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Impressive Tasting at Weingut Kuenstler in Hochheim with Gunter Kuenstler, Owner and Winemaker - Germany Classic 2026 (Franken, Rheingau, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Mosel, Nahe, Rheinhessen) by ombiasy WineTours
Dinner at Restaurant Allendorf am Rhein with Wines of Weingut Allendorf - Germany Classic 2026 (Franken, Rheingau, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Mosel, Nahe, Rheinhessen) by ombiasy WineTours
Wine Tasting in the Vineyard at Weingut Laquai in Lorch, Rheingau, with Owner and Winemaker Gudolf - Germany Classic 2026 (Franken, Rheingau, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Mosel, Nahe, Rheinhessen) by ombiasy WineTours
At Schloss Johannisberg
Julia Wolf, Head of Distribution and Site Management, was our host. She took us on a cellar tour and led a private tasting of 6 wines. We run into Michel Staedter, new Head of Schloss Johannisberg (along with Stefan Doktor).
Weingut Schloss Johannisberg (VDP)
Schloss Johannisberg is one of the world’s oldest Riesling wine estate going back 900 years and it was here that the “Spätlese” was accidently discovered. For many centuries the estate was owned by the Prince-Abbot of Fulda, but changed hands several times during the Napoleonic wars and subsequent secularization. In 1816, Austrian Emperor Francis II, gave the estate to his Foreign Minister, Prince von Metternich, as a thank you for his successful negotiations in the reorganization of Europe during the “Congress of Vienna”. The last resident of the Metternich family at Schloss Johannisberg, Tatjana Princess von Metternich was a patron of the arts in the Rheingau and beyond and revived the castle to its former gory after the destructions during World War II. After her death in 2006, the Oetker family (yes, that's the one that produces baking helpers and puddings) bought the estate.
We were treated to an in-depth visit of the iconic Weingut Schloss Johannisberg and a thorough tasting of Schloss Johannisberg’s superb wines. This wine estate can look back on a 1200 year long history and since 1720 it is dedicated exclusively to the Riesling grape. Today 125 acres of vineyards around the Castle are farmed. The soils are quartzite from the Taunus hills with significant iron-rich loess and loam components. The Johannisberg Rieslings are a brilliant example of what the Riesling grape is able to produce. The wines show substance, considerable volume, and a spicy fruitiness paired with pronounced acidity. Schloss Johannisberg is one of the only 16 wine estates in all of Germany’s 13 wine regions rated with 5 stars in the Vinum wine guide 2024.
Julia Wolf, Head of Distribution and Site Management, was our host. She took us on a cellar tour and led a private tasting of 6 wines. We run into Michel Staedter, Head of Schloss Johannisberg (along with Stefan Doktor).
Running into Michel Staedter, Head of Schloss Johannisberg (along with Stefan Doktor)
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Lunch at the 250-year Old Gasthaus "Zum Ochsen" in the Medieval Town of Wertheim - Germany Classic 2026 (Franken, Rheingau, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Mosel, Nahe, Rheinhessen) by ombiasy WineTours
Cellar Tour and Tasting at Weingut Alte Grafschaft in Kreuzwertheim, Franken with Norbert Spielmann (Founder and Owner) and Julius Spielmann (Winemaker) - Germany Classic 2026 (Franken, Rheingau, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Mosel, Nahe, Rheinhessen) by ombiasy WineTours
Dinner at Restaurant Oberschweinstiege, a Traditional German Restaurant Tucked away in Frankfurt’s City Forest (Stadtwald) - Germany Classic 2026 (Franken, Rheingau, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Mosel, Nahe, Rheinhessen) by ombiasy WineToursImpressive Tasting at Weingut Kuenstler in Hochheim with Gunter Kuenstler, Owner and Winemaker - Germany Classic 2026 (Franken, Rheingau, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Mosel, Nahe, Rheinhessen) by ombiasy WineTours
Dinner at Restaurant Allendorf am Rhein with Wines of Weingut Allendorf - Germany Classic 2026 (Franken, Rheingau, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Mosel, Nahe, Rheinhessen) by ombiasy WineTours
Wine Tasting in the Vineyard at Weingut Laquai in Lorch, Rheingau, with Owner and Winemaker Gudolf - Germany Classic 2026 (Franken, Rheingau, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Mosel, Nahe, Rheinhessen) by ombiasy WineTours
Lunch in a Castle: Zum Mundchenk auf Schoenburg - Germany Classic 2026 (Franken, Rheingau, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Mosel, Nahe, Rheinhessen) by ombiasy WineTours
Tasting at Weingut Toni Jost (VDP) in Bacharach, Mittelrhein with Cecilia Jost, Owner and Winemake - Germany Classic 2026 (Franken, Rheingau, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Mosel, Nahe, Rheinhessen) by ombiasy WineTours r
Tour and Tasting at Weingut Heymann-Löwenstein (VDP), Winningen, Lower Mosel, with (new) Owner Thomas Doerr and (old) Winemaker Tim Roettgerding - Germany Classic 2026 (Franken, Rheingau, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Mosel, Nahe, Rheinhessen) by ombiasy WineTours
Tasting at Weingut Deutzerhof (VDP) in Mayschoß, Ahr, with Alexander Merk - Germany Classic 2026 (Franken, Rheingau, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Mosel, Nahe, Rheinhessen) by ombiasy WineTours
Tasting at Weingut Selbach-Oster in Zeltingen, Middle Mosel, with Sebastian Selbach, Winemaker, and Johannes Selbach, Owner and Winemaker - Germany Classic 2026 (Franken, Rheingau, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Mosel, Nahe, Rheinhessen) by ombiasy WineTours
Lunch at Panorama Hotel and Restaurant in Kroev, with Owner Lotios Aslanidis - Germany Classic 2026 (Franken, Rheingau, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Mosel, Nahe, Rheinhessen) by ombiasy WineTours
Tasting at Weingut Staffelter Hof in Kröv, with Jan Matthias Klein, Owner and Winemaker, and with Gerd and Gundi Klein (Previous Generation) - Germany Classic 2026 (Franken, Rheingau, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Mosel, Nahe, Rheinhessen) by ombiasy WineTours
Dinner at Alter Moselbahnhof in Bernkastel-Kues - Germany Classic 2026 (Franken, Rheingau, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Mosel, Nahe, Rheinhessen) by ombiasy WineTours
Tasting at Weingut Fritz Haag (VDP) in Brauneberg, Mosel, with Markus Schulte - Germany Classic 2026 (Franken, Rheingau, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Mosel, Nahe, Rheinhessen) by ombiasy WineTours
Lunch at Hotel/ Restaurant Weisser Baer - Germany Classic 2026 (Franken, Rheingau, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Mosel, Nahe, Rheinhessen) by ombiasy WineTours
Stop at the Mosel Loup between Leiwen and Trittenheim - Germany Classic 2026 (Franken, Rheingau, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Mosel, Nahe, Rheinhessen) by ombiasy WineTours
Tasting at Weingut St. Urbans-Hof (VDP) in Leiwen, Mosel, with Anna Courad - Germany Classic 2026 (Franken, Rheingau, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Mosel, Nahe, Rheinhessen) by ombiasy WineTours
An Evening (and Dinner) in Bernkaste-Kues - Germany Classic 2026 (Franken, Rheingau, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Mosel, Nahe, Rheinhessen) by ombiasy WineTours
Late Evening German Wine Class in the Rooftop Lounge - Germany Classic 2026 (Franken, Rheingau, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Mosel, Nahe, Rheinhessen) by ombiasy WineTours
Tasting at Domaines Vinsmoselle in Wormeldange, Luxembourg - Germany Classic 2026 (Franken, Rheingau, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Mosel, Nahe, Rheinhessen) by ombiasy WineTours
Dinner at DIAN Restaurant in Hotel Deinhard's: Asian Food and German Wine Pairing - Germany Classic 2026 (Franken, Rheingau, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Mosel, Nahe, Rheinhessen) by ombiasy WineTours
Tasting at Schlossgut Diel (VDP) in Rümmelsheim, Nahe with Sylvain and Caroline Diel - Germany Classic 2026 (Franken, Rheingau, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Mosel, Nahe, Rheinhessen) by ombiasy WineTours
Tour and Tasting at Weingut Prinz Salm in Wallhausen, Nahe (VDP) with Prinz Michael zu Salm-Salm - Germany Classic 2026 (Franken, Rheingau, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Mosel, Nahe, Rheinhessen) by ombiasy WineTours
Lunch at Zollamt Restaurant in Bingen, Opposite of the Famous Ruedesheimer Berg - Germany Classic 2026 (Franken, Rheingau, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Mosel, Nahe, Rheinhessen) by ombiasy WineTours g
Tasting at Weingut Braunewell in Essenheim, Rheinhessen - Germany Classic 2026 (Franken, Rheingau, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Mosel, Nahe, Rheinhessen) by ombiasy WineTours
3-course Dinner at Michelin-starred Lohninger in Frankfurt - Germany Classic 2026 (Franken, Rheingau, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Mosel, Nahe, Rheinhessen) by ombiasy WineTours
Good-bye City Tour of Frankfurt by Tram - Germany Classic 2026 (Franken, Rheingau, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Mosel, Nahe, Rheinhessen) by ombiasy WineTours
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