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POTOMAC WINE CRUISE
July 8, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
$72 – $79
ANNOUNCING THE RETURN OF THE GERMAN WINE SOCIETY’S POTOMAC WINE CRUISE!
Get ready to cast off on the Potomac for a German wine cruise! Yes, the Capital Chapter of the German Wine Society is once again holding our Potomac wine cruise this summer, back by popular demand after last year’s very successful voyage. As we did in July 2021 and 2022, and also regularly for several years in 2010-2013 and earlier, we will enjoy the traditional GWS summer wine cruise past the beautiful river banks and monuments of our nation’s Capital. Please join us to enjoy many wines from Germany and other countries as we cruise along the Potomac for two hours, from 4 pm to 6 pm on Saturday, July 8, 2023. We will board Capitol River Cruises’ Nightingale from the Georgetown waterfront, at 3050 K Street N.W., Washington, D.C. – the end of 31st Street, by the Fiola Mare restaurant. Be sure to be on the wharf before departure time – the cruise boat cannot wait for late arrivals! We can accommodate only 60 guests on the Nightingale for this event, so reserve early to avoid disappointment. Reservations for this event are due by Monday, July 3, 2022, to give us sufficient time to have enough wine and supplies for all aboard.
Parking is readily available in garages along the Georgetown riverfront, and it is possible to walk from Metro at the Foggy Bottom station as well (if you are a good walker). We will be providing all the wines for this event, as well as disposable plastic glasses and cutlery, paper plates and napkins, and will also bring some deli sandwiches or other snacks. Guests are also encouraged to bring their own favorite cheeses, breads or other food on board. This will be a relaxing cruise, with no presentation, allowing everyone to concentrate on the wines, good company and atmosphere. There are many outdoor and indoor dining establishments along the Georgetown waterfront for dinner after the cruise, which we encourage you to try.
The Nightingale is a boat we have used for some previous cruises, and is all on one level, with tables and chairs, and a bar area from which we can serve wines. It also has protection against inclement weather, though we have been fortunate with our past wine cruises and reasonably hope for a sunny afternoon once again. The cruise will take place rain or shine, unless weather conditions do not allow the cruise to set out safely, in which case we will reschedule or provide refunds.
THE WINES: The wines for our cruise will be a mixture of whites and reds, mostly German but with some other international wines included as well. There will be a good variety of both dry and sweet wines, including many Kabinett and Spätlese prädikat wines! Because this is not a formal presentation, and we will only have one or two bottles on hand of each of the wines listed, everyone will not get the same wines, but all on the voyage should have the chance to savor around 10-12 different wines. We look forward to sharing the lovely qualities of these German and international wines with our members and guests again. Here’s the wine list we have planned (wines are single bottles unless two bottles are noted):
German Wines (6 of 13 German wine regions represented)
Whites
2019 A.J. Adam Dhron Hofberg Riesling Kabinett Mosel
2020 Carl von Schubert Maximin Grünhäuser Abtsberg Riesling Kabinett Mosel
2019 Clemens Busch vom Roten Schiefer Riesling Kabinett Mosel
2018 Falkenstein Niedermenninger Herrenberg Riesling Spätlese Feinherb Mosel
2013 Fitz-Ritter Dürkheimer Gewürztraminer Spätlese Pfalz – two bottles
2020 Hans Wirsching Iphöfer Kalb Silvaner Erste Lage Franken
2020 J.J. Prüm Bernkasteler Badstube Spätlese Mosel
2020 J.J. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett Mosel
2020 J.J. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese Mosel
2014 Müller-Catoir Haardter Bürgergarten Riesling Trocken Pfalz
2018 Spreitzer Winkeler Jesuitengarten Riesling Spätlese Rheingau
2016 St. Christopher Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Riesling Spätlese Mosel – two bottles
2017 Weingut Carl Ehrhard Rüdesheim Riesling Feinherb Kabinett Rheingau- two bottles
2017 Weingut Carl Ehrhard Burg Roseneck Riesling Kabinett Rheingau – two bottles
2021 Weingut Pawis Quarzit Riesling Trocken Saale-Unstrut
Reds
2018 Valckenberg Dornfelder Rheinhessen
Wines from Other Countries (4 countries represented)
Whites
2008 Dirler Riesling Grand Cru Alsace, France
Reds
2017 Ernst Triebaumer Blaufränkisch (Lemberger) Burgenland, Austria
2015 Recas La Putere Fetească Neagră, România
2019 Steindorfer St. Laurent Reserve Burgenland, Austria
2008 Windsong Dornfelder Virginia, USA – two bottles
PRICE AND RESERVATIONS: Our event price is $72 for members and $79 for non-member guests, payable in advance online through our website using PayPal or by check. Despite substantially increased costs for our boat rental, our event price is only $4 more than last year. Whichever method you use, please be sure to register and pay the appropriate price based on whether you are a GWS member or non-member. If you are not sure of your current membership status, please contact the GWS Capital Chapter President and Secretary, Carl Willner, at carl.willner1@verizon.net . You can also become a member or renew, if your membership is not current, together with your registration for this event by including an annual $35 dues payment (for an individual or a couple).
To register and pay by PayPal, go to our chapter website: germanwinesocietydc.org. You will need to create a GWS account for the website if you do not already have one, and you will also need to have a PayPal account, as we cannot accept payment by other forms of credit or online transfer. If you are coming as a couple or other group, you can either register and pay for each individual separately, or do it as part of a single transaction and complete the payment on PayPal together. If you do a single transaction, please also email the Secretary of the GWS Capital Chapter at the address above to provide the names of each individual coming, as the individual names will not all appear on the website form for multiple persons registering together.
To register and pay by check, detach and complete the form below, indicating all names of persons who will be coming, and mail it, with your check made out to the ‘German Wine Society’, to the Chapter President and Secretary, Carl Willner: 1014 Reserve Champion Drive, Rockville, MD 20850. Cut the reservation form below and send with your check – do not mail the entire page.
If you have questions about the event, please contact Carl Willner by email at carl.willner1@verizon.net.
HEALTH AND SAFETY: In light of the declared end of the covid-19 pandemic, we have further modified our GWS policy and are not requiring proof of covid-19 vaccination to participate in this outdoor event. We still encourage participants to be up to date in their vaccinations, and will be considering based on experience with this event whether to lift covid vaccination requirements entirely for indoor events in the fall. Masks will not be necessary.
All GWS members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption can lead to intoxication. Members and guests should use public transportation to events or rely on a designated driver, and if those are not available, taste the wines in moderation rather than finishing them.
We are eagerly anticipating seeing all of you in person again for this comfortable afternoon on the Potomac!
RESERVATION FORM for Saturday, July 8, 2023, German Wine Society Potomac Wine Cruise
Member(s) Name(s) ___________________________________________________
Guest(s) Names(s) _____________________________________________________
Total Enclosed ________________________
Daytime/ Cell Phone Number _________________________
E-Mail _______________________________________________________________
Register for this Event
Get ready to cast off on the Potomac for a German wine cruise! Yes, the Capital Chapter of the German Wine Society is once again holding our Potomac wine cruise this summer, back by popular demand after last year’s very successful voyage. As we did in July 2021 and 2022, and also regularly for several years in 2010-2013 and earlier, we will enjoy the traditional GWS summer wine cruise past the beautiful river banks and monuments of our nation’s Capital. Please join us to enjoy many wines from Germany and other countries as we cruise along the Potomac for two hours, from 4 pm to 6 pm on Saturday, July 8, 2023. We will board Capitol River Cruises’ Nightingale from the Georgetown waterfront, at 3050 K Street N.W., Washington, D.C. – the end of 31st Street, by the Fiola Mare restaurant. Be sure to be on the wharf before departure time – the cruise boat cannot wait for late arrivals! We can accommodate only 60 guests on the Nightingale for this event, so reserve early to avoid disappointment. Reservations for this event are due by Monday, July 3, 2022, to give us sufficient time to have enough wine and supplies for all aboard.
Parking is readily available in garages along the Georgetown riverfront, and it is possible to walk from Metro at the Foggy Bottom station as well (if you are a good walker). We will be providing all the wines for this event, as well as disposable plastic glasses and cutlery, paper plates and napkins, and will also bring some deli sandwiches or other snacks. Guests are also encouraged to bring their own favorite cheeses, breads or other food on board. This will be a relaxing cruise, with no presentation, allowing everyone to concentrate on the wines, good company and atmosphere. There are many outdoor and indoor dining establishments along the Georgetown waterfront for dinner after the cruise, which we encourage you to try.
The Nightingale is a boat we have used for some previous cruises, and is all on one level, with tables and chairs, and a bar area from which we can serve wines. It also has protection against inclement weather, though we have been fortunate with our past wine cruises and reasonably hope for a sunny afternoon once again. The cruise will take place rain or shine, unless weather conditions do not allow the cruise to set out safely, in which case we will reschedule or provide refunds.
THE WINES: The wines for our cruise will be a mixture of whites and reds, mostly German but with some other international wines included as well. There will be a good variety of both dry and sweet wines, including many Kabinett and Spätlese prädikat wines! Because this is not a formal presentation, and we will only have one or two bottles on hand of each of the wines listed, everyone will not get the same wines, but all on the voyage should have the chance to savor around 10-12 different wines. We look forward to sharing the lovely qualities of these German and international wines with our members and guests again. Here’s the wine list we have planned (wines are single bottles unless two bottles are noted):
German Wines (6 of 13 German wine regions represented)
Whites
2019 A.J. Adam Dhron Hofberg Riesling Kabinett Mosel
2020 Carl von Schubert Maximin Grünhäuser Abtsberg Riesling Kabinett Mosel
2019 Clemens Busch vom Roten Schiefer Riesling Kabinett Mosel
2018 Falkenstein Niedermenninger Herrenberg Riesling Spätlese Feinherb Mosel
2013 Fitz-Ritter Dürkheimer Gewürztraminer Spätlese Pfalz – two bottles
2020 Hans Wirsching Iphöfer Kalb Silvaner Erste Lage Franken
2020 J.J. Prüm Bernkasteler Badstube Spätlese Mosel
2020 J.J. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett Mosel
2020 J.J. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese Mosel
2014 Müller-Catoir Haardter Bürgergarten Riesling Trocken Pfalz
2018 Spreitzer Winkeler Jesuitengarten Riesling Spätlese Rheingau
2016 St. Christopher Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Riesling Spätlese Mosel – two bottles
2017 Weingut Carl Ehrhard Rüdesheim Riesling Feinherb Kabinett Rheingau- two bottles
2017 Weingut Carl Ehrhard Burg Roseneck Riesling Kabinett Rheingau – two bottles
2021 Weingut Pawis Quarzit Riesling Trocken Saale-Unstrut
Reds
2018 Valckenberg Dornfelder Rheinhessen
Wines from Other Countries (4 countries represented)
Whites
2008 Dirler Riesling Grand Cru Alsace, France
Reds
2017 Ernst Triebaumer Blaufränkisch (Lemberger) Burgenland, Austria
2015 Recas La Putere Fetească Neagră, România
2019 Steindorfer St. Laurent Reserve Burgenland, Austria
2008 Windsong Dornfelder Virginia, USA – two bottles
PRICE AND RESERVATIONS: Our event price is $72 for members and $79 for non-member guests, payable in advance online through our website using PayPal or by check. Despite substantially increased costs for our boat rental, our event price is only $4 more than last year. Whichever method you use, please be sure to register and pay the appropriate price based on whether you are a GWS member or non-member. If you are not sure of your current membership status, please contact the GWS Capital Chapter President and Secretary, Carl Willner, at carl.willner1@verizon.net . You can also become a member or renew, if your membership is not current, together with your registration for this event by including an annual $35 dues payment (for an individual or a couple).
To register and pay by PayPal, go to our chapter website: germanwinesocietydc.org. You will need to create a GWS account for the website if you do not already have one, and you will also need to have a PayPal account, as we cannot accept payment by other forms of credit or online transfer. If you are coming as a couple or other group, you can either register and pay for each individual separately, or do it as part of a single transaction and complete the payment on PayPal together. If you do a single transaction, please also email the Secretary of the GWS Capital Chapter at the address above to provide the names of each individual coming, as the individual names will not all appear on the website form for multiple persons registering together.
To register and pay by check, detach and complete the form below, indicating all names of persons who will be coming, and mail it, with your check made out to the ‘German Wine Society’, to the Chapter President and Secretary, Carl Willner: 1014 Reserve Champion Drive, Rockville, MD 20850. Cut the reservation form below and send with your check – do not mail the entire page.
If you have questions about the event, please contact Carl Willner by email at carl.willner1@verizon.net.
HEALTH AND SAFETY: In light of the declared end of the covid-19 pandemic, we have further modified our GWS policy and are not requiring proof of covid-19 vaccination to participate in this outdoor event. We still encourage participants to be up to date in their vaccinations, and will be considering based on experience with this event whether to lift covid vaccination requirements entirely for indoor events in the fall. Masks will not be necessary.
All GWS members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption can lead to intoxication. Members and guests should use public transportation to events or rely on a designated driver, and if those are not available, taste the wines in moderation rather than finishing them.
We are eagerly anticipating seeing all of you in person again for this comfortable afternoon on the Potomac!
RESERVATION FORM for Saturday, July 8, 2023, German Wine Society Potomac Wine Cruise
Member(s) Name(s) ___________________________________________________
Guest(s) Names(s) _____________________________________________________
Total Enclosed ________________________
Daytime/ Cell Phone Number _________________________
E-Mail _______________________________________________________________
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