Dear wine friends,
Thanksgiving is coming up, the
Holiday season is around the corner and many start thinking about gifts
for their loved-ones. What about a gift that comes with memories that
last well beyond the actual giving: a wine tour!
In 2025 I am offering the following tours:
Bordeaux: Tuesday May 20 – Thursday May 29, 2025
Join
us as we explore Margaux, Saint-Julien, Pauillac, Saint-Estèphe, Médoc,
Saint-Emilion, Pomerol, Sauternes, Pessac-Léognan, where we will visit
well-known classified Châteaux, classified under-the-radar Châteaux, and
so-called “Petits-Châteaux” producing phenomenal wines. Wine and food,
that’s so important in Bordeaux, and wine pairing lunches or dinners at
famous châteaux with the owner or Managing Director are an almost daily
routine. Besides doing Châteaux hopping, I will also show you other
aspects of “Bordeaux” that the usual wine tours do not do: we will be
introduced to the “Place de Bordeaux” buying and selling system unique
in Bordeaux by visiting a négociant house, a wine merchant; we will
visit a cooper to see from A to Z how a barrique is being made; we go to
the basin d’Arcachon to see how an oyster is raised; we will experience
the big bodies of water so important for the Bordeaux climate: the
mighty Gironde estuary and the Atlantic ocean. Instead of sitting for 3
to 4 hours in traffic every day going back and forth to Bordeaux city we
will travel around, spending nights in the heart of the Left Bank in
Pauillac and in the heart of the Right Bank in Saint-Émilion to “feel”
the vineyards; and of course we will spend some time in the vibrant,
hip, cultural, cool city of Bordeaux.
This is a 9-nights – 10-days wine tour. The tour starts and ends in Bordeaux city.
The 3 Country Wine Tour:
Switzerland, Alsace, Southern Germany:
Wednesday June 11 – Saturday June 21, 2025
Germany
is so closely identified with Riesling (and yes, it is the largest
producer of Riesling world-wide) that you may be surprised to learn that
the country is also very strong regarding the Burgundy grapes. It the
third-largest producer of Pinot Noir (Spätburgunder), the largest
producer of Pinot Blanc (Weissburgunder), and the second largest
producer of Pinot Gris (Grauburgunder) in the world. Join us as we
discover the beautiful southern German wine regions that produce bone
dry, opulent Rieslings, outstanding Pinot Noirs and wines from other
Burgundy grapes. We will hop across the border to Switzerland where we
find out that Switzerland is a serious wine producer making delicious
wines from Chasselat, and Petite Arvine, the diva of the Swiss grape
varieties. Back in Germany we explore the Baden/Kaiserstuhl wine region
famous for their fantastic Pinot Noir (aka Spätburgunder). We cross the
Rhein river to explore the wines of the Alsace, a wine region that has
been shaped by French and German culture for centuries. The journey
through Alsace takes us through an enchanting landscape, and through
small, incredibly picturesque wine villages dotted with half-timbered
houses. We compare the different styles of Rieslings, Pinot Blanc, Pinot
Gris, and Pinot Noir of the Eastern (German) and Western (French) Rhein rift valley.
This is a 10-nights – 11-days wine tour. The tour starts in Mainz and ends in Frankfurt.
From Munich to Venice:
Opening of the Oktoberfest, Alto Adige-Trentino, Valdobbiadene, Veneto:
Friday, September 19 – Monday, September 29, 2025
You
are right: Munich is not a wine growing area but we will start our wine
tour through the Northern Italian Alpine wine regions in the beer
capital. We start our wine tour in Munich with a wine tasting at one of
Germany’s most acclaimed wine merchants. Saturday morning we will
witness the festive “Grand Entry of the Oktoberfest Landlords and
Breweries” which is the highlight of every Oktoberfest. The huge brewery
horses pulling the beer wagons to the festival tents are beautifully
decorated, the landlords and -ladies are dressed in their best
traditional Bavarian outfits and this festive beginning of the
Oktoberfest has not changed much since its beginning in 1810. Sunday, we
take the train to Bozen, the heart of the Alto Adige wine region and
gateway to the higher Alpin mountains. We explore the beautiful wine
regions of Alto Adige and Trentino and learn about many grape varieties
indigenous to these regions. The heritage – also in the winemaking field
- is truly Germanic, given the fact that Alto Adige belonged to the
Austrian Habsburg Empire since the Middle Ages. Only in 1946 an
agreement was signed which gave Trentino-Alto Adige to Italy as an
autonomous region. Our journey takes us south to Italy’s Veneto wine
region where we stop in the breathtakingly beautiful
Valdobbiadene-Conegliano region, the home of top Prosecco production and
top notch Franciacorta, Italy’s sparkling wine which is produced in the
traditional method by an extended second fermentation in the bottle.
The final stop will be the Lagoon of Venice where we visit some wine
producers and will have a fantastic seafood meal on the small island of
Torcello.
This is a 10-nights – 11-days wine tour. The tour starts in Munich and ends in Venice.
Loire Valley: Sunday, October 05 – Thursday, October 16, 2025
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 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. We take you on a journey from the Atlantic Ocean to almost the
Auvergne mountains to explore this unique region. We travel along the
eponymous river, starting in the hip, vibrant university city of Nantes,
which was for centuries the seat of the Dukes of Brittany. We move
inland towards Angers, the medieval seat of the Plantagenet dynasty –
thinking of Richard the Lionheart, the most famous member of the
Plantagenets. Here we explore the many facets of the wines of Anjou. We
then move to the Touraine wine region, our gateway for visiting famous
Loire castles and where we learn about wines from Vouvray, Chinon, and
many other appellations of the Touraine region. As we move Eastward we
will spend some time in the small town of Sancerre to enjoy the
fantastic Sauvignon-Blanc wines and we end our journey with a beautiful
meal in the iconic “La Coupole” in Paris.
This is a 11-nights – 12-days wine tour. The tour starts in Nantes and ends in Paris.
All
wine tours are guided by my husband Christian and me. Once you arrive
at the starting destination you are taken care off. All transport,
meals, winery visits, accommodation in 4-star hotels, sightseeing and
other cultural events, are included in the price. Prices will be made
available on my website as of December 1st as well as the possibility of
signing up for the tours.
To get an idea how the tours are conducted please visit the website:
www.ombiasypr.com
Wine
and Food play a big role during our wine tours. Wines go with food and
we offer epicurean delights by organizing wine and food pairing dinners
or lunches with winemakers in restaurants or at the wineries and/or
Châteaux.
I kindly ask you to let me know
any serious interest in the tours for me to start a list on the basis
first come-first serve. Please note that I travel with a maximum of 12
people. The tours are very personal -many of the winemakers I have known
for a long time - and many of the top Châteaux - domaines, wineries do
not accept larger crowds.
Please
do not hesitate to get in touch with me via email, what’s app,
telephone to get more information on any of the tours. I am very happy
to answer all your queries.
CHEERS
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
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