Tasting of 5 Off-the-beaten-path Wines from France at the Washington Wine and...
Annette Schiller led a tasting of 5 off-the-beaten-path wines from France at the Washington Wine and Cheese Seminar (WWCS) on May 28, 2024. In addition to putting together the wine tasting, we also had...
View ArticleStopover in Frankfurt: 3 Nights at Zur Mainlust Desche Otto in Frankfurt/...
2024 Loire by ombiasy Wine Tours, led by Annette Schiller, took place from Sunday, June 9 to Thursday June 20, 2024. The tour started in Nantes and ended in Sancerre. Annette and I left Washington DC...
View ArticleDinner at Landwehrstübchen Restaurant, a 70 Years Old Little Gem in...
The Landwehrstübchen Restaurant is a little gem in Sachsenhausen, Frankfurt - off the beaten track. It has been in existence since 1953. Last year, it was taken over by the young trio Moritz...
View ArticlePitstop at Le Petit Sommelier in Paris, Standard (10.5/ 20 Gault&Millau) Food...
2024 Loire by ombiasy Wine Tours, led by Annette Schiller, took place from Sunday, June 9 to Thursday June 20, 2024. The tour started in Nantes and ended in Sancerre. Annette and I left Washington DC...
View Articleombiasy WineTours Invitation: Exquisite Wine Tour to the World's Most...
Dear Wine Lovers,HAPPY JULY 4th to everybody.Time flies and the wine tour to Germany’s beautiful, romantic wine regions is around the corner. I just came back from an inspection trip to the Rhein and...
View ArticleDinner at L'Océanide (Bib Gourmand Michelin) in Nantes - Loire Valley 2024 by...
2024 Loire by ombiasy Wine Tours, led by Annette Schiller, took place from Sunday, June 9 to Thursday June 20, 2024. The tour started in Nantes and ended in Sancerre. Annette and I arrived 2 days...
View ArticleInspection Trip to the Rhein and Mosel Regions ahead of Rhein + Mosel 2024 by...
Rhein + Mosel 2024 by ombiasy WineTours will take place in late August/ early September. It will start on August 28, 2024 and end on September 6, 2024.Back in Frankfurt, Germany, for a couple of days,...
View ArticleDinner at Restaurant DIAN in the Deinhard`s Hotel in Bernkastel-Kues -...
xxDeinhard`s is a new hotel in Bernkastel-Kues, right at the Mosel bridge from Bernkastel to Kues. It is owned by Peter Mertes, the giant German wine producer located in Bernkastel-Kues. It is a posh,...
View ArticleDinner at L'Instinct Gourmand in Nantes, with Owner/ Chef Sylvain le Bras -...
2024 Loire by ombiasy Wine Tours, led by Annette Schiller, took place from Sunday, June 9 to Thursday June 20, 2024. The tour started in Nantes and ended in Sancerre. Annette and I arrived 2 days...
View ArticleGuided Tour of Old Town Nantes - Loire Valley 2024 by ombiasy WineTours
2024 Loire by ombiasy Wine Tours, led by Annette Schiller, took place from Sunday, June 9 to Thursday June 20, 2024. The tour started in Nantes on Sunday June 9, 2024, at Oceania l’Hôtel de France in...
View ArticleDinner at Iconic Brasserie La Cigale in Nantes - Loire Valley 2024 by ombiasy...
2024 Loire by ombiasy Wine Tours, led by Annette Schiller, took place from Sunday, June 9 to Thursday June 20, 2024. The tour started in Nantes and ended in Sancerre. Followin: Guided Tour of Old...
View ArticleVineyard and Cellar Tour, Tasting and Light Lunch at Vignobles Günther...
2024 Loire by ombiasy Wine Tours, led by Annette Schiller, took place from Sunday, June 9 to Thursday June 20, 2024. The tour started in Nantes and ended in Sancerre. We started off exploring the...
View ArticleMichelin Star Level European-Asian Fusion Dinner at L’Arôme in Frankfurt's...
Wonderful European-Asian fusion dinner at MICHELIN Guide star level with friends at L'Arome, right next to the Schauspiel Frankfurt in Frankfurt's banking district. Chef/ Owner Hải Hoàng Minh worked...
View ArticleLunch with Louie Hölzinger of Mainlust Desche Otto: At Bella Donna in...
Mainlust Desche Otto in Schwanheim, owned and run by partners in life and in business, Claudia Orlinsky and Louie Hölzinger, is my place to go when I am in Frankfurt. See: Stopover in Frankfurt: 3...
View ArticleTwo Domaines under one Roof: Visit at Domaine Gadais Père et Fils and Domaine...
Two domaines under one roof: Visit at Domaine Gadais Père et Fils and Domaine de la Combe/ Pierre-Henri Gadais in Saint Fiacre-sur-Maine, Muscadet Sévre et Maine, Pays Nantais, with Owner/ Winemaker...
View ArticleDinner at Restaurant Les Petits Près of Chef Samuel Albert (Top Chef France...
2024 Loire by ombiasy Wine Tours, led by Annette Schiller, took place from Sunday, June 9 to Thursday June 20, 2024. The tour started in Nantes and ended in Sancerre. From Nantes we moved to Angers....
View ArticleVineyard Tour and Tasting at Château d’Épiré, AOP Savennières, Anjou, with...
2024 Loire by ombiasy Wine Tours, led by Annette Schiller, took place from Sunday, June 9 to Thursday June 20, 2024. The tour started in Nantes and ended in Sancerre. Anjou-Saumur Today, we scouted out...
View ArticleVineyard Tour, Barrel Tasting and Salon Tasting at Château des Vaults,...
2024 Loire by ombiasy Wine Tours, led by Annette Schiller, took place from Sunday, June 9 to Thursday June 20, 2024. The tour started in Nantes and ended in Sancerre. The visit at Château des Vaults,...
View ArticleExploring the Pinot Grapes of Germany: Red, Grey, White - Wine Tasting at the...
Exploring the Pinot Grapes of Germany: Red, Grey, White - Wine Tasting at the American Wine Society (NoLoCo Chapter), led by Annette Schiller (July 2024)Jennifer Crafts is the Chapter Chair of the...
View ArticleAnnouncement: 57th American Wine Society National Conference, to be held...
The 57th American Wine Society National Conference will be held November 1-3, 2024 at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Attendance is expected to be around 800 wine lovers...
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