Prost, German wine drinkers! We are excited to present another small group tasting at the home of Christian and Annette Schiller in McLean, Virginia, this time for a showcase of the sparkling wines of the world. Many wine drinkers do not know that Germany is the #1 consumer and #2 producer of sparkling wines in […]
Happy Spring, German wine lovers! We are excited to present another tasting in Washington, DC. This time, we will be comparing wines from Germany’s noble grape Riesling with French wines made from the Chenin Blanc grape. Many wine tasters who love Riesling may have a new favorite in Chenin Blanc! We will begin tasting at […]
Coat of Arms of Austria-HungaryTravel back in time to the splendors of fin-de-siècle Vienna and Budapest! Taste the wines and foods of the Austro-Hungarian Empire on Friday May 19th at 7:00 pm. GWS member Jim Palanchar will be presenting 15 diverse wines from 10 of the 12 countries which today include territory formerly belonging to […]
You can celebrate the 40th Anniversary of our society where it began! As we have done for other anniversary events and national conventions, we will offer a tour of the wine regions of Germany, with a representative wine from all 13 regions (even the ones that don’t normally export here) along with a selection of […]
PLEASE JOIN US AS THE GERMAN WINE SOCIETY CELEBRATES OUR 40TH ANNIVERSARY IN WASHINGTON, D.C. ON JUNE 9-10, 2017!Can you believe it’s been 40 years already? In 1977, the German Wine Society began when 83 graduates of the German Wine Academy were inducted in a ceremony at the German Embassy in Washington, D.C. Ever since […]
The Members Dining Room on the 2nd floor of the Cosmos Club, in a grand mansion at the heart of Washington’s Embassy Row near Dupont Circle, will be the site of our own membership meeting and seated buffet luncheon this day, accompanied by several delicious German wines. For those driving, parking is available to the […]
For our final Anniversary event, we will have exclusive access for the evening at an elegant Federalist townhouse in downtown Washington. We will enjoy an extensive menu specially selected for us, paired with fine German wines, including high-prädikat ones, with several from the famed Mosel producer J.J. Prüm reserved for just such a special occasion. Enter […]
This is an event for our affiliate San Francisco chapter. Please see our blog post outlining the event if you are in the area to attend and work with the San Francisco chapter for registration.
Registration closedGet ready for a summer field trip! The Capital Chapter of the German Wine Society is making another field trip to Otium Cellars in beautiful Loudoun county. The German owner of Otium Cellars, Gerhard Bauer, specializes in German/Austrian varietals including Grauburgunder, Grüner Veltliner, Spätburgunder, Lemberger and Dornfelder. He also runs an on-site equestrian facility […]
Registration closed.We are excited to present another small group tasting at the home of Christian and Annette Schiller in McLean, Virginia, this time for a comparison of the classic French Chardonnays of Chablis and the up-and-coming Chardonnays of Germany. Yes, that’s right, German Chardonnay!Not much Chardonnay from Germany makes it to the United States, but […]
