Our next event is our much anticipated, annual food and wine dinner conceived, designed and executed by chapter member, chef extraordinare Tony “Global Winechef” Lawrence, the owner of A CHEF FOR YOU, LLC, based in Philadelphia, Pa., a lifestyle wine and food public relations and consulting company. Tony also works globally as a food and wine pairing specialist/event planner with major wineries, importers, distributors and fine wine shops. For over thirty years, he has been trained as a chef, sommelier, a certified wine judge, freelance writer, lecturer, and a food and wine educator.

Tony started to develop his skills at twelve years of age in the restaurants and the vineyards of Maryland. His formal culinary training began in vocational school, then summers in Germany, learning the foods and wines of Europe. He has a BS degree in Hotel, Restaurant Management from Widener University in Pennsylvania and is a Pro-chef CIA graduate from Greystone, in Napa, CA. Tony is a serious wine collector with a three thousand+ -bottle cellar, he is all about the wine as well as the food.

Our “thrown down” theme this year is Old World Germany Wine Regions vs New World Pennsylvania Germanic wines. We will be enjoying a wine pairing dinner featuring 5 regional styles/varietals of German wines paired with 5 Germanic varietals from Ferro Vineyards & Winery of Susquehanna Valley, PA. The menu will showcase these ten wines, two at a time, with a five course menu to include appetizers, salad and soup combo, seafood course, entree course and dessert tying the two “Worlds” together. While chef is still finalizing the menu, if anyone has any food allergies, please let me know in your response so that I may inform the chef. This is always one of our most popular events of the year. You are encouraged to make reservations at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

DATE: Wednesday, August 8, 2018
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
PLACE: Lawrence Residence
239 East High Street
Germantown, PA 19144 (For GPS, the city is Philadelphia)
COST: Couple members; single members; and one guest of a single member, $75.00 per person; non-members and additional guests of single or couple members, $85.00 per person.
RESERVATIONS: Via e-mail to bsheligo@germanwinesociety.org, or call and leave a message at 856-228-7330 by Friday, August 3rd. You may pay by check payable to the German Wine Society or in cash at the door, but you MUST reserve in advance – no walk-ins. You may check for space availability at any time, but we cannot guarantee space will be available after the cutoff date. Please let me know of any food allergies or intolerance’s when you place your reservation, so that I may share them with chef, who will accommodate you.

DIRECTIONS: From Center City Philadelphia – While you would normally take Route 76 to Lincoln Drive North, Lincoln Drive will be closed for an extended period of time for construction. Take either Midvale or Ridge Ave. as an alternate to get to Germantown Ave., and turn right onto High Street.  Once on High Street (High Street runs between First United Methodist Church on the left and Germantown High on the right), the house is in the second block of High Street, on the left (across from the High Street Church of God). Tony’s address is 239 East High St (several houses down on the left). We strongly advise using GPS.

If you get lost on the way, call 856-952-2144 for assistance, and be sure to leave a return number if you are forwarded to voicemail. I look forward to seeing you for a wonderful summer evening of creative food preparation and wine pairings.

Beth Sheligo
Chapter Chairperson

All society members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption can lead to intoxication, and therefore, Society members and their guests are expected to drink in moderation at Society events. It is advisable to provide designated drivers or other modes of transit where available, or mostly to taste rather than consume alcohol when such drivers or alternative means of transportation are not available.

After a year long hiccup in our supply system, we are back on track and working to bring you the level and frequency of programming that has been our standard. We were hopeful of having an importer/winemaker in either May or this month, but have endured scheduling issues. So, we are going to take this opportunity to present a selection of wines from our national conference held one year ago in Washington, D.C. The programs were diverse and the wines interesting, and our sampling here very representative of the diversity of wines served on the whole. Yours truly will be presenting. Even if you attended the conference, I think you will agree that the wines are worth revisiting.  The wines included are:

Barth Riesling Brut NV (sekt) (Rheingau)
2014 Meyer-Nakel Spatburgunder (Ahr)
2014 Hans Wirsching Iphofer-Julius Echterberg Riesling GG (Franken)
2013 Von Winning Deidesheimer Paradiesgarten Riesling Trocken (Pfalz)
2015 Ratzenberger Bacharacher Riesling feinherb (Mittlerhein)
2013 von Kesselstatt Josephshofer Riesling Kabinett (Mosel)
2012 Willi Schaefer Graacher Dombprobst Riesling Spatlese (Mosel)
2013 Kruger Rumpf Scheurebe Spatlese (Nahe)

The tasting will be held at the award winning Caffe Aldo Lamberti in Cherry Hill, NJ. Recently honored by the Wine Spectator for their wine selection, our Chapter has enjoyed the wonderful service and outstanding food at this location for the past several years. For this event, a cold anti pasta and hot appetizers served family style will be included with the tasting. By popular request, the hot appetizers will feature some new items. Please plan to join us for this very special event.

DATE: Thursday,  June 28, 2018
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
PLACE: Caffe Aldo Lamberti
2011 Route 70 West
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
856-663-1747
PRICE: Couple Members and Single Members with one guest, $40.00 per person; Non-members and additional guests,
$47.50 per person.
RESERVATIONS: By e-mail to bsheligo@germanwinesociety.org   or call 856-228-7330 and leave a message by June 24th. While it is possible to check space availability after June 24th, we cannot guarantee that space will be available. Please let us know of your intention to attend at your earliest convenience. Payment at the door by cash or check payable to German Wine Society is acceptable, but you MUST reserve in advance – no walk-ins. Please make your reservation today to avoid disappointment.

Please join us and help make this program a success. I hope to see  you there.

SAVE THE DATE: Our annual dinner at the home of Tony Lawrence will be held on Wednesday, August 8th. Details to follow.

 DIRECTIONS:

From Philadelphia and points West, take the Ben Franklin Bridge, and exit from one of the two left lanes. Follow signs to
Routes 30 – 130; stay in one of the two left lanes. Two miles East of the Bridge, the highway divides at the top of a ramp. Bear left, towards Routes 38& 70. At the bottom of the ramp, move over one (or two) lanes to your right, to stay on Route 70 East. Go straight for three miles; 1/4 mile before you come to the restaurant, you will see a sign for Grove Street. Lamberti’s is on your right on Route 70 at the Grove Street turn. (Traffic is normally light on 70 East from the Bridge to Grove St., and the normal ride is 7 minutes.)

From NJ or points South, take Route 295 North to Route 561, Haddonfield/Gibbsboro, and turn left towards Haddonfield.
Follow 561 until it ends, at Kress Liquors. The road will fork to your left; stay in the right lane and bear left onto Potter Street.
Follow Potter to the light at Kings Highway, then jog across onto Grove Street. Stay on Grove Street through Haddonfield, and across the bridge over Cooper River. As you are approaching the intersection of Grove Street and Route 70, right before 70 you will see a sign on your left for Commerce Bank. Turn left into the bank parking lot, and continue straight past the bank into the back parking lot at Lamberti’s.

Beth Sheligo Chapter Chairperson

All Society members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption can lead to intoxication and therefore Society members and their guests are expected to drink in moderation at Society events. We suggest those attending either utilize designated drivers or other modes of transit where available, or mostly taste rather than consume alcohol when such drivers or alternative means of transportation are not available.

On Saturday evening, June 23, 2018, the San Francisco Chapter of the German Wine Society will have a Special Guided Tasting of German wines from two of the well regarded producers of German wine – Weingut Vols in the Mosel/Saar and Weingut Hexamer in the Nahe.  The wines served will range from dry to sweet, and we will have representatives from both wineries leading the guided tasting – Helmut Plunien, owner and winemaker at Vols, and Roland Bambach, National Sales Manager for Hexamer.  Helmut Plunien founded a tiny estate in Wiltingen, and, in 2009, purchased superb holdings in the Ayler Kupp vineyard and holdings in the partly abandoned but still fascinating Schonfels vineyard.  Hexamer holds 18.5 hectares of vineyards with 7.5 of those hectares in the Meddersheimer Rheingrafenberg vineyard, a steep south-east facing slope of red sandstone with deposits of quartzite, which is known for producing especially small berries.

Date & Time:  Saturday, June 23 – Reception w/Sekt 6:30-7:00 PM; Guided Tasting 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Where:  Building C, Room 210 (2^nd floor), at Fort Mason – Room C210 is behind the elevator.

See Pages 2, 3, & 4 for directions and maps.  Parking is available in the area.

 Cost – $50/person for a member and one guest and for any first-time guests who RSVP by June 15 with payment to the Treasurer by June 19.  Reservations made after June 15 (but in no case later than June 19) will be $60 per person with payment to the Treasurer by June 21.  Reservations for all others will be $60 per person if received by June 15 (payment due by June 19) and $70 per person for RSVP’s after June 15, but in no case later than June 19, (payment due by June 21).  Note: We have a limited number of places for this Special Guided Tasting so reservations will be accepted on a “first come, first served” basis.

Food:  There will be enough delectable food to make a full meal.

RSVP is Required!

Please send a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ response to

Barry Boothe, preferably by the initial deadline of June 15 

Barry‘s email (preferred):  barrypboothe@aol.com  

Phone: 415-346-5934

To confirm your attendance, send a check made payable to the German Wine Society-SF to our Treasurer: Harris Holzberg – 24 Hawthorne Lane, Corte Madera, CA  94925

To avoid the $10 per person late fee, checks must be received by the initial deadline payment date of Tuesday, June 19, at the latest.

Directions:

From East Bay

Bay Bridge to Fremont Street Exit; on Fremont (100 yards north) take first right on Howard; left on Embarcadero & go 2 miles; left on Bay, about 2 miles, right on Buchanan. Cross Marina Blvd. & sharp right into Fort Mason Center.

From North Bay

Golden Gate Bridge (US 101) to Marina Exit; go 1.5 miles.  Turn left at Buchanan & turn right into Fort Mason Center.

From Peninsula/South Bay

US 101 North to 9th St. Exit; 9th across Market & left on Hayes; right on Franklin; about 2 miles. Turn left on Bay St, right on Buchanan. Cross Marina Blvd. & sharp right into Fort Mason Center.

Parking

There is ample pay parking ($10 for three hours) in the area around Building C.  Previously, parking in the area Just prior to reaching the Gatehouse was free, but now that area is also pay parking.

Public Transportation Information

Bay Area-Wide: www.511.org or call 817-1717 or 511 from any area code
East Bay BART: www.bart.gov (510) 465-2278
North Bay Golden Gate Transit: 
www.goldengate.org (415) 455-2000
Peninsula/South Bay CalTrain: 
www.caltrain.com (800) 660-4287
San Francisco MUNI: 
www.sfmuni.com (415) 673-6864

For additional information go to the Fort Mason website – https://www.fortmason.org

The German Wine Society’s next event will be a catered buffet dinner event held at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco.  We will start the evening off with a reception featuring three different hors d’oeuvres with Sekt (sparkling wine) followed by a three course dinner consisting of appetizers, a main course and dessert.  Accompanying the three courses will be a selection of five German wines ranging from dry to sweet chosen by GWS’ Cellar Master Angela Carlson and Chapter President Barry Boothe.

Date & Time:  Saturday, May 19 – Reception 6:30-7:00 PM; Dinner 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Where:  Building C, Room 210 (2^nd floor), at Fort Mason – Room C210 is behind the elevator.

 Cost – $79/person for a member and one guest and for any first-time guest; the cost for others is $90/person

 Menu (When sending in your positive RSVP, please tell us your choice for main course entrée.)

Reception ― Cheese Board, German Sausages, Stuffed Mushroom Caps

Appetizer Course ― Shrimp and Swedish Meatballs

Main Course ― Caesar Salad and Fruit Platter

Entrée Options [CHOOSE ONE]

Spiral Sliced Baked Ham w/Potatoes Au Gratin or Grilled Salmon Fillet w/ Rice

Vegetarian Option – Pasta Primavera

Dessert Bar ― Bundt Cake, Lemon Bars, and Brownies

RSVP is Required!

Please note that

an additional fee of $10 per person will be charged for any RSVP’s after the initial deadline of May 11, but all RSVP’s must be received by May 15 with late RSVP payments received by May 17.

Please send a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ response to

Barry Boothe by the initial deadline of May 11. 

Barry‘s email (preferred):  barrypboothe@aol.com  

Phone: 415-346-5934

To confirm your attendance, send a check made payable to the German Wine Society-SF to our Treasurer: Harris Holzberg – 24 Hawthorne Lane, Corte Madera, CA  94925

To avoid the $10 per person late fee, checks must be received by the initial deadline payment date of Tuesday, May 15, at the latest.

Please let us know if you have any dietary restrictions or allergies.

All Society members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption can lead to intoxication and therefore Society members and their guests are expected to drink in moderation at Society events. We suggest those attending either utilize designated drivers or other modes of transit where available, or mostly taste rather than consume alcohol when such drivers or alternative means of transportation are not available.

Judy Van Austen, Secretary – vanausten@att.net Harris Holzberg, Treasurer  –  coachharris1@comcast.net  

Directions:

From East Bay

Bay Bridge to Fremont Street Exit; on Fremont (100 yards north) take first right on Howard; left on Embarcadero & go 2 miles; left on Bay, about 2 miles, right on Buchanan. Cross Marina Blvd. & sharp right into Fort Mason Center.

From North Bay

Golden Gate Bridge (US 101) to Marina Exit; go 1.5 miles.  Turn left at Buchanan & turn right into Fort Mason Center.

From Peninsula/South Bay

US 101 North to 9th St. Exit; 9th across Market & left on Hayes; right on Franklin; about 2 miles. Turn left on Bay St, right on Buchanan. Cross Marina Blvd. & sharp right into Fort Mason Center.

Parking

There is ample pay parking ($10 for three hours) in the area around Building C.  Previously, parking in the area Just prior to reaching the Gatehouse was free, but now that area is also pay parking.

Public Transportation Information

Bay Area-Wide: www.511.org or call 817-1717 or 511 from any area code
East Bay BART: www.bart.gov (510) 465-2278
North Bay Golden Gate Transit: 
www.goldengate.org (415) 455-2000
Peninsula/South Bay CalTrain: 
www.caltrain.com (800) 660-4287
San Francisco MUNI: 
www.sfmuni.com (415) 673-6864

For additional information go to the Fort Mason website – https://www.fortmason.org