New Vintage Tasting with Phil Bernstein

Please join us for our upcoming tasting with Phil Bernstein of Addy Bassins.

The tasting is scheduled for Friday, February 25, at 7 p.m. at the Harbour Square Club Room.  As you will recall, this venue provides us a stunning view of the Washington skyline.  The price for this tasting is $35 for members and $42 for non-members.

This event will provide an opportunity to taste the new German vintage, 2009.  This is a vintage that has been widely hailed as excellent by the critics. It also provides a nice contrast to the 2008s we tasted with Phil last year: 2008 was a classic year, with minerality and acidity rather than lots of sugar; 2009 retains the minerality and acidity but it’s wrapped up in more substance.  In the words of Terry Theise, 2008 is the little sister who likes dancing; 2009 is the older brother who likes playing sports.

The wines are just arriving, and now is a great time to sample what is available so you can make choices about what to buy based on the most important information of all — what tastes good to you!

The pairs to be served are:

2009 Kruger Rumpf Riesling Feinherb “Schiefer”

2009 Kruger Rumpf Scheurebe

2009 Uerziger Wuerzgarten Riesling Kabinett Merkelbach

2009 Uerziger Wuerzgarten Riesling Kabinett Moenchhoff

2009 Dr. Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spaetlese

2009 Dr. Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese

2001 Doennhoff Kirschheck Riesling Spaetlese

2009 Doennhoff Kirschheck Riesling Spaetlese