Fabulous Wine Dinner at Home in Frankfurt at the Occasion of our 44th Wedding...
Pictures: 44th Wedding Anniversary Wine Dinner with FamilyI reported about a wonderful dinner at L'Ecume acouple of days ago at the occasion of our 45th wedding anniversary here: Dinner at L’ Ecume in...
View ArticleDinner at the 1 Star Michelin Restaurant Maximilians in Obersdorf, Allgäu,...
Picture: Dinner at the 1 Star Michelin Restaurant Maximilians in Obersdorf, Allgäu, GermanyIn 2020, following the end of the second corona wave in Germany, when hotels and restaurants began to open...
View ArticleRestaurant SchauMahl as good as ever (and even better?) - New Chef Sascha...
Pictures: Restaurant SchauMahl as good as ever (and even better?) - New Chef Sascha Ferstl back to his RootsThe Frankfurt Gourmet Group, a group of 8 foodies that meet on a monthly basis to wine and...
View ArticleHiking in the Allgäu, Bavaria, May 2020, Germany
Pictures: Hiking in the Allgäu, Bavaria, Germany, May 2020In May 2020, following the first covid wave, Annette and I spent a couple of days in Bad Hindelang, Allgäu, Bavaria, at Hotel...
View ArticleDinner at the 3-star Michelin Restaurant Schwarzwaldstube at Hotel Traube...
Pictures: Dinner at the 3-star Michelin Restaurant Schwarzwaldstube at Hotel Traube Tonbach, with Chef Thorsten Michel, Baiersbronn, GermanyIn September 2020, shortly before the second corona lockdown...
View ArticleChristian Schiller`s SCHILLER-WINE Blog on Corking Wines` Top 101 Wine...
Christian Schiller`s Schiller-wine Blog on Corking Wines` Top 101 Wine Writers of 2020 List!Corking Wines: Congratulations to all the talented wordsmiths that made Corking Wines’ Top 101 wine writers...
View ArticleEating at one of Germany`s 30 Restaurants that will shape the Future with...
Pictures: Eating at one of Germany`s 30 Restaurants that will shape the Future with their Concepts (Der Feinschmecker) - Al Fresco Dinner at Emma Metzler in August 2020 with Chef Anton de Bruyn,...
View ArticleWeinfeder Award Ceremony at Weingut Spreitzer, September 2020: Wine...
On September 30, 2020, Annette Schiller and I attended an award ceremony of the Weinfeder e.V., the association of German wine journalists. The event took place at Weingut Josef Spreitzer in the...
View ArticleDinner at 1-star Michelin Restaurant 360 Grad, Limburg, with Owner/ Chef...
Pictures: Dinner at 1-star Michelin Restaurant 360 Grad, Limburg, with Owner/ Chef Alexander Hohlwein, September 2020, GermanyIn September 2020, shortly before the second corona lockdown in Germany, we...
View ArticleWine Harvest 2021 in Germany (Derek Vinnicombe)
Picture: Derek Vinnicombe, Barbara Rundquist, (Former) Owner, Weingut Wwe. Dr. H. Thanisch - Erben Mueller-Burggraef, and Christian Schiller at Lyon Hall, Washington DC/ Arlington Picture: Annette...
View ArticleThe German Wine Society (Washington DC Chapter) Presented: 2019 German...
Picture: The German Wine Society (Washington DC Chapter) Presented: 2019 German Vintage Tasting with Phil Bernstein of MacArthur Beverages, Washington DC, USA The annual “New German Vintage Tasting"...
View ArticleTour and Wine-pairing Dinner at Château Bouscaut, Appellation Pessac-Léognan,...
Château Bouscaut belongs to the 16 estates classified in the 1953 classification of Graves. As with Château Pape-Clément, Bouscaut is classified for its red and white wine. The history of Château...
View ArticleZoom Tasting with Christina Artner Netzl of Weingut Franz and Christine...
Pictures: Zoom Tasting with Christina Artner Netzl of Weingut Franz and Christine Netzl, Carnuntum, Austria - Chain Bridge Cellars, McLean, Virginia and Christian Schiller and Christina Netzl in...
View ArticleDinner at Bidlabu, 15 Points Gault Millau, in Frankfurt, with GM/ Sommelier...
Picture: Dinner at Bidlabu, 15 Points Gault Millau, in Frankfurt, with GM/ Sommelier Dietmar Fritz and Chef André Rickert, Germany Bidlabu is a top 10 restaurant in Frankfurt downtown with 15/ 20...
View ArticleWine & Spirits Magazine List of Top 100 Wineries of 2021 includes Weingut Dr....
Picture: Annette and Christian Schiller with Ernst Loosen, Weingut Dr. Loosen, and Chateau Ste. Michelle`s Head Winemaker Bob Bertheau at Pro-Wein in Düsseldorf Picture: In the Brauneberger...
View ArticleSummer in the City, 2021, Frankfurt, Germany
Annette and I have 4 children, all married, and 8 grandchildren. Our 4 children currently live in Germany, the USA and Gabon. During the summer of 2021, we all gathered in Frankfurt, Germany. One...
View ArticleBack after 45 Years: Winemaker Dinner at Hotel Erbprinz in Ettlingen, with...
Pictures: Winemaker Dinner at Hotel Erbprinz in Ettlingen, with Claus Burmeister, Weingut Heitlinger and Weingut Burg Ravensburg, Baden, GermanyAnnette Schiller and I went to a winemaker dinner with...
View ArticleInvitation: Winemaker Dinner with Christian Stahl, Winzerhof Stahl, Franken,...
Picture: Franken Wines, Virginia Oysters and French-Mediterranian Food: Winemaker Dinner with Christian L. Stahl from Winzerhof Stahl, Germany, and Chef Driss Zahidi at Evo Bistro in McLean, Virginia...
View ArticleVerdi's Rigoletto on a Floating Stage, Bregenz, Lake Constance and Hiking in...
Annette and I spent a week in the South of Germany and the West of Austria. We stayed in Lindau, Lake Constance, Germany and in Au, Bregenzerwald, Austria. On the tour, we also were in Switzerland....
View ArticleAnnette Schiller`s 3 Presentations at the American Wine Society National...
Pictures: Annette and Christian Schiller at the American Wine Society National Conference 2021 in Atlantic City, New Jersey with Executive Director David Falcheck Annette Schiller, President of ombiasy...
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