
Desche Otto of Louie und Claudia is "ma cantine" (as the Frensch would say), when I am in Frankfurt, Germany. See: Mainlust “Desche Otto”– an Ultra Traditional Apple Wine Tavern, with an Innovative...
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The Perspective of a Renowned Wine Critic: From Lorch to Hochheim, from...
As part of the "Stammtisch-Series", Giuseppe Lauria, Editor-in-Chief of the Weinwisser, presented 8 Wines of the Rheingau at the Rheingauer Weinkonvent in Geisenheim, February 2024.The wines ranged...
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