Please join us Saturday, April 9, at 7 p.m., for our upcoming tasting with Daniel C. Hubbard of Domaine Select Wine Estates (DSWE). He has planned a power-point presentation to share with us his extensive knowledge of German wine. As DSWE’s Central European portfolio manager and Mid-Atlantic sales manager, Daniel is well established with the German wine scene, as our […]
On Sunday evening, June 19, we will once again enjoy a wonderful evening cruise on the Potomac. 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., aboard the Nightingale. As the boat leaves promptly at that time, we need everyone to […]
Join your German Wine Society friends and associates as we learn the challenges and considerations of combining our favorite wines with various cuisines. This meal promises to be a rare treat for the palate as shown by the menu and wines described below. In this Demonstration Dinner, we will observe Chef Ken, head chef at Open […]
Join us Friday, September 16, at 7 p.m., as we taste the wines from the renowned Weingut George Albrecht Schneider as presented by German wine expert Lindsay Morriss.Lindsay Morriss joins us this evening from Rhode Island. Lindsay is an expert when it comes to German wine. She graduated in 2010 with a MBA degree in […]
Join us Friday, October 14, at 7 p.m., as we experience "Rapturous Reds" as presented by our own Michael Fritze, who has spent his summer meticulously researching candidates for this tasting.The winemakers represented at this tasting are part of the red wine revolution currently underway in Germany. German red wines tend to be not like the fruity red wines we know from […]
Mark your calendar now for our "Rieslings 'round the World" Riesling Blind Tasting, led by our own Carl Brandhorst. The evening's tasting takes place in the Harbour Square Club Room. The address for our tasting is 500 N St SW, Washington, DC. 20024-4605. Parking is available on the street and in the complex on a first-come-first-served […]
We know you’ve been nice, so join us at our holiday paired dinner at the Cosmos Club, Saturday, December 3, 2011, starting at 7 p.m. The address for our tasting is 2121 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20008. Metro is near and parking is ample.The venue is stunning: a private room, the Members Dining Room, in this landmark building. Perfect for […]
Prosit Neujahr! You are cordially invited to attend this year's membership meeting when we will elect new officers. There will be some very good wines from the cellar to drink with our -- by now traditional -- quiz game and cheeses and bread to go with the wines. There will also be short reports on how we arrive at […]
Every year we host a tasting to provide members and guests with an early opportunity to taste wines from the new vintage. The 2010 wines are just arriving, and now is a great time to sample what is available so you can decide what to buy based on the most important information-- what tastes good […]
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 distance from Union Station and occupies the ground floor of three joined townhouses as well as the accompanying outdoor Bier Garten. The chefs are German, as are […]
