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SUMMARY:Austro-Hungarian Wine Tasting
DESCRIPTION:Coat of Arms of Austria-Hungary Travel 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 Austria-Hungary.  This adventurous tasting will take place at Old Europe Restaurant\, which will provide a buffet featuring classic highlights of Austro-Hungarian cuisine. It was famously said of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the 19th century that “if it did not exist\, we would have to invent it.”   This vast empire\, the second largest in Europe after Russia before World War I\, abruptly vanished at the end of 1918.  One hundred years ago\, Austria-Hungary was in the last full year of its existence\, after centuries of rule by the Habsburg dynasty.  The old Emperor\, Franz Josef\, had passed on in 1916 after seven decades on the throne\, and the last Emperor\, Karl\, reigned in Vienna along with his Empress Zita.  Germany and Austria-Hungary were natural\, if sometimes uneasy\, allies during World War I.  More German speakers could be found in Austria-Hungary than in any nation apart from Germany itself\, and the two nations shared ties not only of language but of history\, music\, art\, cuisine and wines.  2017 is indeed a suitable year to recall this lost world through enjoying the wines from the many lands once ruled by the Habsburgs.    Austria and Hungary had a contentious history after the Hungarians settled the Middle Danube Basin in 896 A.D.  The Austrian Habsburgs inherited the Hungarian throne in 1526\, when the childless Hungarian king was killed in battle with the Ottoman Turks.  Since then\, periodically\, anti-Austrian revolutions broke out in Hungary\, the latest in 1848. But 150 years ago\, the Compromise of 1867 opened a half century period of peace and prosperity which ended with the dismemberment of the Empire when it lost the First World War.  During these decades the Empire was a crazy quilt of three kingdoms (Austria\, Hungary and Bohemia) and numerous duchies and provinces\, sprawling over much of Central Europe and into the Balkans.  It formerly encompassed all of what is now Austria\, Hungary\, the Czech Republic\, Slovakia\, Slovenia\, Croatia and Bosnia\, as well as lands now included in Romania (Transylvania and the Banat)\, Serbia (Voivodina)\, Italy (Alto Adige/South Tyrol)\, Poland (Galicia) and the Ukraine (Ruthenia). The diversity of terrains and cultures (there were 13 major ethnic groups\, as well as smaller ones) resulted in a correspondingly wide assortment of wines\, though many of them were made from grapes also familiar to German vintners.  We will be exploring both those familiar wines and the more exotic indigenous wines (some with tongue-twisting names)\, arranged in flights for comparison. The tasting will be held at Old Europe Restaurant\, whose address is: 2434 Wisconsin Ave. NW Washington\, DC  20007 Parking is available on the side street behind the restaurant A buffet dinner of Austro-Hungarian specialties will be provided\, as follows: Appetizer Old Europe’s bread basket with butter duo and “Schmalz” cold cut platter with deviled eggs and mixed pickles assorted cheese platters with house made Liptauer cheese spread Main Course “Rindsgulasch” – beef goulash breaded pork Schnitzel served with mushroom cream sauce on the side chicken paprikash Old Europe’s most loved sausages served with potato salad\, Spätzle\, cucumber salad\, sauerkraut\, red cabbage Dessert Sacher torte Apple strudel „Palatschinken” with lingonberry jam and apple sauce „Kaiserschmarren” with raisins   Here is the full wine list:   Austria 2014 Birgit Eichinger Gaisberg Reserve Erste\, Kamptal 2014 Markowitsch Rubin Carnuntum Zweigelt\,Burgenland 2012 Rosenhof Welschriesling TBA\,Burgenland   Bosnia 2015 Brkic Citlucka Zilavka\, Hercegovina   Croatia 2015 Toreta Posip Premium\, Dalmatia    Czech Republic 2014 Vino Z Czech Rivaner\,Moravia   Hungary 2015 Disznoko Furmint\, Tokaj Region 2012 Wetzer Kekfrankos\, Sopron Region  2009 Royal Tokaji 5 Puttonyos Aszu\, Tokaj Region    Italy 2015 Nals Margreid Gewuerztraminer\, Alto Adige  2013 Castell Sallegg Lagrein\, Alto Adige    Romania 2015 Recas La Putere Feteasca Neagra\, Banat   Serbia 2014 Agrina Portuguiser\, Fruska Gora   Slovakia 2015 Egon Mueller Chateau Bela Riesling\, Sturovo Region    Slovenia 2013 Ferdinand Epoca Rebula\, Brda District    Event cost is $66 for members and $74 for non-members. Registration must be received by Monday 15 May.   You can register and pay for the event in either of two ways. You can register on our website by clicking the button below and make payment by Paypal. You will need to set up a GWS account if you have not done so already for past events\, and have a Paypal account. You can also pay by check. If you pay by check\, please include the completed registration form below made out to the German Wine Society\, and mail the check and registration form to:   Joseph Aguiar 2501 Calvert St NW\, Apartment 501 Washington\, DC  20008   Whether registering by mail or online\, please be sure to provide the names of all persons for whom you are registering\, and to pay the appropriate price depending on whether the person is a member (with annual dues paid)\, or a non-member.   All GWS members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption can lead to intoxication. Members and guests should use public transportation\, rely on a designated driver\, or taste the wines rather than finish them. The event coordinator is German Wine Society member\, Jim Palanchar.  Please send any questions to him at jimpalanchar@earthlink.net or to German Wine Society Capital Chapter Secretary\, Joe Aguiar\, at josephlaguiar@gmail.com. If registering by mail\, please fill out and cut the reservation form below with your check – do not mail the entire page.    \n\nRegister for this Event
URL:https://germanwinesocietydc.org/event/austro-hungarian-wine-tasting/
LOCATION:Old Europe Restaurant\, 2434 Wisconsin Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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