Dear German Wine Society Members and Guests,You are in for a very special treat: “Abbey Wines”.This tasting (and seminar) by our own Annette Schiller will show the decisive impact themonasteries and the monks starting in medieval times had on developing viticulturalknowledge in Germany and elsewhere.Annette Schiller is well known to the GWS community through previous […]
THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY SUBSCRIBED. Please plan to join the German Wine Society on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 7:00 pm for a presentation on the new German wine law and classification system, and tasting of wines to illustrate the new system, by our own Annette Schiller, who has brought some of these wines back […]
GWS New Vintage Tasting with Phil Bernstein Dear German Wine Society Members and Guests, Every year we host a tasting to try German wines from the new vintage, with a focus on Riesling. Our host is Phil Bernstein, General Manager of MacArthur Beverages, one of the leading retailers of German Riesling in the country. Every […]
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 […]
Prosit Neujahr! Online registration for the 2024 Capital Chapter Membership Meeting is now open! Please make reservations by Monday, February 12, 2024. This year’s Membership Meeting will take place on Saturday, February 17, 2024, starting at 4:00 pm EST, and planned to last until about 6:30 pm. As with our last Membership Meeting in February 2023, […]
Please plan to join the German Wine Society on Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 7:00 pm for a presentation on the Pinot grapes of Germany, and tasting of nine wines to illustrate the varieties using these grapes, by our own Annette Schiller, who has brought some of these wines back from Germany just for us. This is […]
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 a series of successful voyages. As we did in July 2021, 2022, and 2023, and also regularly for […]
Riesling vs. Chenin Blanc: What Are the Differences and Similarities?Please plan to join the German Wine Society on Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 7:00 pm for a comparative tasting of German Rieslings and Chenin Blancs from France’s Loire Valley, with ten different wines offered to illustrate the similarities and differences of wines using these grapes. The tasting […]
INVITATION TO WINE TASTING WITH WINEGUT ÖKONOMIERAT REBHOLZ AT THE GERMAN EMBASSY, JAN. 16, 2025 NOTE: This event is FULL. No more reservations are accepted. The German Wine Society Capital Chapter is proud to announce a very special event at the German Embassy in Washington, DC. Please join us when we organize a tasting of the wines of Weingut Rebholz, […]
We now have the full wine list for our Comparative Riesling Tasting — and there are not just nine wines as originally announced, but twelve, a bonus of three sparkling wines! Please plan to join the German Wine Society on Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 7:00 pm for a presentation on the Riesling grape in Germany, Austria […]
