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 year, Phil brings fabulous wines for us to try and this year is definitely […]
ANNOUNCING GERMAN WINE SOCIETY CAPITAL CHAPTER ZOOM HOLIDAY GATHERING, DECEMBER 19, 2020Ho, Ho, Ho, German Wine Society Members and Friends of German Wines, it’s nearly time to hang the stockings and dream of delicious German wine!This year, as a necessary response to the pandemic situation, we are for the first time conducting our annual Holiday […]
Prosit Neujahr! Online registration for the 2021 Capital Chapter Members Meeting is now open! Please make reservations by February 15. This year’s membership meeting will take place on Saturday, February 20, 2021, starting at 5:00 pm EST. As with our Holiday Gathering in December 2020, due to continuing health concerns, the membership meeting this year will be […]
For lovers of German wine, the Riesling grape is commonly one of our favorites, and frequently the top choice. Versatile Riesling yields both wonderful high-prädikat sweet wines, among the best in the world, and high-quality dry wines as well. It is the most widely grown grape in about half of Germany’s wine regions. If you […]
Hopefully you enjoyed our celebration of Riesling last month in whatever way inspired you. Now let us SPRING FORWARD to our next Zoom event. Christian Stahl of Winzerhof Stahl in Franken, Germany has graciously accepted an invitation from us to speak about his wines that are available in the DC area. Yes, this is an […]
For our next event, we are tasting American Rieslings from the State of New York, visiting with Meaghan Frank of the Dr. Konstantin Frank Winery in the Finger Lakes. As you may know, a number of wineries and winemakers in the Finger Lakes are known for producing a wide range of high-quality wines including sparkling […]
ANNOUNCING GERMAN WINE SOCIETY’S RETURN TO IN-PERSON EVENTS WITH 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 resuming in-person events this summer. Our kick-off will be an experience we have missed for several years (though it was a regular […]
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 year, Phil brings fabulous wines for us to try. In March 2020, we had […]
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 year, Phil brings fabulous wines for us to try and this year will definitely […]
One of the goals of the German Wine Society is education, so we regularly present wines that may be less familiar to our members and guests. This year, we are offering a tasting of twelve red wines made from German grape varieties, including some produced in other countries. These wines cover a wide range of […]
