Holiday Dinner at the Cosmos Club

Cosmos Club 2121 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC, United States

Ho Ho Ho, German Wine Society Members and Friends of German Wines,It’s nearly time to hang the stockings and dream of nice German wine…… So, please plan to attend the GWS holiday paired dinner at the Cosmos Club, Saturday, December 19, 2015, starting at 7 p.m.  The address for our holiday dinner is 2121 Massachusetts […]

Membership Meeting 2016 Rescheduled

Van Ness Room 3001 Veazey Terrace NW, Washington, DC, United States

This event has been rescheduled to February 5th due to inclement weather conditions on its original date of January 22nd.Dear Members and Friends of the German Wine Society, Prosit Neujahr! You are cordially invited to attend this year's membership meeting on Friday, February 5th, 2016. The doors will open at 7:00 and the business meeting […]

2014 Vintage Tasting with Phil Bernstein (New Location)

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

Dear German Wine Society Members and Guests, Please note the location for this event has moved to 500 N St SW, Washington, DC. 20024! Every year we host a tasting to provide members and guests with an early opportunity to try wines from the new vintage. Our host is Phil Bernstein of MacArthur Beverages, one […]

Luxembourg Embassy Wine Tasting

Luxembourg Embassy 2200 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC, United States

Registration for this event is closed. THE GERMAN WINE SOCIETY RETURNS TO THE EMBASSY OF LUXEMBOURG! Dear German Wine Society Members and Friends of German Wine, We will once again be at the beautiful Embassy of Luxembourg in Washington, D.C. for our next tasting on Friday, April 8, 2016 at 7 pm.  Many of you […]

Spargelfest 2016

Cafe Mozart 1331 H St NW, Washington, DC, United States

Dear German Wine Society Members and Friends of German Wine, We are at that time of year again for our traditional Spargelfest dinner, one of our two annual seated wine dinner events.   This year, as in 2013 and 2014, we will hold the Spargelfest at Cafe Mozart, a long-established German restaurant in Washington, D.C., […]

World of Rieslings Tasting

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

Calling all Riesling lovers! The Riesling grape is of course a favorite of the German Wine Society, but many places around the world also grow Riesling to great acclaim in a variety of styles ranging from bone-dry to lusciously sweet. On Sunday June 26th at 2:00pm, join the German Wine Society as we sample Rieslings from […]

Field Trip to Otium Cellars

Otium Cellars 18050 Tranquility Rd, Purcellville, VA, United States

Get ready for a summer field trip! The Capital Chapter of the German Wine Society is making a 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 that […]

Oktober Weinfest

German Embassy House 1900 Foxhall Road N.W., Washington, DC, United States

Dear German Wine Society Members and Friends of German Wine, JOIN US FOR OKTOBER WEINFEST AT THE GERMAN EMBASSY!   In Germany Oktoberfest is celebrated beginning in September, and so we are returning to the German Embassy House for our Oktober Weinfest on Friday, September 30, 2016 at 7:00 pm.   The Embassy House doors will open […]

The New Germany from an American perspective: Red, Dry, Sparkling

Old Europe Restaurant 2434 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC, United States

Registration for this event has closed.After a long absence, the GWS will return to Old Europe Restaurant in Georgetown.Annette Schiller, President of ombiasy WineTours and long-standing member of the GWS, will conduct a tasting entitled: “The New Germany – Red, Dry, Sparkling.”Annette will present 3 red wines, 1 Sekt (sparkling wine) and 5 dry and […]

Rieslings of Austria, France, and Germany

Van Ness Room 3001 Veazey Terrace NW, Washington, DC, United States

Registration for this event is closed.Calling all Riesling lovers! We are excited to welcome Warren Leonard from Weygandt Wines on Friday November 18th at 7:00pm, to sample Rieslings from Austria, Alsace, and Germany. GWS member Dave Wendler and board member Joe Aguiar, who have both organized events for us before (Dave often handles New Vintages, […]