schiller-wine: ombiasy WineTours 2019: Germany-North and Bordeaux (plus Georgia)

Picture: Annette and Christian Schiller at the 2019 American Wine Society National Conference in St. Pete Beach, Florida, USA, with Randall Grahm, Bonny Doon Vineyard

This posting provides listings of all postings that I issued concerning the 2 ombiasy WineTours that took place in 2019, led by Annette Schiller:

Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential Riesling

Total Immersion in Bordeaux: World Class Wines and Exquisite French Gourmet Cuisine - Bordeaux Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours, France

Additionally, Annette and I went on a Georgia Tour, which was not organized by ombiasy WineTours. I also wrote about this tour and are providing a listing of all the postings I did.

Due to corona, there were no wine tours in 2020 and 2021.

Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential Riesling

Pictures: Tasting in the Vineyard the Wines of Weingut Laquai in Lorch, Rheingau, with Gundolf Laquai, Owner and Winemaker

We spent 9 days (Monday, April 29, 2019 to Tuesday, May 7, 2019) touring 5 German wine regions (Rheingau, Mittelrhein, Mosel, Nahe and Rheinhessen), tasting fabulous wines, meeting world-renowned wine makers, and delving deep into German history and culture.

There were 12 of us, including Annette and Christian Schiller. This posting provides an overview. More specific postings focusing on individual events will follow (see list below). Most of the pictures are mine, but I have also used pictures which participants of the tour posted on facebook.

On the Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours, we visited a total of 25 wineries in 5 different wine regions: Rheingau, the jewel in the crown, with its perfect, fuller bodied, racy Rieslings; Mittelrhein where the Rieslings grow on the steep slopes of the fortress- and castle-ribboned banks of the Rhine river; Mosel with its dizzying steep vineyards and famous elegant Rieslings; Nahe and its serene, peaceful valley where perfect harmonious wines reflect their roots, and Rheinhessen with its many young, up and coming, dynamic winemakers.

Annette Schiller: Our way of traveling allows wine lovers to fully experience authentic Germany. Drawing on our love and deep knowledge of Germany and close personal ties to many personalities in the wine scene, our small group visits many of the hidden gems that other tours pass by, but which are essential to comprehend what German wine is all about

Germany with its roughly 250,000 acres under vine belongs today to one of the smaller wine producing countries in the world. However, viticulture in Germany has a long tradition, going back to Roman times 2,000 years ago. In the 15th century, the area under vine was four times larger than it is today. Wars, subsequent loss of territory, diseases, overproduction, and competition from beer brewing resulted in land turned over to other agricultural uses. In the 19th century, concentration on terroir and technological progress fostered a tremendous improvement of quality and the prestige of German wines, in particular from the Mosel, Rheingau, and Pfalz regions, resulting in prices above those for first growth Bordeaux wines. Today, all thirteen wine regions in Germany produce outstanding wines, and German Rieslings belong to the best white wines in the world.

Rheingau • Mittelrhein • Mosel • Nahe • Rheinhessen

Monday, April 29, 2019 – Tuesday, May 07, 2019

Total Immersion in Bordeaux: World Class Wines and Exquisite French Gourmet Cuisine - Bordeaux Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours, France

Pictures: The 2019 Group at Château Canon-La-Gaffelière, Appellation Saint-Émilion, Premier Grand Cru Classé B, with Proprietor Count Stephan von Neipperg, aat the Market Square in Saint-Emilion, at Château Bouscaut, Appellation Pessac-Léognan, Cru Classé de Graves, with Owner Sophie Cogombles-Lurton and her Husband Laurent Cogombles, at Château Le Bon Pasteur, Appellation Pomerol, with Dany Rolland and General Manager Benoit Prévot, at Château Le Reysse, Vignobles Paeffgen, Appellation Médoc, with Stefan and Heike Paeffgen and at Château Lafite-Rothschild, Appellation Pauillac, 1ière Grand Cru Class.

Led by Annette Schiller, the Bordeaux Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours took place from Tuesday, September 03, 2019 - Thursday, September 12, 2019. The group comprised 11 wine lovers including Annette and Christian Schiller.

This posting provides an overview. Future postings will focus on specific events of the tour. See the list of postings at the end of the article.

Pictures: Bordeaux City

Annette Schiller: Our way of traveling allows wine lovers to fully experience authentic Bordeaux. "Bordeaux" embodies not only "wine": The interplay of wine and food is very important. Therefore our tour has a strong culinary component, with exquisite wine pairing lunches and dinners at the Châteaux playing a daily part of our journey through the Bordeaux wine region. Drawing on our love and deep knowledge of the region and close personal ties to many of the Château owners/ managers/ winemakers, our small group visits many of the hidden gems that other tours pass by, but which are essential to feel what Bordeaux is all about. In a nutshell: this is an on the ground wine class on Bordeaux!

Tour, Tasting and Lunch at Château Desmirail, Appellation Margaux, 3ième Grand Cru Classé, with Owner Denis Lurton - Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours 2019, France

Tour and Tasting at Château Durfort-Vivens, Appellation Margaux, 2ième Grand Cru Classé

Cellar Tour and Tasting at Château Durfort-Vivens, Appellation Margaux, 2ième Grand Cru Classé - Bordeaux Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours, France

Winery Tour and Dinner at Château Bouscaut, Appellation Pessac-Léognan, Cru Classé de Graves, with Owner Sophie Cogombles-Lurton and her Husband Laurent Cogombles - Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours 2019, France

Georgia Wine Tour 2019: Discovering the Birthplace of Wine

Pictures: Georgia Wine Tour 2019: Discovering the Birthplace of Wine

Annette and I spent a week in Georgia, the small country that used to be part of the Soviet Union, located between the Black See and the Caspian See. The area is considered to be the birthplace of wine. Research indicates that wine has been made in Georgia for 8000 years. There are over 500 indigenous grape varieties in Georgia. Traditionally, wine in Georgia has been made (fermented and aged) in amphoras burried in the ground.

This was a group-tour of the Collegium Vini, an association of wine lovers in the Frankfurt/ Germany area, of which we are members. The tour was organized by GEORGIENREISEN. Co-owner Tea Totogashvili was our guide. The focus of the tour was on culture and wine.

Pictures: Georgia

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ombiasy WineTours 2019: Germany-North and Bordeaux (plus Georgia) - All Postings

Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential Riesling

Total Immersion in Bordeaux: World Class Wines and Exquisite French Gourmet Cuisine - Bordeaux Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours, France

Georgia Wine Tour 2019: Discovering the Birthplace of Wine

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