Germany - Trend Towards Becoming a Red Wine Country Stopped?
Picture: Christian Schiller at Schloss Johannisberg, Rheingau, Germany In 1980, red grapes accounted for 11.4 percent of German wine production. Over the following decades the share of red wine...
View ArticleLa Paulée by Elite Wines at Restaurant 2941 in Northern Virginia: Celebrating...
Pictures: La Paulée by Elite Wines at Restaurant 2941 in Northern Virginia: Celebrating 20 Years of Elite Wines with 40 Producers and 4 ChefsElite Wines is an importer/distributor of fine wines serving...
View Article"Art&Object" - List of 10 Wineries that Every Art Lover Should Visit Includes...
Pictures: In the Art Cellar of Weingut Georg Mueller Stiftung. See: Weingut Georg Müller Stiftung in Hattenheim, Rheingau: Cellar Tour, Art Tour, Tasting and Vineyard Tour with Winemaker Tim...
View ArticleWeingut Weiser-Künstler, Mosel, Zoom Master Class by Stephen Bitterolf, Vom...
Pictures: Christian Schiller in McLean, Virginia, Konstantin Weiser and Alexandra Künstler in New York City and Christian Schiller, Stephen Bitterolf, Annette Schiller in New York City. See: A German...
View ArticleWinemaker Dinner with Hélène Jaume of Domaine Grand Veneur/ Maison Jaume,...
Pictures: Winemaker Dinner with Hélène Jaume of Domaine Grand Veneur/ Maison Jaume, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, at L'Auberge Chez Francois in Great Falls, USA/ France Annette and Christian Schiller are...
View ArticleGault&Millau: Top 10 German Winemakers (2022)
Picture: Stuart Pigott, Wilhelm Weil (Weingut Robert Weil) and Gesine Roll (Weingut Weedenborn) with Annette and Christian Schiller (ombiasy WineTours) at Gut Hermannsberg in the Nahe Region. See...
View ArticleWinemaker Dinner and Pre-dinner Tasting with Leo Hillinger, Weingut Leo...
Pictures: Winemaker Dinner and Pre-dinner Tasting with Leo Hillinger, Weingut Leo Hillinger, in Northern Virginia, USA/ Austria Weingut Leo Hillinger is a leading Austrian wine producer. Charismatic...
View ArticleOne Room Available - Rhône Valley Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine,...
Picture: Annette and Christian Schiller in Châteauneuf du Pape in March 2022. See: 4 Days in the Southern Rhône Valley/ Provence - Planning Trip for the Rhône Valley Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours:...
View ArticleAt the IV. International Riesling Symposium (2022) at Eberbach Abbey -...
Pictures: At the IV. International Riesling Symposium (2022) at Eberbach Abbey - Annette Schiller (in person) and Christian Schiller (online), Rheingau, Germany On May 9 and 10, 2022, Riesling experts...
View ArticleGerman Wine Society (Washington DC Chapter) at the Germany Embasssy/ EU Open...
Pictures: German Wine Society (Washington DC Chapter) at the Germany Embasssy/ EU Open House, USA/ GermanyOn May 14, 2022 the European Union and its Member State embassies across Washington DC opened...
View ArticleThe German Wine Society (Washington DC Chapter) Presented: 2020 German...
Pictures: The German Wine Society (Washington DC Chapter) Presented: 2020 German Vintage Tasting with Phil Bernstein of MacArthur Beverages, Washington DC, USAOn Friday, May 20, 2022, the German Wine...
View ArticleOne Room Available - Forthcoming Germany-South and Alsace Tour by ombiasy...
Picture: Tasting at Hugel in Riquewihr with Owner Jean Frédéric Hugel. See: Tour and Tasting at Hugel in Riquewhir, Alsace, with Jean Frédéric Hugel - Germany-South and Alsace 2017 Tour by ombiasy...
View ArticleInvitation: Annual Riesling Party 2022 at the Schiller Residence in...
Pictures: Annual Riesling Party at the Schiller Residence in Washington DC, USA (2019) Dear wine friends,Good news! Many of you enquired about our yearly Riesling Party, which we have been unable to...
View ArticleUpcoming: Total Immersion in Bordeaux: World Class Wines and Exquisite French...
Pictures: The 2019 Group at Château Canon-La-Gaffelière, Appellation Saint-Émilion, Premier Grand Cru Classé B, with Proprietor Count Stephan von Neipperg, at Château Bouscaut, Appellation...
View ArticleDinner at 1-star Michelin Restaurant Steins Traube in Mainz, with Philipp and...
Annette and I had dinner at Steins Traube, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Mainz-Finthen, in June 2022, with friends. Chef Philipp Stein Philipp Stein was borne in Mainz, where his parents were the...
View ArticleDinner with Legendary Chef Roberto Donna at his new Restaurant Roberto's...
Back at Chef Roberto Donna's table.Annette Schiller Maureen Kelly Fuad Issa and I spent a wonderful evening at Roberto's Ristorante Italiano in Vienna/ Virginia, a new venture of iconic Chef Roberto...
View Article2022 Annual Riesling Party at the Schiller Residence in McLean, Virginia, USA
BACK. After a 2-year interruption, Annette Schiller and Christian Schiller, with Ombiasy Public Relations and Wine Tours, invited again for their traditional August Riesling Party. This is a casual...
View ArticleA Week at the Beach in Charleston, Isle of Palms, South Carolina, August 6 to...
From Saturday, August 6 , 2022 to Saturday, August 13, 2022, Annette and I spent a week at the beach in the City of Isle of Palms, in the Charleston area in South Carolina. We stayed at the beach house...
View ArticleAlsace Wine Industry Titan André Hugel Dead at the Age of 92
Pictures: Annette Schiller and André Hugel. See: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Hugel in Riquewhir, Alsace, with Marc-André Hugel and Senior Boss André Hugel - Alsace Tour 2019 with the Weinfreundeskreis...
View Article"Silent Winds, Dry Seas" - Literary Salon: Book Reading and Discussion with...
Silent Winds, Dry Seas by Vinod Busjeet ONE OF NPR’S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • A sweeping debut novel that explores the intimate struggle for independence and success of a young descendant of Indian...
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