Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Invitation: Riesling versus Chenin Blanc - Tasting of the American Wine Society (John Marshall Chapter and Bristow Chapter) at the Effingham Manor & Winery on May 16, 2026, led by Annette Schiller, ombiasy WineTours


Invitation

New venue: Effingham Manor & Winery

Address: 14325 Trotters Ridge Pl, Nokesville, VA 20181
New date: Saturday (not Sunday), May 16, 630pm social time, 7pm tasting 

Theme: Annette Schiller will present riesling and chenin blanc wines, presenting similarities and differences -- refreshing wines for the imminent summer season. 

This will be a combined meeting with Al Guber's Bristow Chapter. So seating will sell out quickly. 

RSVP by sending $25 to my zelle account (registered under my phone 703-626-0313)

Doug 
John Marshall Chapter Chair  

Summary of Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours, led by Annette Schiller: Wine, Food, History, Culture

          
     
 
     
     
   
    
   
     
      
      
       
    
     
     

    














Le Val de Loire

WINE, FOOD, HISTORY, CULTURE

Pays Nantais • Anjou-Saumur • Touraine • Centre Loire

Sunday, October 05 – Thursday, October 16, 2025

The Loire Tour 2025 by ombiasy WineTours took place from Sunday, October 5 to Thursday, October 16, 2025. The tour started in Nantes and ended in Sancerre, with a bus transfer and lunch in Paris. There were 9 of us including Annette and myself. 
schiller-wine: Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours - Published Postings   
Invitation: Summer 2025 and Outlook on Wine Travel Fall 2025: Loire Valley Wine Tour (October 5 -16, 2025, led by Annette Schiller, ombiasy WineTours)  

Summary: Loire 2024 - Châteaux and Wine - by ombiasy WineTours, led by Annette Schiller

Summary of Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours, led by Annette Schiller: Wine, Food, History, Culture 

Summary of the Loire Valley Tour 2025 by ombiasy WineTours: The Facebook Postings of David Miller

Where in the World are Norm and Susan? On the 2025 Loire Valley Tour by ombiasy WineTours, led by Annette Schiller

Saturday Morning at the Talensac Market, a True Nantes Institution - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours

Oysters and Muscadet at Taverne Royale in Nantes - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours

Riding the Grand Elephant of Nantes - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours

Guided Tour of Old Town Nantes - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours

Dinner at Iconic Brasserie La Cigale in Nantes - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours

Vineyard Tour, Cellar Tour and tasting at Maison Chéreau Carré, AOP Muscadet Sèvre et Maine, with Bernard Chéreau - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours

"Formule du Midi" at Chez Pipette, Auberge Bistronomique, in La Haie-Fouassiere - Loire Valley 2025 bu ombiasy WineTours

Vineyard Tour, Cellar Tour and Tasting at Domaine Gadais Père et Fils, in Saint Fiacre-sur-Maine, Muscadet Sévre et Maine, Pays Nantais, with Christoph Gadais - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours

Dinner at Les Petits Prés in Angers with "Top Chef France" Samuel Albert - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours

Introduction in the Courtyard, Cellar Tour, Tasting and Bottling at Domaine Loïc Mahé, with Loïc Mahé - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours

Vineyard Tour and Salon Tasting at Château des Vaults, Domaine du Closel in Savennières, Anjou - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours

Lunch at Brasserie de la Maine in Bouchemaine - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours

Visit of Château Angers and the Apocalypse Tapestry (UNESCO) - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours

For a Bottle of Natural Wine from the Loire at Wine Bar L’ Angevigne in Angers - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours

Tasting at Domäne Vincendeau in Rochefort-sur-Loire, Anjou, with Owner/ Winemaker Liv Vincendeau - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours

Extensive Vinyard Walk, Short Visit of the Wine Cellar and High-end Tasting in the Wine Cellar at Domaine Belargus in Saint-Lambert du Lattey, Anjou - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours

Charcuterie and Cheese Lunch with Wine Tasting plus Cellar Tour and Vineyard Tour at Domaine de la Soucherie in Beaulieu-sur-Layon, Anjou - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours

Touring the Cave, the Winemaking Facilities and the “Clos d’Entre Les Murs” Vineyard, a Special Monument, and Tasting at Château de Parnay in Saumur-Champigny - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours

3-course Dinner at Restaurant L’ Alchimiste in Saumur (Michelin Guide Listed), a 2-Person Operation of Chef François Deplange and his Wife - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours

Tour of L’ Abbey Royale de Fontevraud in Fontevraud - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours

Lunch at Saumur's Fairy-tale Castle Château de Saumur - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours

Tasting, Tour of the Old Cellar and Vineyard Tour at Clotilde Legrand – Domaine Legrand in Varrains, Anjou, with Clotilde Legrand and her Father René-Noël Legrand - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours

Tour and Tasting at Maison Bouvet-Ladubay, a Leading Crémant de Loire Producer in Saumur - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours

A Bottle of Claire et Florent Bejon Vin de France Rouge "Pain Perdu" at La Tonnelle Wine Bar in Saumur - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours

Cellar Tour and Tasting at Domaine Bernard Baudry in Cravant-Les-Coteaux, Touraine - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours

Tasting at Domaine Couly-Dutheil in Chinon - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours

Lunch at Bar-Restaurant Le Bistrot du Marché of Hotel Le Lion d'Or in the Center of Chinon - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours

Cellar Tour and Tasting in the Cellar at Cave M. Plouzeau in Chinon, Touraine, with Owner/ Winemaker Marc Plouzeau - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours

3-course Dinner (with a Tablet) at Restaurant L’Écluse (Michelin-listed) in Amboise - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours

Tasting at Domaine François Chidaine in Montlouis-sur-Loire - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTour

4-course Lunch at Restaurant Le Favori (1-star Michelin), with Head Sommelier Paul Rybard, in Cheverny - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours
 
Visit of Château de Chambord: "An Epitome of what Human Art can Produce" said Charles V. (Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire of German Nations) - Loire Valley 2026 by ombiasy WineTours
 
Guided Visit of Château du Clos Lucé, where Leonardo da Vinci lived and died, in Amboise - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours
 
With a Large Cheese Cart and Soufflé Flambé au Cognac: 5-course Menu Inspiration - Leisurely Sunday Lunch at Restaurant La Croix Blanche on the Banks of the Loire between Amboise and Blois, with Owner/ Chef Jean-François Beauduin (Bib Gourmand Michelin) - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours
 
Visiting Château Royale d’Amboise and the Burial Place of Leonardo da Vinci - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours
 
Dinner at the Hotel (Novotel) in Amboise - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours
 
Cellar Tour and Tasting at Domaine Pichot, Vouvray, Touraine, with Louis Pichot - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours
 
Cellar Tour and Tasting at Domaine Carême in Vernou-sur-Brenne, AOP Vouvray - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours
 
Formule du Jour Lunch with a Vouvray at Restaurant Le Val Joli in Vouvray - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours
 
Guided Visit of Château Chenonceau, Residence of Diana de Poitier and of Katharina de Medici, Mistress (the Former) and Wife (the Latter) of King Henry II - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours
 
Grilled Meat and Touraine Wine for Dinner at Restaurant Le Parvis in Amboise - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours
 
Extensive Vineyard Tour (with Geese and Sheep), lead by Vineyard Manager Andreina Pellé, and Extensive Tasting led by Export Manager Pauline Guillot at Domaine Pellé in Morogues, Menetou-Salon - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours
 
Lunch (with Escargots de Bourgogne, Burgundy Snails, as Starter) at Restaurant Au Bon Laboreur (Michelin-listed and with a Ferrari SUV in Front of the Restaurant) in Menetou-Râtel - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours
 
Vineyard Tour, Cellar Tour and Tasting at Vignobles Berthier in Saint Gemme, Sancerre, with Clément Berthier - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours
 
Light Dinner (and a Sensational View of the Vineyards of Sancerre and Chavignol) at Le Panoramic Hôtel in Sancerre - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours
 
Extensive Cellar Tour and Extensive Tasting at Domaine Alphonse Mellot in Sancerre, with Alphonse Mellot - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours
 
Tasting and Cellar Tour at Domaine Delaporte in Chavignol with Matthieu Delaporte - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours 
 
Lunch at Restaurant Au p`tit Gouter, a Simple Restaurant at the Main Square of Chavignol (Sancerre), Owned and Run by Jérémy and Jérôme, not to Forget their Dog Tuscany - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTour
 
Tasting from Tank and from Bottle at Domaine Régis Minet in Pouilly-sur-Loire/ Sancerre, with Régis Minet, Nathalie Minet and Bruno Mineur - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTour
 
Final Tour Dinner at Restaurant Le Clos du Maréchal in Sancerre, with Owner (and Chef/ Waiter/ Sommelier) Nathanael Fromant - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours
 
Final Meal at Iconic Brasserie/ Restaurant/ Bar Americain La Coupole on Boulevard du Montparnasse in Paris - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTour


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Monday, May 4, 2026

Invitation: “Cool Climate Wines from German-speaking Areas (Austria, Italy’s Trentino-Aldige Area, Germany, Switzerland)" - Tasting on May 17, 2026 at the NoLoCo Chapter of the American Wine Society, led by Annette Schiller, ombiasy WineTours

 
Invitation - Northern Loudon County Chapter of the American Wine Society

May 17th Meeting at 4pm
 
Annette Schiller will present on the topic: “Cool climate wines from German-speaking areas (Austria, Italy’s Trentino-Aldige area, Germany, Switzerland).” Annette conducts trips to these areas and is very knowledgeable about the grapes grown and the wines made in these countries. Come learn from the expert!
 
The May hosts are Mary and Craig Mastapeter (Hillsboro area). If you plan to attend, please RSVP by May 12th using the SignUpGenius link you will receive shortly in a separate email.
 
On the 13th, I will send out a confirmation email to those on the SUG list, with the address. That will also serve as a reminder to make a comment in SignUpGenius about your planned potluck dish.   

Announcement: Small Group (12 people) Wine Tours to Europe (Italy and Germany) this Year (2026) by ombiasy WineTours with Annette Schiller

Dear wine lovers,

In many parts of the US it snows right now. I would like to brighten your snow days by telling you where and when you could explore gorgeous wine regions later in the year.  I have planned 3 fantastic wine tours for 2026. These provide for great dreams of sunny, warm days, a swimming pool, and great wines to sip (ok, the wine you can also sip right now hunkering down in front of a fire place)

Tuscany: 11 days, 10 nights - Monday, June 08 - Thursday, June 18, 2026

Few regions evoke such a feeling of longing as Tuscany. And indeed, this region is unique with its blend of history, incredible scenic beauty, magnificent wines, outstanding food and its "Dolce Vita".

Tuscany is located in Central Italy very roughly between Bologna and Rome and borders the Tyrrhenian Sea to the West with Florence as its most prestigious city and Siena, the historic Etruscan city. Tuscany is an absolutely beautiful landscape of rolling hills and incredible views. Most vineyards -except for the vineyards of Bolgheri and Maremma - are on relatively steep and abrupt hillsides. The hilly Tuscan vineyards are usually interspersed with olive groves, and forests. Most wine estates are fairly distant from the main roads and only accessible by winding dirt roads littered with potholes.

We will do winery visits and thorough tastings at top wine estates in the Chianti, Chianti Classico, Montalcino, Montepulciano, Bolgheri, and Maremma appellations. 

The tour starts and ends in Florence. I booked accommodation in beautiful places: the first 4 nights we stay at a winery / hotel / restaurant in Panzano-Greve in the Chianti Classico appellation, the following 4 nights we also stay at a wine estate with accommodation and an on-site restaurant just south of the town of Montalcino, and the last 2 nights we can relax in a beautiful 5-star spa-beach-resort at the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea in the Bolgheri region. 

Hurry up to book this tour: there is only 1 double room left!

Germany Classic: 12 days, 11 nights - Sunday, June 28 - Thursday, July 09, 2026

We will fully experience authentic Germany. We travel along the main Riesling wine arteries of Germany: the Rhine river, the Mosel river, and the Nahe river. We travel east of Frankfurt along the Main river to Bürgstadt to explore where phenomenal Silvaner and Pinot Noir wines are produced and will visit the Ahr wine region where Pinot Noir always was the main grape variety. On this tour we discover 7 of the 13 German wine regions: Franken, Rheinhessen, Rheingau, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Mosel, Nahe.

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 Rhein valley, the quaint villages, the stories behind the wineries and their families, and the gorgeous wines we will taste at world-renowned wine estates will give us a renewed understanding of German wines. Of course we also do a cruise on the Rhine river to experience the “German Rhine Romantic”. 

The tour starts and ends in Frankfurt am Main. Accommodation will be in excellent 4+5 star hotels - all with air condition, which might come in handy during our summer travel time. However Germany never gets really, really hot and humid; it is a northern region with a moderate continental climate. 

There are 1 single room and 2 double rooms left!

Trentino - Alto Adige: 8 days, 7 nights - Sunday, September 06 - Sunday, September 13, 2026

Being the northernmost wine region of Italy, Trentino -Alto Adige is a very special place where Italian and German traditions merge. It is a fascinating and unique region in the Alpes. It boasts of an extraordinary variety of landscapes: snow-capped mountains in the Dolomites, fertile valleys, streams, century-old breathtakingly beautiful towns true to their hybrid Germanic-Italian culture

During this wine tour we travel through 3 main valleys carved out by the rivers Adige (Etsch) and Isarco (Eisack). These valleys form a Y since in Bozen, the capital of the Alto Adige region, the Isarco joins the Adige. From Bozen we follow the Adige river further south and spend a day in Verona the city much beloved by Shakespeare who set more than just one play in this northern Italian town. We will use this opportunity to also visit some wineries where we taste the unique, delicious Amarone.

As the climate gets warmer cool-climate winemaking has captured the interest of both sides of the wine business: the industry and the consumer. The focus shifts more and more to higher altitude, cooler climate regions such as Trentino-Alto Adige in search of elegant, moderate alcohol wines.

This tour starts and ends in Bozen. During this tour we do not change hotels. I booked 7 nights at the famous, beautiful 5-star Art-Nouveau style Parkhotel Laurin in Bozen.

There are 1 single room and 2 double rooms left!

Please browse the website: https://ombiasypr.com/index.php    Here you find all information how to sign up for securing your spot for the tours. The registration pages are online!

The itineraries of the Tuscany and Germany tours are finalized. I am currently working on putting them on my website.  If you want to know the details of the itinerary, do not hesitate to contact me either via email or whats app. I am happy to send them to you.

The itinerary of the Trentino-Alto-Adige tour is in the process of being finalized. If you want to know more about it, please get in touch with me.

AND: what also is important: to match wine with food. As always: wine epicurean delights play an important part of our journeys through the wine regions.

Come along and join me on these wine tours. As usual: in a nutshell: the tours are wine classes on the ground: you learn by doing and this is much more fun than learning about a wine region out of a book. 

COSY UP WITH A GOOD WINE AND WATCH THE WORLD TURN WHITE.

CHEERS ANNETTE

WINE EDUCATION ///  WINE TOURS
Annette Schiller, Diplom-Volkswirt
Professional Member and Wine Educator 
American Wine Society AWS
German Wine Society, Capital Chapter
ombiasy PR, LLC
Washington DC - Frankfurt am Main
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Wine Country Italy - Lake Como, Tuscany, Alto Adige - in the Summer of 2025 
 











 
From June 16 to July 3, 2025, Annette and I spent time in wine country Italy, by car.
 
For an overview, go to:  Wine Country Italy - Lake Como, Tuscany, Alto Adige - in the Summer of 2025
 
Overview: Germany Rhein-Mosel-Nahe 2024 by Ombiasy Public Relations and Wine Tours led by Annette Schiller - Facebook Day-by-day Postings 
 






 
 
 




 


 

 
 

 
 

 





 
 
  
Pictures: 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
 
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Overview: Rhône Valley 2024 by ombiasy WineTours led by Annette Schiller - Facebook Day-by-day Postings 

Summary of Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours, led by Annette Schiller: Wine, Food, History, Culture 

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 

Christian Schiller`s SCHILLER-WINE Blog on Corking Wines` Top 101 Wine Writers of 2020 List

The 2025 American Wine Society National Conference in Chantilly/ Virginia/ USA, with Annette and Christian Schiller: Seen Through Christian Schiller's Camera Lens

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

The New German Wine Law of 2021 - Tasting at the German Wine Society (Washington DC Chapter), presented by Annette Schiller

schiller-wine Blog of Christian Schiller Top Washington DC Alcohol Blog (December, 2024)

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

Masterclass - The Wines of Germany: Presentation by Annette Schiller at the German Embassy in Washington DC/ Consular Conference March 2024 

Dinner at JAN in Munich, Germany, with Jan Hartwig, one of the ten German 3-star Michelin Chefs (September 2024) 


2025 Rieslingfeier Gala Dinner in New York City, Sky Loft, 32nd Floor of 50 Hudson Yard, with 15 #worldclass Winemakers from Germany + Austria and Estimated 300 Wines, many 20, 30, 40 Years old, many Larger Format and almost all Ultra-premium 

 
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