Spargelfest at Cafe Berlin

Cafe Berlin 322 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington, DC, United States

This year our Spargelfest wine dinner will take place at Café Berlin Tuesday, May 8.  Café Berlin has been serving traditional German cuisine on Capitol Hill since 1986.  It is walking […]

Summer Solstice Potomac River Cruise

Georgetown Waterfront 3050 K St., NW, Washington, DC, United States

We will be casting off all lines and getting underway from Georgetown Harbor, just at the bottom of 31st Street NW at 7:15 PM June 24, aboard the Nightingale.  We will […]

Introduction to Austrian Wines

Austrian Embassy 3524 International Ct NW, Washington, DC, United States

Friday, July 27, we will hold a very special evening - an exploration of the wines of Austria ... at the Austrian embassy!Working with our member Christian Schiller, Klaus Wittauer […]

Oktoberfest in the MSR

Harbor Square Party Room 500 N St SW, Washington, DC, United States

Friday, September 21, at 7 p.m. at the Harbour Square Club Room, which provides us a stunning view of the Washington skyline.  The price for this tasting is $35 for […]

Holiday Sampler Tasting

Harbor Square Party Room 500 N St SW, Washington, DC, United States

The holidays are rapidly approaching -- where does the time go? To leverage inventories currently ongoing at our favorite retailers, we have arranged a sampling of wines with a particular focus on […]

Holiday Dinner at the National Press Club

National Press Club 529 14th St NW, Washington, DC, United States

Ho Ho Ho, German Wine Society Members and Friends of German Wines, Our annual holiday paired dinner will be held Thursday, December 6, 2012, starting at 7 p.m.This year the dinner will be […]

Annual Membership Meeting

Harbor Square Party Room 500 N St SW, Washington, DC, United States

Prosit Neujahr! You are cordially invited to attend this year's membership meeting on Friday, February 1, at 7 p.m. There will be some very good wines from the cellar to drink […]

Rapturous Reds Redux

Harbor Square Party Room 500 N St SW, Washington, DC, United States

Join us Friday, February 22, at 7 p.m., as we experience "Rapturous Reds Redux" as presented by our own Michael Fritze, who has spent his time meticulously researching candidates for this […]

New Vintage Tasting with Phil Bernstein

Harbor Square Party Room 500 N St SW, Washington, DC, United States

Every year we host a tasting to provide members and guests with an early opportunity to taste wines from the new vintage.  The 2011 wines are just arriving, and now […]

German Dry Rieslings!

Harbor Square Party Room 500 N St SW, Washington, DC, United States

Riesling in general and dry Riesling in particular is not really trendy in the U.S. Yet Eric Asimov, the New York Times´ wine critic, recently detected a "rising popularity of Riesling." which, […]