We are pleased to announce that the San Francisco Chapter of the German Wine Society will be conducting a Special Guided Tasting event on Saturday, June 24, 2017, at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco.

This Special Guided Tasting will feature four flights of three wines each with Prädikat levels ranging from relatively dry (Kabinett feinherb) to relatively sweet (Auslese).   We will be tasting wines from the same three excellent producers at each Prädikat level – Johann Peter Reinert in the Saar, Josef Rosch in the Mosel, and Erben von Beulwitz in the Ruwer.  The Johann Peter Reinert family has owned the Weingut Johann Peter Reinert estate since 1813, we have served Josef Rosch wines at our events and they have been highly rated, and the Erben von Beulwitz estate vineyards have won prizes since 1867.

To guide the tasting, we are privileged to have Dade Thieriot and Marion Groetschel (who selected the wines) of Dee Vine Wines discuss the wines we are having in each flight.  Dade and Marion both have extensive experience, having tasted several thousand German wines.

Time:  Reception with Sekt wine at 6:30 p.m.; guided tasting 7:00-9:00 p.m.

Where:  Building C at Fort Mason…Room C210 (behind the elevator)

Parking is available in the area.

Cost:  $40 per person for members and one guest and 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 20) will be $50 per person with payment to the Treasurer by June 22.  Reservations for all others will be $50 per person if received by June 15 (payment due by June 19) and $60 per person for RSVP’s after June 15, but in no case later than June 20, (payment due by June 22).  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!

Contact Claudia Macaccio to make your reservation. 

Her email is: marcaccio.claudia@comcast.net

Phone:  415-244-7215

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

Checks must be received by the dates noted above.

So act now to reserve your place and bring along any prospective members…it will be a good occasion to introduce them to the German Wine Society.

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.

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

Just prior to reaching the Gatehouse there is parking to your left…if available, there is no charge but it is a longer walk to Building C than if you enter thru the Gatehouse and pay for 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

Sekt is made in all German wine regions, both in the méthode traditionnelle and charmat method. There are three groups of Sekt makers: (i) large and (ii) smaller Sekt houses, who only make Sekt and (iii) winemakers, who make predominantly wine, but complement their wine selection by a few Sekts. The Sekts produced by large Sekt estates tend to be in the demy-sweet and sweet range, while the Sekts of smaller estates and the wine makers are mostly in the brut and extra brut range.

Annette presented 3 red wines, 1 Sekt (sparkling wine) and 6 dry and 1 “halbtrocken” white wines from 10 out of the 13 wine regions in Germany.

The tasting also included 2 Grosse Lage/ Grand Cru GG wines. Germany is increasingly becoming known as a serious red wine producer; Germany is the #3 producer world-wide of Pinot-Noir (= Spätburguder). 

Germans have always been obsessed with sparkling wines: 1 out of 4 sparklers produced in the world is consumed in Germany; and Germany is home to the second largest sparkling wine producer world-wide.

The German Wine Society (Washington DC Chapter) organized a Domaine Weinbach tasting. It took place at our home and was limited to 16 people in order to fit around our large round table. Incoming GWS Secretary Joseph Aguiar was the event coordinator. Annette Schiller provided an overview on the wines of Alsace as well as some background information on Domaine Weinbach.

Domaine Weinbach comprises 27 hectares. Although all the bottles of Domaine Weinbach bear the name of the Clos des Capucins, only a small number originate from the Clos itself. The rest come from the Faller’s other holdings, including in their Grand Cru sites. Domaine Weinbach wines also come from vineyards they have leased and cultivate themselves.