Wednesday, March 12, 2025

9 #worldclass Wines from Germany: ""Magnificent Germany - A Deep Dive into the Rich Tapestry of Germany's Wine Regions" at the Northern Virginia Chapter of the American Wine Society with Graydon Vandament (NoVa Chair) and Annette Schiller, Ombiasy WineTours (Presenter), Virginia, March 7, 2025

Fantastic event with #worldclass wines from Germany:

"Magnificent Germany - A Deep Dive into the Rich Tapestry of Germany's Wine Regions" at the NoVa Chapter of the American Wine Society with Graydon Vandament (NoVa Chair) and Annette Schiller Ombiasy Public Relations and Wine Tours (Presenter).

The event took place on Friday, March 7, 2025 in Falls Church, in the greater Washington DC area. We had 9 wines and 2 bottles of each wine. 42 people participated in the tasting.

Invitation

Greetings Fellow Wine Lovers,

Our 2025 meeting schedule is rockin' along. We had a great turnout for John Sporing’s excellent presentation on "Unraveling the Mystery of Fortified Wines – Port, Sherry, Madeira, and Beyond! As always, thank you, John!

Up next for March is another of our favorite presenters. Annette Schiller will be leading us in the first of a two part educational session on German wines. (The second part will be this time next year). As most of you know, Annette was born and raised in Germany and is extremely knowledgeable on wines from around the world, but especially those from Germany, France, and Austria. In addition to being a popular wine educator, Annette also shares her knowledge by leading European wine tours via her tour company, Ombiasy Tours.

For our meeting on Friday, March 7^th, Annette will present “Magnificent Germany: A Deep Dive into the Rich Tapestry of Germany’s Wine Regions”. German winemaking is renowned for its historic significance and its signature ‘Riesling’ grape. In this presentation, we'll learn about the basics of the German wine world; the classification system for German wine, and about the Riesling grape and its expression of terroir, ranging from cool climate regions of 51° N latitude to warmer regions in the South. We'll also delve into why the same Riesling wine can be made bone dry or fruity sweet. In addition, we’ll learn about and taste Germany`s signature red grape, Spätburgunder or as we know it, Pinot Noir, and understand how that wine varies between terroirs composed of slate versus limestone.

Social Hour

Chapter Chair Graydon Vandament Introducing Annette Schiller

The Tasting

9 Wines

5 Dry Rieslings from Various Regions

Same Vineyard, Same Year: GG (dry) versus Kabinett (fruity-sweet)

2 Red Wines

Take Away Points

Overview: Germany Rhein-Mosel-Nahe 2024 by Ombiasy Public Relations and Wine Tours led by Annette Schiller - Facebook Day-by-day Postings

Germany Rhein-Mosel-Nahe 2024 by ombiasy WineTours took place from August 28 – Friday, September 06, 2024. We spent 10 days visiting top wine estates in five wine regions, tasting fabulous Rieslings and Pinot Noir (aka Spätburgunder), meeting world-renowned wine makers, travelling through the world’smost beautiful wine regions, cruising on the romantic Rhein river, looking at dizzying steep vineyards along the Rhein and Mosel rivers, and delving deep into German history and culture: Rheinhessen • Rheingau • Mittelrhein • Mosel • Nahe

At the end of the tour, I released 10 postings on facebook, providing a day-by-day overview of the tour. This posting combines the 10 facebook postings, with up to 3 photos per event.

See:

Overview: Germany Rhein-Mosel-Nahe 2024 by Ombiasy Public Relations and Wine Tours led by Annette Schiller - Facebook Day-by-day Postings