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More Fun Pics From 2010 Loosen Customer Tour

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

Here are some more great pics from our 2010 Customer Tour. Enjoy!

On the Bingen Ferry: Crossing the Rhine on the little ferry from Bingen to Rüdesheim, on our way to Weingut Robert Weil. Pictured (l to r) are Brian harlan, Loosen Bros. USA national sales manager; John Metz, Jr., owner of Aqua Blue, Atlanta; Ron Mumford, J&P Wholesale, Las Vegas; Stephen Hoppin, Southern Wine & Spirits, Colorado.

Crossing the Rhine on the little ferry from Bingen to Rüdesheim, on our way to Weingut Robert Weil. Pictured (l to r) are Brian Harlan, Loosen Bros. USA national sales manager; John Metz, Jr., owner of Aqua Blue, Atlanta; Ron Mumford, J&P Wholesale, Las Vegas; Stephen Hoppin, Southern Wine & Spirits, Colorado.

Martina Weil welcomes the group: Martina Weil, wife of Wilhelm Weil, greets the tour group at the estate’s very modern Vinothek.

Martina Weil, wife of Wilhelm Weil, greets the tour group at the estate’s very modern Vinothek.

In the Weil Vinothek: The group enjoys a welcoming glass of Riesling Sekt (sparkling wine) at the Robert Weil Vinothek.

The group enjoys a welcoming glass of Riesling Sekt (sparkling wine) at the Robert Weil Vinothek.

The group at Robert Weil: Here’s the whole group, neatly arranged on the front porch of the Robert Weil manor house. From left to right: Ian Dick, East Coast Sales Manager for Loosen Bros. USA; Ken Winn, Signature Wine & Spirits, Chicago; Deb Donohoe & Chris Forniciari, Classic Wine Imports, Boston; Roberta Nemo & John Metz, Jr., Aqua Blue, Atlanta; Ron Mumford, J&P Wholesale, Las Vegas; Doug Krenik (hiding behind the post), Midwest Sales Manager for Loosen Bros. USA; Brian Harlan, our National Sales Manager; Stephen Hoppin, Southern Wine & Spirits, Colorado; Wendy Stuckey, winemaker for Chateau Ste. Michelle; Ernie Loosen; Stefan Bieber, cellarmaster at Weingut Robert Weil; Marie-Charlotte Weil, daughter of Wilhelm and Martina; Martina Weil, our host.

Here’s the whole group, neatly arranged on the front porch of the Robert Weil manor house. From left to right: Ian Dick, East Coast Sales Manager for Loosen Bros. USA; Ken Winn, Signature Wine & Spirits, Chicago; Deb Donohoe & Chris Forniciari, Classic Wine Imports, Boston; Roberta Nemo & John Metz, Jr., Aqua Blue, Atlanta; Ron Mumford, J&P Wholesale, Las Vegas; Doug Krenik (hiding behind the post), Midwest Sales Manager for Loosen Bros. USA; Brian Harlan, our National Sales Manager; Stephen Hoppin, Southern Wine & Spirits, Colorado; Wendy Stuckey, winemaker for Chateau Ste. Michelle; Ernie Loosen; Stefan Bieber, cellarmaster at Weingut Robert Weil; Marie-Charlotte Weil, daughter of Wilhelm and Martina; Martina Weil, our host.

Deb Donohoe & Kirk Wille: One of the great things about this annual tour is all the great people we get to meet. Here's Loosen Bros. USA VP Kirk Wille at the Weil estate with Deb Donohoe from Classic Wine Imports in Boston.

Deb Donohoe & Kirk Wille: One of the great things about this annual tour is all the great people we get to meet. Here's Loosen USA VP Kirk Wille at the Weil estate with Deb Donohoe, from Classic Wine Imports in Boston.

Team Loosen at Weil: Posing with our good friends and colleagues at Robert Weil (l to r) Brian, Ian, Martina, Kirk, Marie-Charlotte, Doug, Ernie, Stefan.

Posing with our good friends and colleagues at Robert Weil (l to r) Brian, Ian, Martina, Kirk, Marie-Charlotte, Doug, Ernie, Stefan.

Friends of Ernie Tour Pix

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

A few random pix from our recent “Friends of Ernie” tour, featuring winemakers from our new “Friends of Ernie” portfolio.

King Ernie in San Francisco

King Ernie in San Francisco: (left to right) Jay Somers, Daniel Gantenbein and Jochen Becker-Köhn putting Ernie on a pedestal in Union Square

Wilhelm Weil (left) and Bruce Sanderson (right)

Wilhelm Weil (left) and Wine Spectator's Bruce Sanderson (right) at the New York tasting.

Loosen Bros. USA Producers in San Francisco. Front: Martha Gantenbein, Sandra Knoll. Back: Jay Somers, Daniel Gantenbein, Ernie Loosen, Jochen Becker-Köhn (sales director for Robert Weil), Wilhelm Weil, Thomas Chaffin (export manager for Weil).

Loosen Bros. USA Producers in San Francisco. Front: Martha Gantenbein, Sandra Knoll. Back: Jay Somers, Daniel Gantenbein, Ernie Loosen, Jochen Becker-Köhn (sales director for Robert Weil), Wilhelm Weil, Thomas Chaffin (export manager for Weil).

FriendsEAT Names 3 Loosen Wines Best for Summer

Friday, June 12th, 2009

We are happy to report that the popular food/wine blog FriendsEAT has picked three of our wines for their Best Wines of Summer 2009 List Here they are, with links to the FriendsEAT recommendation pages.

2008 Dr. L. Riesling (FriendsEAT Reco page)

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2007 Dr. Loosen Riesling Kabinett Estate (FriendsEAT Reco Page)

2007-kabinett-label2006 Ludwig Knoll/Weingut am Stein Silvaner (FriendsEAT Reco Page) (From the “Friends of Ernst Loosen” Collection)

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