Dear wine aficionados,
Tax season and April 15th are behind us. Now we all have time to think about exciting travel to iconic wine regions.
The
first trip this year goes to iconic Loire Valley. Someone pulled out
because of medical reasons, hence one room (sgl. or dbl. occupancy) has
now again become available. However I have to cancel asap to avoid
penalties.
LOIRE VALLEY WINE TOUR: Sunday, June 9 - Thursday, June 20, 2024
The
Loire Valley is a huge wine region spanning from Muscadet in the west
to Sancerre in the east bordering the Burgundy region and then south to
the Auvergne mountains parallel to southern Beaujolais and the Côte
Rôtie. This vast region has about 185,000 acres of vineyards, most of
which are on the hillside banks of the Loire river and its many
tributaries. The Loire Valley is home to 87 appellations and produces
wines of a sheer diversity of styles and varietals, ranging from bone
dry to sticky sweet dessert wines, red, white, rosé, vinified in both
still and sparkling format. Signature grapes are Chenin Blanc and
Sauvignon Blanc for the whites and Cabernet Franc for the reds. The wines are simply delicious, the tannins in the Cabernet Franc are tamed and the fruit is just beguiling and the exceptional high quality of the wines across the board for little money is just amazing. The
Loire Valley’s viticulture is steeped in history and still today has a
cohesive artisan wine culture. It respects tradition but is at the same
time dynamic and experimental. It is the Loire wine region where
biodynamic wine production took off and subsequently this region has
become the spiritual home of natural winemaking. Currently three
quarters of wineries and about 80% of the vineyards have achieved some
sort of environmental accreditation. An added attraction of this wine egion is the stunning beauty of the châteaux which dot the landscape. Of
course we will also visit some of the magnificent châteaux and we
will even stay in one to completely “feel” the Loire Valley and its
incredible history.
Click here for the itinerary: https://ombiasypr.com/index.php/wine-tours/loire/loire-itinerary
FALL WINE TOURS:
GERMANY: the
classic Rhein and Mosel regions: Wednesday, August 28 -
Friday, September 06, 2024: The tour starts in Wiesbaden and ends in
Mainz.
We
travel along the main wine arteries of Germany: the Rhine river, the
Mosel river, and the much smaller Ahr and Nahe rivers. Roman, medieval,
and modern history accompany us all the way and will help us to
understand what German wine is all about. The beauty of the landscape,
the steep vineyards, the romantic Rhine valley, the quaint villages, the
stories behind the wineries and their families, and the gorgeous wines
we will taste at world-renowned estates will give us a renewed
understanding of German wines. This is Riesling country and the spot on
the planet where the Riesling grape developed tausend years ago, and
subsequently morphed into the best white wine grape for producing crisp,
fruity, elegant, delicious wines. There is one exception: the tiny Ahr
valley and Assmanshausen in the Rheingau where Pinot Noir always was and
still is king. If you are a Riesling fan, this is the ultimate tour for
you.
RHÔNE: Northern and Southern Rhône: Sunday, October 13 - Wednesday, October 23, 2024: The tour starts in Lyon and ends in Avignon.
Don’t
hesitate to contact me via telephone, WhatsApp or email for any
questions you may have. I am happy to speak with you.
Enjoy the beautiful spring season.
Best
Annette
Wine Tours - Wine Education - Wine Events
Annette Schiller, Diplom-Volkswirt
Washington DC - Frankfurt am Main
USA: Ph and WhatsApp +1 703 459 7513
GER: Ph and WhatsApp +49 -177 337 0281
Office:
6404 Woodsong Ct
McLean, VA 22101 - USA
schiller-wine: Related Postings
Announcement: 2024 Tours by ombiasy (Annette Schiller) - Loire Valley, German Classic, Rhône
Announcement: Loire Valley 2024 by ombiasy WineTours (Sunday, June 09 - Thursday June 20, 2024)
Summary: Germany "From Berlin to Frankfurt" 2023 (Saale Unstrut, Sachsen, Franken, Württemberg) by ombiasy WineTours
Summary: From Lyon to Paris - Total Immersion in Burgundy and Champagne 2023 by ombiasy WineTours (July 02 - 13, 2023)
Summary: Austria 2023 by ombiasy WineTours - 12 Days: May 28 - June 08, 2023
Maison Guigal in Ampuis, Côte Rôtie, Northern Rhône: Cellar Tour, Tasting and Vineyard Tour - Rhône Valley Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Culture and History, France
Tour and Tasting at
Château Haut-Bailly, Graves, Appellation Pessac-Léognan, Grand Cru Classé, with Cellar Master Jean Christoph - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by
ombiasy WineTours, France
2022 Annual Riesling Party at the Schiller Residence in McLean, Virginia, USA
Massive Tasting of Bordeaux 1982 - the Vintage that made Robert Parker a Star, USA/ France
Kékfrankos
- Blaufränkisch - Lemberger: A Grape’s Immigration Story From Central Europe To The US West Coast - Seminar at the 2023 American Wine
Society National Conference in St. Louis/ Missouri/ USA
led by Annette Schiller
All Sorts of
Sparklers: How do the Bubbles get into that Bottle? - Tasting at the
American Wine Society (NoVa Chapter) led by Annette Schiller
Christian Schiller: Re-elected to the Board of the "Weinfeder", the Association of German Wine Journalists
20 Best Washington DC (USA) Alcohol Blogs + Websites (December 31, 2023): #3 schiller-wine by Christian Schiller
2024 Annual Meeting
of the Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim, a 45 Years Old Wine Brotherhood in the Famous Wine Village Hochheim, Rheingau, Germany, with Annette
Schiller, Founding Member, and Christian Schiller
German Wine Society
(Capital Chapter) Membership Meeting 2024: Carl Willner Re-elected President and Christian Schiller Re-elected Vice-president, USA/ Germany
Masterclass - The Wines of Germany: Presentation by Annette Schiller at the German Embassy
in Washington DC/ Consular Conference March 2024
The New German Wine Law of 2021 - Shifting from the Sugar Level at Harvest to the Wine's Geographic Origin
No comments:
Post a Comment