The New Germany (from an American Perspective): Dry, Red and Sparkling –...
Picture: The New Germany: Dry, Red and Sparkling – Tasting at the American Wine Society (Northern Virginia Chapter) with Annette SchillerAnnette Schiller presented 10 German wines at the American Wine...
View ArticleWine Dinner with Tour at Weingut Kruger-Rumpf in Münster-Sarmsheim, Nahe,...
Picture: Wine Dinner with Georg Rumpf at Weingut Kruger-RumpfWe spent the final evening of the tour (we still had 2 lovely tastings the next day, at Schloss Johannisberg with Managing Director...
View ArticleWinemaker Dinner with Jean-René Matignon (Château Pichon Longueville Baron)...
Picture: Annette and Christian Schiller with Jean-René Matignon, Technical Director of Château Pichon Longueville Baron, at Ripple in Washington DCAnnette Schiller and I joined Michael Sands of Calvert...
View ArticleTasting at Domaine Jean Michel Guillon in Gevrey-Chambertin with Jean Michel...
Picture: Jean Michel Gillon ExplainingJancis Robinson MW, November 2015: Comparing the prices with my scores, I would identify the best-value 2013 Clos de Vougeot as that of Jean-Michel Guillon.We...
View ArticleGermany’s Best Dry Rieslings - Feinschmecker Riesling Cup 2015: Dönnhoff...
Picture: Helmut Dönnhoff and Annette Schiller at Weingut Dönnhoff, see: An Afternoon with Riesling Star Winemaker Helmut Doennhoff at Weingut Doennhoff in Oberhausen in the Nahe Valley, Germany The...
View ArticleVineyard Tour, Cellar Tour and Tasting at Weingut Müller Catoir –...
Picture: At Weingut Müller CatoirThis outstanding, castle-like impressive estate - visible on the Haardt hill from afar - in the Neustadt suburb of Haardt, the so called balcony of the Pfalz with a...
View Articleombiasy WineTour 2012: Bordeaux - All Postings
Picture: Christian and Annette Schiller with Henri Lurton, owner of Château Brane-Cantenac, Margaux Led by Annette Schiller, a group of 30 wine aficionados went to the Bordeaux region from September 2...
View ArticleA German Riesling Feast in New York City: Rieslingfeier 2016, USA
Picture: Annette Schiller, ombiasy WineTours, Stephen Bitterolf, vom Boden, Christian Schiller at the Rieslingfeier 2016Rieslingfeier is an annual event in New York City that celebrates German...
View ArticleTour and Tasting at Château Léoville Poyferré, Appellation Saint-Julien,...
Picture: Tasting with Owner Didier Cuvelier at Château Léoville PoyferréChâteau Léoville Poyferré exists since 1840, when the big Léoville property was divided into three smaller entities. The current...
View ArticlePost-Rieslingfeier and Pre-Big Glou Dinner with 3 Top Winemakers from Germany...
Picture: Gernot Kollmann, Weingut Immich-Batterieberg, Annette Schiller, ombiasy WineTours, Dominik Sona and Franzi Schmitt, Weingut Koehler-Ruprecht and Clemens Busch, Weingut Clemens Busch, at Bart...
View ArticleVirginia's Best Wines: 2016 Virginia Governor's Cup, USA
Picture: The Governor of Virginia, Terence Richard „Terry“ McAuliffe, and the Keswick Vineyards Team with Al and Cindy Schornberg and Winemaker Stephen Barnard - 2016 Virginia Governor's Cup Winner...
View ArticleComing-up: 2016 Spring Tours by ombiasy WineTours to Germany and the...
Picture: Kaub in the Mittelrhein Valley with the Castles Pfalzgrafenstein and Burg Gutenfels - Germany-North Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2016) In May/June three amazing wine tours are coming up:The...
View ArticleAuction Item #514: Seven-Day Wine Tour through Germany’s Riesling Country -...
Picture: Annette Schiller, ombiasy WineTours, and Christian Schiller at a Heart's Delight Event in 2015Heart’s Delight is an annual four-day celebration in Washington DC, USA, bringing together...
View ArticleTour and Tasting at Weingut A. Christmann in Gimmeldingen, Pfalz, with...
Picture: Tasting and Discussing with Steffen Christmann, Weingut A. Christmann, PfalzWeingut A. Christmann is owned and run in the 7th generation by Steffen Christmann, who is the current President of...
View ArticleWeingut Maximin Grünhaus Joins VDP, the Association of Germany’s Elite...
Picture: Annette Schiller and Carl von Schubert, Maximin Grünhaus, at the 2016 Rieslingfeier in New York CityThe VDP (Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter e.V.), Germany’s Association, of about 200...
View ArticleInvitation: Meet the Owner of Château Kirwan, 3ième Grand Cru Classé,...
Picture: Sophie Schÿler of Château Kirwan with Annette Schiller, Christian Schiller, Charles Bearfighter RedDoor and Marlene RedDoor in Washington DC earlier this YearHello wine friends in the...
View ArticleRieslingfeier 2016 in New York: The Gränd Tasting - The Winemakers of the...
Picture: Riesling Guru Stuart Pigott at the Gränd Tasting at Back Label Wine Merchants in New York CityRieslingfeier is an annual event in New York City that celebrates German Riesling. The cornerstone...
View ArticleAnniversary Dinner at North Gate Vineyards with Owners/ Winemakers Mark and...
Picture: Annette Schiller, Vicki Fedor, Mark Fedor and Christian Schiller at the Anniversary DinnerWe joined North Gate owners and winemakers, Mark and Vicki Fedor, and Sebastian Oveysi, one of DC's...
View ArticleVineyard Tour, Cellar Tour and Tasting with Rainer Schnaitmann at Weingut...
Picture: Tasting with Rainer Schnaitmann at Weingut Rainer Schnaitmann in Fellbach, Württemberg – Germany-East Wine and Art Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015), GermanyMore wine is consumed in...
View Articleombiasy WineTour 2013: Bordeaux - All Postings
Picture: Didier Cuvelier, Annette Schiller, Anne Cuvelier and Christian G.E. Schiller at Château Leoville PoyferreLed by Annette Schiller, the Bordeaux Wine Tour 2013 by ombiasy took place from...
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