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Olivier Leflaive: Vineyard Walk and Cellar Tour, with Patrick Leflaive –...
Pictures: Oliver Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru - The Wine and the VineyardWe spent a morning and part of the afternoon at Oliver Leflaive. The visit comprised 3 parts: (1) We started out with an...
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Martin Zwick's BerlinKabinettCup 2015: Germany's Best 2014 Riesling Kabinett...
Picture: The Top 5 Wines of Martin Zwick's BerlinKabinettCup 2015The BerlinKabinettCup 2015 took place in Berlin, Germany, a few weeks ago, orchestrated by Martin Zwick. 39 German Riesling Kabinett...
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Schiller’s Favorite Winemakers in Sachsen, Germany
Picture: With Host Silvio Nitzsche at WeinKulturBar in DresdenSee:WeinKulturBar in Dresden, Saxony: One of the Best Wine Bars in GermanyThe 18 Best Wine Places in Germany (Gerolsteiner)Sachsen...
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Announcement: Pinot Noir Tasting - Germany contra Rest of the World, led by...
Picture: Annette Schiller, Doug House and Christian Schiller at Chain Bridge Cellars in McLean, VirginiaDear German Wine Society Members and Friends of German Wine,Pinot Noir, like Riesling, does one...
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Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015), France
Picture: Wine Lunch at Château Le Bon Pasteur, Appellation Pomerol, with Dany Rolland and Director Benoit PrevotLed by Annette Schiller, the Bordeaux Tour 2015 by ombiasy WineTours took place from...
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In the Glass: 2013 Maison Roche de Bellene, Coteaux Bourguignons Cuvée...
Picture: 2013 Maison Roche de Bellene Coteaux Bourguignons Cuvée Terroir Recently, on the Bourgogne Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015), a question that came up several times, was: Is the Beaujolais part...
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Germany-South Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015)
Picture: Germany-South Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015) at Weingut Müller-Catoir in Neustadt-Haardt, PfalzThe Germany-South Tour by ombiasy WineTours (August 30 – September 5, 2015) was the second of...
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Germany’s Grosses Gewächs GG Wines Released (2014 White and 2013 Red) - Notes...
Picture: Germany’s Grosses Gewächs GG Pre-release Tasting in Late August 2015 in Wiesbaden, GermanyGermany’s VDP.Grosse Gewaechs – Grand Cru - vintage 2014 white wines and vintage 2013 red wines were...
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Germany-North Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015), Germany
Picture: At Schloss Johannisberg in the Rheingau at "Spätlese Reiter" (Later Harvest Rider) Monument, with Christian Wiite, General Manager of Weingut Schloss Johannisberg The Germany-North Tour by...
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Rheinhessen Cru Wines (Lagenweine) 2014 Tasting in Mainz, Germany
Picture: Christian Schiller, Philipp Wittmann, Weingut Wittmann, VDP President Rheinhessen, and Annette SchillerFollowing the pre-release tasting of the 2014 (white) and 2013 (red) Grosse Gewächs (GG)...
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Lunch and Winetasting at La Table de Olivier in Pouligny Montrachet –...
Picture: Annette Schiller with Patrick Leflaive and our Guide We spent a morning and part of the afternoon at Olivier Leflaive. The visit comprised 3 parts: (1) We started out with an extensive walk...
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Top 20 Wine Bars in the USA
Pictures: Purple Wine Bar in Seattle The Wine Enthusiast issued a list of the top 20 wine bars in the US:Asheville, NC | Battery Park Book Exchange & Champagne Bar Rifle through stacks of used...
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Tour and Tasting at Weingut Wirsching in Iphofen in Franken with General...
Pictures: Silvaner Bocksbeutel, Weingut WirschingFollowing very interesting days in 2 German wine regions that are located in the former GDR area, Saale-Unstrut and Sachsen, we moved on to Franken, the...
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How Does the Negociant System in Bordeaux Work? Tour and Tasting at Millésima...
Picture: At Millésima in Bordeaux CityLed by Annette Schiller, the Bordeaux Tour 2015 by ombiasy WineTours took place from September 15 to 24, 2015. The group comprised 8 wine lovers from the United...
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The Rheingau and its Terroirs: Tasting with Rheingau’s Elite Winemakers,...
Picture: Daniel Deckers from the Frankfurt Allgemeine Zeitung, Hans Schultz, Professor at Geisenheim University, Wilhelm Weil, Owner of Weingut Robert Weil in Kiedrich, and Dirk Würtz, Winemaker at...
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Tour, Tasting (and Lunch) with Robert Schätzle, Owner and Winemaker, Weingut...
Picture: In the Cellar with Robert Schätzle, Weingut Schloss NeuweierThe first stop of the Germany-South Tour by ombiasy WineTours, which took place from August 30 – September 5, 2015, was at Schloss...
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The 251 Crus Bourgeois du Médoc of the 2013 Vintage Announced, France
Picture: Wine Dinner at Chateau Lassus, a Crus Bourgeois du Medoc, during the Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015) with Owner and Winemaker Stefan Paeffgen and his Wife Heike. See: Bordeaux Tour...
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Tour and Tasting at Weingut Baron Knyphausen in Erbach, Rheingau -...
Picture: Tour and Tasting at Weingut Baron Knyphausen in Erbach, Rheingau - Gerko Freiherr zu Knyphausen PouringThe Germany-North Tour by ombiasy WineTours (organized by Annette Schiller) took place...
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Top 50 German Sauvignon Blancs: Mario Scheuermann's Deutsche Sauvignon Blanc...
Picture: Mario Scheuermann's Deutsche Sauvignon Blanc Trophy 2015 - Top 3 WinesNo longer limited to the Loire Valley in France and Marlborough in New Zealand, Sauvignon Blanc is now cultivated all over...
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Tour and Wine Dinner at Domaine de Chevalier with Director Adjoint Rémi...
Picture: Tour and Wine Dinner at Domaine de Chevalier with Director Adjoint Rémi Edange and Owner and Director Olivier Bernard – Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015), FranceLed by Annette...
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