German Wine Society DC Chapter

American Rieslings from New York State, Zoom and Tasting Event - May 22, 2021
2021-05-22 16:00 - 18:00 UTC | DC
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 wines and cool-climate Rieslings in all styles. The Dr. Konstantin Frank Winery is among the most prominent of these producers and was a pioneer in establishing this region. Our Vice President Christian Schiller has written about this winery in his wine blog, and we have occasionally enjoyed its wines in our events, but the GWS has never before focused on a specific Finger Lakes winery for a tasting. We will meet for our tasting via Zoom on Saturday, May 22, 2021 from 4 pm – 6 pm EST. The deadline to register for this event is Monday, May 10, 2021. Above all, please plan ahead to purchase your wines directly from the winery. You may choose one of three packages, as detailed below. These are offered at all-in prices including shipping charges and a generous 20% discount on the wines. Meaghan Frank, Vice President and our presenter for this event, is the fourth generation to run the winery. She is the great granddaughter of the winery’s founder, Dr. Konstantin Frank. Meaghan is in charge of operations including winemaking, staffing and export markets. Meaghan earned an MBA in wine business from the University of Adelaide, Australia, a Masters in enology from Cornell University in New York, and the WSET Diploma. The third generation of the winery’s management also remains involved, with significant ties to Germany. Frederick Frank, President of the Dr. Konstantin Frank Winery, took over from his father, Willy Frank. Fred is a graduate of Cornell, and attended the Geisenheim Research Institute for Viticulture and Enology in Germany. He oversees operations focused on production, vineyards and national wholesale. Founder Dr. Konstantin Frank, of German ancestry, was born in Odessa in 1899, then part of the Tsarist Russian Empire. He earned his Ph.D. in Viticulture in the Ukraine. Surviving the Russian Revolution and two World Wars, Dr. Frank arrived in New York with his family in 1951. After some years, he purchased land in the Finger Lakes. As the winery states, “With decades of knowledge and experience, Dr. Frank successfully planted the first European grape varieties in the Eastern United States in 1958.” Others thought the region was too cold for European varietals, but he proved otherwise. The first vintage was released in 1962. Dr. Frank was then 63 years old. He went on to found the American Wine Society in 1967. In the book, “Finger Lakes Wine and the Legacy of Dr. Konstantin Frank,” published in 2015, author Tom Russ refers to Dr. Frank as the “Father of Vinifera in the East” and writes that he “is remembered throughout the United States as a pioneer and advocate for vinifera grapes and quality wine.” This book may be purchased at www.Amazon.com. For more information on the winery, including videos, you may wish to visit the winery’s website at www.drfrankwines.com. Because we continue to operate in a virtual environment, we have a different type of process to sign up for and participate in this tasting. The first step, as usual, is to register for the event, either using our chapter website (https://germanwinesocietydc.org) and PayPal for payment, or by completing and submitting the attached registration form and including a check made out to the German Wine Society. The price to participate in this event is modest, just $10 per membership account (individual or couple) for members, or $20 for non-members, to contribute to our Zoom and other D.C. chapter expenses. You will need to have internet access to Zoom to participate in our tasting, either downloaded on your computer or otherwise available through your browser. Everyone who registers by the deadline will receive a Zoom link on the day of the event from board member Karen Stokes. The next step is to choose your wines for the tasting. Meaghan Frank will present five (5) wines in three (3) rounds: two sparkling wines, two still wines and one late-harvest wine, all of which are Rieslings. You do not have to order all of the wines. Two of the packages contain three (3) bottles each, one for each round, whereas the last option is to order all five (5) of the wines: Package 1 (3 Bottle Pack – Dry and Dessert): Riesling Nature (2018), a dry sparkling vintage wine (zero g/L of residual sugar, no dosage, 11.7% abv) made in the traditional method;Dry Riesling (2019), classic style unoaked wine (8.5 g/L residual sugar, 11.5% abv) (90 points Wine Advocate); andReserve Riesling (2020), a medium-sweet to sweet late-harvest, Auslese-style wine, unoaked (43 g/L residual sugar, 11.3% abv).Package 2 (3 Bottle Pack – Sweet): Célèbre NV, a medium-sweet non-vintage sparkling wine (30 g/L residual sugar, 11.9% abv) made in the traditional method;Semi-Dry Riesling (2019), classic style unoaked wine (22 g/L residual sugar, 11.5% abv) (90 points Wine Advocate); andReserve Riesling, the same late-harvest wine as above.Package 3 (5 Bottle Pack): The two sparkling wines, the two still Rieslings and the late-harvest wine. Link to packages for ordering: https://www.drfrankwines.com/germany-wine-society/ Please note that vintages could vary, new vintages are not rated, and while descriptions are believed accurate they are not guaranteed. Should you have any questions for the winery about your purchases or shipping, please contact them directly. We have included the above link for ordering the wine packages for you to have these wines for the tasting and for your inventory. Those ordering for this GWS event will be entitled to the 20% discount we have arranged plus flat-rate shipping included. The winery will ship to Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., and will also ship to other continental States at their discretion and subject to State regulations. Arrange your favorite appetizers, including cheese and bread/crackers plus fruit such as apples, and other dishes, to accompany your wines, and be ready to enjoy the tasting. Dr. Konstantin Frank’s Riesling wines range from dry to sweet, or semi-sweet, as indicated above, and because of the choice of packages, you have the opportunity to decide how dry or sweet you want your tasting to be. The winery suggests pairing the late-harvest wine with rich cheeses (e.g., Camembert or Stilton), spicy foods (e.g., Thai or Indian) and semi-sweet desserts. All correspondence in response to this email should be directed to our President and acting Secretary, Carl Willner, by email to carl.willner1@verizon.net, or by mail at: Carl Willner 1014 Reserve Champion Drive Rockville, MD 20850 If you will be making a payment online to register for the event, or to pay membership dues ($35 per person or couple annually), please be sure to use PayPal, as we cannot accept payment by other forms of credit. If you decide to register by mail, please mail your registration to the Chapter Secretary at the above address, with your check made out to the German Wine Society. All GWS members are reminded that alcohol consumption can lead to intoxication. Therefore, Society members and their guests are expected to drink in moderation at Society events. Fortunately, one of the benefits of holding an online event is that most of you will be safely at home and not driving to the event, but should you decide to visit a friend in order to participate from there, please bear in mind the usual cautions about having a designated driver where available, or mostly tasting rather than consuming alcohol where such drivers are not available. All participants must be of legal age (21 years of age or older) to consume alcoholic beverages. Carl Willner President and Secretary, German Wine Society Capital Chapter Please clip and return this registration form if registering by mail, to the Secretary at the address listed above. Do not return the entire event notice. Reservation form for GERMAN WINE SOCIETY – DR. KONSTANTIN FRANK WINERY (NY) – ZOOM TASTING EVENT, SATURDAY, MAY 22, 2021 (ORDER WINES SEPARATELY FROM WINERY) Name (s) ____________________________________________________________________________ Member or non-Member ________________________________________________________________ Payment submitted ____________________________________________________________________ E-mail contact ________________________________________________________________________ Telephone contact _____________________________________________________________________

GSW Summer Wine Cruise - July 10th, 2021
2021-07-10 16:00 - 18:00 UTC | Georgetown Waterfront, 3050 K St., NW, Washington, DC, 20007, United States
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 event from 2010-2013 and earlier), the traditional GWS summer wine cruise past the beautiful river banks and monuments of our nation’s Capital, passing Hains Point and the newly redeveloped Southwest Waterfront. Please join us to enjoy many wines from Germany and other countries as we cruise along the Potomac for two hours, from 4 pm to 6 pm on Saturday, July 10, 2021. We will board Capitol River Cruises’ Nightingale II from the Georgetown waterfront, at 3050 K Street N.W., Washington, D.C. – the end of 31st Street, by the Fiola Mare restaurant. Be sure to be on the wharf before departure time – the cruise boat cannot wait for late arrivals! We can accommodate only 45 guests on the Nightingale II for this event, so reserve early to avoid disappointment. Reservations for this event are due by Tuesday, July 6, 2021, to give us sufficient time to have enough wine for all aboard. Parking is readily available in garages along the Georgetown riverfront, and it is possible to walk from Metro at the Foggy Bottom station as well. We will be providing all the wines for this event, as well as disposable plastic glasses and cutlery, paper plates and napkins. Guests should plan to bring their own food on board for greater safety, though we may provide some surprise treats. This will be a relaxing cruise, with no presentation, allowing everyone to concentrate on the wines, good company and atmosphere. There are many outdoor and indoor dining establishments along the Georgetown waterfront for dinner after the cruise, which we encourage you to try. The Nightingale II is a boat we have used for some previous cruises, and is all on one level, with tables and chairs, and a bar from which we can serve wines. It also has protection against inclement weather, though we have been fortunate with our past wine cruises and reasonably hope for a sunny afternoon once again. The cruise will take place rain or shine, unless weather conditions do not allow the cruise to set out safely, in which case we will reschedule or provide refunds. The wines for our cruise will be a mixture of whites and reds, mostly German but with some other international and U.S. wines included as well for variety – all with some German or Austrian grape connection. Get ready to savor some very special, high-prädikat wines! We want to remind everyone of the lovely qualities of German wines we have missed sharing with each other in-person. Here’s the wine list we have planned: Welcome wines – nv Peter Lauer Riesling Sparkling Mosel or nv Dr. Loosen Riesling Sparkling Mosel 2018 Villa Wolf Pinot Gris or Gewürztraminer Pfalz 2017 Dr. Loosen Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Mosel 2014 Otium Blaufränkisch, United States 2015 Otium Gruner Veltliner, United States 2012 Shelter Winery Spatburgunder, Baden 2016 Clemens Busch von Roten Schiefer Riesling Mosel 2017 Bernkasteler Doctor Riesling Kabinett Mosel 2015 St. Christopher Piesporter Goldtropfchen Riesling Spatlese Mosel 2015 Max Ferd. Juffer Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese 2013 Siefried Nelson Sweet Riesling, New Zealand Our event cost is $63 for members and $70 for non-member guests. You can easily register and pay for this event : (This event is fully booked.) 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 may also pay by check by following the instructions below. Please make all checks payable to “German Wine Society” and send by mail to Carl Willner, Capital Chapter President and Secretary and the organizer for this event, at 1014 Reserve Champion Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, together with the completed registration form below. Cut the reservation form below and send with your check – do not mail the entire page. If you owe dues to qualify for member status, please submit a $35 dues payment (for an individual or couple) either online or by check. The Chapter Secretary can confirm your membership status if you are not sure. If you have questions about the event, please contact Carl Willner by email at carl.willner1@verizon.net. We are eagerly anticipating seeing all of you in person again for this comfortable afternoon on the Potomac! All GWS members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption can lead to intoxication. Members and guests should rely on a designated driver, and if one is not available, drink in moderation, tasting the wines rather than finishing them. We are very pleased that it has become safe enough to contemplate doing in-person events once again, consistent with CDC guidelines and local D.C. health rules. For added security of our members, however, we request that you attend this event only if you have been fully vaccinated against covid-19. Hopefully, by the fall, vaccinations will be widespread enough that we will no longer need to insist on this for all in-person events, but our country and region are not quite there yet, and we want everyone to be able to feel secure in attending this special wine cruise. We have also been informed that the cruise company will ask our guests to wear masks when boarding and interacting with boat crew (the crew has also been vaccinated) but masks will not be required otherwise once everyone is aboard – a significant advantage of doing an outdoor event. ________________________________________________________________________ RESERVATION FORM for Saturday, July 10, 2021, German Wine Society Wine Cruise Member(s) Name(s) ___________________________________________________ Guest(s) Names(s) _____________________________________________________ Total Enclosed ________________________ Daytime/ Cell Phone Number ___________ E-Mail _______________________________________________________________

Rescheduled GWS New Vintage Plus Tasting with Phil Bernstein - Sept. 17th, 2021
2021-09-17 18:30 - 21:00 UTC | DC
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 planned to conduct our annual New Vintage tasting, but were regrettably forced to postpone due to pandemic conditions. We are now pleased to announce that we have been able to reschedule this event, renamed the “New Vintage Plus” tasting (for the additional year that has passed), at a new location in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Rockville, MD, on Friday, September 17, 2021. The location we had previously used at Harbour Square in Southwest Washington, D.C. is no longer available, but this new location is readily accessible, near the major highways of I-270 and MD 355 for driving and also Red Line Metro, and with ample parking. Some of our members and guests chose to keep their reservation and payment on file with us when we postponed this event last year, awaiting rescheduling, but we have some additional spaces as well for new guests, or ones who opted for refunds last year but would like to sign up again now. If you would still like to attend this event and chose to keep your reservation and payment on file with us last year, there is nothing further you need to do, as we have your reservation, but please confirm by email to the Secretary at the address below to let us know you are still coming. If you do not already have a reservation on file but would like to come, you will need to register now (we do not allow walk-ins at the event without prior registration). If you kept your reservation on file but are not able to attend on the new date, or are not vaccinated for covid-19 and so cannot meet our vaccination requirement for attendance, please let us know before the registration deadline and we will provide a refund of the original price paid. As originally planned in 2020, we will sample ten German wines, accompanied by a tasty buffet of cheeses, breads, grapes, veggies and cold cuts. Some of these wines are still available from MacArthur Beverages, if you would like to get them for yourself after tasting them, but others are not, and so this will be the only opportunity to try these great wines selected for us by Phil. And, fortunately for all of us, the U.S. government is no longer imposing special tariffs on German wines! Plus, you will be enjoying these ten wines at pre-inflation prices from 2019 and early 2020, the same event price we were offering in March of last year. The 2018 vintage that we will be tasting is described by Terry Theise as offering consistently fresh and wonderful wines that are “perhaps 80% delicious and 20% fascinating.” All wines below are from the 2018 vintage unless otherwise noted. Never fear, German wine lovers – we are still planning to do another tasting or tastings later on with the wines of the 2019 and 2020 vintages, which will be the newest vintages now available. The deadline for registration is Monday, September 13, 2021. We have a maximum capacity of 50 attendees at this location, but will only have 22 additional spaces for this event, based on those who have already registered from last year, and have kept their reservations. Sign up soon to be sure you don’t miss this always-popular event! DATE AND TIME: Friday, September 17, 2021. Doors open at 6:30 pm; tasting begins at 7:00 pm. VENUE: King Farm Community Center, 300 Saddle Ridge Circle, Rockville, MD 20850, in the King Farm development. This is a large, free-standing building in the middle of a circle, with high ceilings, a fireplace, kitchen with refrigerator for wine chilling, and French doors and a balcony overlooking a pool area (the balcony will not, however, be open during the event). Normally it can accommodate up to 100 people, but capacity has been reduced to 50 for greater safety in current health conditions. Please park in the lot behind the swimming pool adjacent to the community center, and then come around to the front of the circle (not through the pool area) to enter the building. You can reach King Farm easily when driving either off Exit 8 from I-270 (turn into King Farm using the Redland Boulevard turnoff on the right from the exit), or from MD 355 exiting onto Redland Boulevard into King Farm. Normally the Shady Grove Metro station on the Red Line is the most convenient to King Farm, right across 355, but we have learned that the two closest Metro stations, Shady Grove and Rockville, will be closed for repairs during this time. So, if arriving by Metro on the Red Line, please get off at the Twinbrook station and take a cab to King Farm from there (there may also be Metro shuttle buses connecting from Twinbrook to Shady Grove, and if you go to Shady Grove this way there are normally shuttles running from Shady Grove into King Farm until 7:30 pm – the Red shuttle goes to the Community Center). WINES: (same as planned for last year) First Flight: Welcoming Sekts nv Von Winning Riesling Sekt Extra Brut 2016 Von Schubert Maximin Grunhauser Riesling Sekt Brut Second Flight: Glorious GGs Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Riesling GG Mosel Dönnhoff Dellchen Riesling GG Nahe Third Flight: A Flight of Fabulous Falkensteins Hofgut Falkenstein Krettnacher Euchariusberg Riesling Kabinett Alte Reben Mosel Hofgut Falkenstein Niedermenniger Herrenberg Riesling Spätlese Feinherb Mosel Fourth Flight: Dönnhoff’s Splendid Spätlese Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese Nahe Dönnhoff Oberhauser Brucke Riesling Spätlese Nahe Fifth Flight: An Auslese Grand Finale from Selbach Oster Selbach Oster Zeltinger Schlossberg “Schmitt” Riesling Auslese Mosel Selbach Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr “Rotlay” Riesling Auslese Mosel The Willi Schaefer and the two Selbach Osters are still listed as being available on the MacArthur Beverages website. COST: $56 for members, $66 for non-members. If you are not sure whether your membership is current, please contact the Chapter President and Secretary, Carl Willner at carl.willner1@verizon.net . If you have any questions about this event, they can be sent to Carl Willner as well, or you can contact Dave Wendler, the original organizer, at: davewendler@yahoo.com. There are two ways to register and pay to attend this event, if you do not already have a paid registration on file. First, you can complete the attached registration form, detach it from the event notice, and mail it to the Chapter President and Secretary, at: Carl Willner, 1014 Reserve Champion Drive, Rockville, MD 20850. Include a check for the appropriate amount made payable to ‘German Wine Society.’ Second, in the alternative, you can register for this event online and pay by PayPal. To register and pay online, you will need to set up an account on the website and have signed up for PayPal as well before registering for this event. We cannot accept payments by other forms of credit. Please be sure, in signing up, to submit payment based on your current member or non-member status. If your dues year has expired and you want to register as a member, please include a $35 dues payment (for an individual or couple) as well. All members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption can lead to intoxication. Therefore Society members and their guests are expected to drink in moderation at Society events. It is advisable to provide designated drivers where available, use Metro or other forms of public transportation, or mostly to taste rather than consume alcohol when not using designated drivers or public transportation. Finally, because we want all of our members and guests to enjoy this event in the greatest degree of safety possible under current health conditions, we are requiring that everyone attending this event be fully vaccinated for covid-19. Please be prepared to show proof of vaccination when entering the event if requested. If you are requested to show such proof and cannot do so, you may not be admitted. We also had this requirement for our River Cruise event in July of this year, and given continuing heath concerns, we consider it prudent to continue this precaution for this event as well. Please also note that Montgomery County does require masks again for indoor events when not eating and drinking, so we request that you wear a mask when arriving and signing in. If you no longer wish to receive our announcements, please contact the Secretary at the e-mail address indicated above. Please clip and return this registration form if registering by mail, to the Secretary at the address listed above. Do not return the entire event notice. GERMAN WINE SOCIETY NEW VINTAGE PLUS TASTING – September 17, 2021 Member(s) Name___________________________________________________ Non-Member(s) Name_______________________________________________ Amount Paid ______________________________________________________ Email ____________________________________________________________ Telephone_________________________________________________________

GWS New Vintage Tasting (2019) w Phil Bernstein - October 15, 2021
2021-10-15 18:30 - 21:30 UTC | DC
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 be no exception. The new vintage is 2019 which has been described as the the best vintage in Germany in 40 years, exceptional, potentially a 100 point vintage. If you came to our New Vintage Plus tasting of Germany’s 2018 wines on September 17, this is your chance to compare these two great years. If you were not at the previous tasting, this is your last chance to attend a New Vintage event this year, and order some of your favorites through Phil. DATE: Friday, October 15th, 2021. Doors open at 6:30 pm; tasting begins at 7:00 pm. VENUE: The Colonnades, 2801 New Mexico Ave, NW, Washington, DC. There is parking on New Mexico Ave and valet parking for a small fee. It is best to drive or take a cab or bus to arrive there; the location is not very close to Metro. COST: $56 for members, $66 for non-members. Please check your membership status with the Secretary at carl.willner1@verizon.net if you are not sure whether you are current, before registering. DEADLINE TO REGISTER: Monday, October 11, 2021. WINES: Flight 1: A Pair from Clemens Busch 2019 Clemens Busch Riesling Trocken Mosel (WA 90) 2019 Clemens Busch Riesling Vom Roten Schiefer Mosel (WA 93) Flight 2: Peter Lauer GGs Duo 2019 Lauer Riesling Fass 18 Kupp Grosses Gewächs Mosel 2019 Lauer Riesling Fiels Fass 13 Grosses Gewächs Mosel (WA 91-92, JS 97) Flight 3: Opening the Kabinett 2019 Dr. Wagner Ockfener Bockstein Kabinett Mosel 2019 Karl Erbes Ürziger Würzgarten Kabinett Mosel (WA 92) Flight 4: Delicious Vollenweider Spätlese 2019 Vollenweider Krover Steffensberg Spätlese Mosel 2019 Vollenweider Wolfer Goldgrube Spätlese Mosel Flight 5: An Auslese – Spätlese Grand Finale 2019 Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Spätlese #5 Mosel (WA 95) 2019 JJ Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese Mosel Most of these wines will still be available for purchase from MacArthur Beverages through Phil Bernstein. Our wines will be accompanied by a tasty buffet of cheeses, breads, grapes, cold cuts and veggies. If you have any questions, please email the organizer, Dave Wendler: davewendler@yahoo.com. To register and pay by PayPal, you will need to be registered on the website and have a PayPal account to pay online. We do not accept other forms of electronic payment or credit cards. To register and pay by check, detach and complete the form below and mail it, with your check made out to the ‘German Wine Society’, to the Chapter President and Secretary, Carl Willner: 1014 Reserve Champion Drive, Rockville, MD 20850. All members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption can lead to intoxication. Therefore, Society members and guests are expected to drink in moderation at Society events. It is advisable to provide designated drivers where available, use available public transportation, or mostly to taste rather than consume alcohol when not using those options. Finally, because we want all of our members and guests to enjoy this event in the greatest degree of safety possible under current health conditions, we are requiring that everyone attending this event be fully vaccinated for covid-19. You will be requested to show proof of vaccination when entering the event (or optionally in advance as indicated below). If you do not provide such proof, you will not be admitted to the event – NO EXCEPTIONS. Please also have masks on when arriving at the event to comply with applicable rules for indoor events in D.C. – you will be able to remove them when eating and drinking. As an option, you can submit a legible photocopy of your proof of vaccination (CDC Card or other public health authority certificate) to the President and Secretary, Carl Willner, in advance of the event, by email to carl.willner1@verizon.net or with a registration form if mailed in, and have this requirement checked off on our registration list before arrival. If you no longer wish to receive our announcements, please contact the Secretary at the email address indicated above. _____________________________________________________________________________ Please clip and return this registration form if registering by mail, to the Secretary at the mailing address indicated above. Do not return the entire event notice. GERMAN WINE SOCIETY NEW VINTAGE TASTING – October 15, 2021 Member(s) Name___________________________________________________ Non-Member(s) Name_______________________________________________ Amount Paid ______________________________________________________ Email ____________________________________________________________ Telephone_________________________________________________ Carl

German Wine Society Red Wines Dinner Tasting - Nov. 13, 2021
2021-11-13 17:30 - 21:30 UTC | Old Europe Restaurant, 2434 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20007, United States
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 tastes, familiar and not so familiar. The share of red wines among German wine production has increased over the past few decades from a mere 10% in the 1980s to about a third today. Global warming and greater interest in red wines have driven this change. German red wines made the news recently, due to the severe flooding in Northwest Germany, which badly affected the Ahr wine region, known for making mainly red wines. We have a very high quality wine from that region, from Weingut Mayer-Näkel. This winery was very close to the river and severely damaged. Five German wine regions, and three other countries, are represented in the tasting. Old Europe, the restaurant in Washington, D.C. hosting our event, will provide a seasonal German buffet dinner to complement the wines. The menu has not yet been finalized, but is expected to include an appetizer platter, entrees such as beef gulasch with spatzle, seasonal vegetables, and desserts including strudel and chocolate cake. DATE: Saturday, November 13, 2021. Doors open at 5:30 PM, tasting and dinner begins at 6:00 PM VENUE: Old Europe, 2434 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC. There is only limited street or outdoor lot parking in the vicinity. It is best to take a taxi or bus if possible; Metrorail is not close. COST: $78 for members/$88 non-members. Please check your membership status with the Secretary at carl.willner1@verizon.net if not sure whether you are current, before registering. DEADLINE TO REGISTER: Saturday, November 6, 2021. We need to provide Old Europe with an estimate of attendance a week before the event. WINES: Flight 1: 2018 Elena Walch Schiava (Südtirol/Alto Adige, Italy) 2017 Trollinger Trocken ”Pure” Weingut Knauss (Württemberg) Flight 2: 2017 Cantina Tramin Kellerei Lagrein (Südtirol/Alto Adige, Italy) 2017 Lustig Zweigelt Classic (Niederösterreich, Austria) Flight 3: 2018 Gerd Anselmann Dornfelder (Pfalz) 2018 Valckenberg Dornfelder (Rheinhessen) Flight 4: 2016 Schnaitmann ”Steinwiege” Lemberger Trocken (Württemberg) 2017 Ernst Triebaumer Rust Blaufränkisch (Burgenland, Austria) Flight 5: NV Red Tail Ridge Blaufränkisch Seneca Lake (Finger Lakes region, New York, USA) 2017 Hillinger Pinot Noir Eveline (Burgenland, Austria) Flight 6: 2016 August Kessler ”The Daily August” Pinot Noir (Rheingau) 2017 Mayer-Näkel Pinot Noir (Ahr) If you have any questions, please email the organizer, Jim Palanchar, at jimpalanchar@earthlink.net . To register and pay by PayPal, you will need to have a PayPal account to pay on line. We do not accept other forms of electronic payment or credit cards To register and pay by check, detach and complete the form below and mail it, with your check made out to the ’German Wine Society’, to the Chapter President and Secretary, Carl Willner, at 1014 Reserve Champion Drive, Rockville, MD 20850.All members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption can lead to intoxication. Therefore, Society members and guests are expected to drink in moderation at Society events. It is advisable to provide designated drivers where available, use available public transportation, or mostly to taste rather than consume alcohol when not using those options. Finally, because we want all of our members and guests to enjoy this event in the greatest degree of safety possible under current health conditions, we are requiring that everyone attending this event be fully vaccinated for covid-19. You will be requested to show proof of vaccination when entering the event (or optionally in advance as indicated below). If you do not provide such proof, you will not be admitted to the event – NO EXCEPTIONS. Please also have masks on when arriving at the event to comply with applicable rules for indoor events in D.C. – you will be able to remove them when eating and drinking. As an option, you can submit a legible photocopy of your proof of vaccination (CDC Card or other public health authority certificate) to the President and Secretary, Carl Willner, in advance of the event, by email to carl.willner1@verizon.net or with a registration form if mailed in, and have this requirement checked off on our registration list before arrival. The staff at Old Europe are all vaccinated, and our event will take place with as much separation from other restaurant guests as possible – either in the lower Rathskeller room which we would have to ourselves, or separate from other diners in the main restaurant, depending on turnout. If you no longer wish to receive our announcements, please contact the Secretary at the email address indicated above. Please clip and return this registration form if registering by mail, to the Secretary at the mailing address indicated above. Do not return the entire event notice. GERMAN WINE SOCIETY RED WINES DINNER TASTING – November 13, 2021 Member(s) Name ________________________________________________ Non-Member(s) Name ____________________________________________ Amount Paid ____________________________________________________ E-mail _________________________________________________________ Telephone _______________________________________________________ .

GWS Holiday Dinner at the Cosmos Club - Saturday December 18th, 2021
2021-12-18 18:30 - 21:30 UTC | DC
Ho, 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! While we had a fun holiday gathering on Zoom last year choosing our own wines and stayed safe during the pandemic, at last we can gather in person again in Washington, D.C. and partake of the same wines together amidst all the elegance of Embassy Row, with the same policies we have used for our other in-person events this past summer and fall. So, please plan to attend the GWS Holiday paired dinner at the Cosmos Club, Saturday, December 18, 2021 starting at 7 pm, with registration and service of welcoming sekt and hors d’oeuvres beginning at 6:30 pm. We are very fortunate to have access to this elegant and festive venue again this year, marking our return after our last event there in December 2019. This has become possible because the Cosmos Club is now requiring vaccination against covid-19 for all staff, members and guests in the mansion. The paired dinner includes a variety of eight wines (mainly German, with one Austrian), among them high-prädikat selections, and a three-course meal preceded by hors d’oeuvres. In addition, there will be entertainment – holiday piano music, and an opportunity to sing some German and other traditional songs together! This year, we are offering a choice of four different entrees with different prices, more options than ever before – be sure to register for the one you want, and if there are multiple people on your order, register separately for each different entree choice. Location: The address for our holiday dinner is 2021 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008, just a few blocks from Dupont Circle. Metro is near (Dupont Circle Red Line) and parking is available to the rear of the club. The stunning venue is, as in past years, the wood-paneled Members Dining Room on the 2nd floor in this landmark building. Perfect for a special holiday wine event with family and friends! Safety Precautions: Please remember that we, like the Cosmos Club, require all members and guests to be fully vaccinated against covid-19, and we also require proof of vaccination (CDC card or other official document), either when checking in for the event or beforehand by providing an email photo to carl.willner1@verizon.net. NO EXCEPTIONS. We have followed this policy successfully at our other in-person events this fall, allowing all members and guests to enjoy the event safely. Please also wear masks when arriving, moving through the club and checking in, though you can of course remove masks during the dinner. Menu: The paired menu will be as follows: Welcome and hors d’oeuvres Belgian Endive with Pickled Cranberry-Chevre Mousse, Charred Broccoli Salmon Rilette with Lemon Pepper Caviar, Buckwheat Blini Barbecue Spice Grilled Steak Skewer with Chimichurri Sauce nv Dr. Loosen “Dr. L” Sparkling (Sekt) Riesling Salad appetizer Kabocha Squash (Caramelized Squash, Spiced Pecans, Spinach, Pomegranate-ginger Vinaigrette) Popover Bread 2017 Dr. Heyden Silvaner Old Vines Trocken Rheinhessen 2015 Dr. Nagler Rüdesheim Bischofsberg Riesling Kabinett Rheingau Entree (choose one dish when registering) Porcini Rubbed Beef Tenderloin (Roasted Root Vegetable Medley, Haricots Vert, Veal Glaze, Sherried Arugula Salad) Roasted Duck Breast (Kale Saute, Turnip Puree, Pickled Red Onion, Dried Cherry Jus) Seared Atlantic Halibut (Artichokes, Plum and Tomato Stew) Seitan and Chickpea Stuffed Eggplant (Eggplant, Crispy Brussels Sprouts, Swiss Chard, Pickled Shallots )(vegetarian option) 2016 Dr. Thanisch Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Kabinett Feinherb Mosel 2012 Spritzer Oestricher Lenchen 303 Riesling Spätlese Rheingau 2019 Hofgut Falkenstein Niedermenniger Herrenberg Rotwein Trocken Mosel Dessert Chocolate Pot au Creme (Dried Meringue, Fresh Berries) 2016 Heinz Eifel Mainzer Domherr Silvaner Eiswein Rheinhessen 2015 Steindorfer Cuvée Klaus (70% Ottonel/30% Sauvignon Blanc) Beerenauslese Burgenland Austria Coffee and Tea Service Parking: Club parking is off Florida Avenue behind the club. There is a small white sign showing the parking entrance. Parking is included in the event price and there is no tipping at the club including the valet parking. Parking is limited and club members have preference. It is highly advisable not to arrive late in case there are other functions going on at the club that evening. Dress Code: The dress code for the Cosmos Club is strict – jackets and ties for men, comparable business or evening attire for women. No jeans or tennis shoes Prices: The dinner price, varying by entree selected, is: Porcini Rubbed Beef Tenderloin $176 members/$186 non-members Seared Atlantic Halibut $165 members/$175 non-members Roasted Duck Breast $163 members/$173 non-members Seitan and Chickpea Stuffed Eggplant (Vegetarian) $150 members/$160 non-members If you are not sure of your current membership status, please contact the Chapter President and Secretary, Carl Willner, at carl.willner1@verizon.net before ordering to confirm. When and How to Register: The deadline for reservations is Sunday, December 12 so that we may provide the chef with an accurate count of total guests as well as the entrees chosen for each guest, and allow time for place cards for each guest to be made. No late reservations can be allowed for this event due to these club requirements. This promises to be a wonderful event so please make your reservations right away and don’t miss out! There are two ways to join in the fun. You can register and pay online for the event using PayPal. There are separate buttons to choose each entree menu option. An email message to the Secretary at carl.willner1@verizon.net to let us know who is having each entree option would be appreciated, if there are multiple guests on the reservation with different entree preferences – otherwise, we will need to reach out to you. Or, you can submit a check for the event to our Chapter President and Secretary, Carl Willner, payable to the German Wine Society, at the following address and using the form below, and making sure to note your entree preference for each guest. Any member dues that may be owed can also be paid online or by check. Please include names, number of guests, email and phone number. Carl Willner 1014 Reserve Champion Drive Rockville, MD 20850 Tours: The Cosmos Club has advised us that tours of the historic club mansion for interested guests are once again possible, as in past years, as long as guests wear masks while moving about the building. Availability of tours will depend on willingness of members who are also Cosmos Club members to conduct them. If you would like to participate in a tour, please reply to this message and let us know of your interest, and you will be advised at a later date if the tours are being offered by one of our members and when to arrive for them. Questions about Event: The event organizer is Carl Willner, who can be reached by email at carl.willner1@verizon.net, or at 202-674-9044. Please contact him with any questions, including current membership status, or correspondence in response to this email. All Society Members and guests are reminded that drinking alcohol can lead to intoxication, and therefore Society members and their guests are expected to drink in moderation at Society events. It is advisable to provide designated drivers or other alternative modes of transit to driving where available, or mostly to taste rather than fully consume alcohol where such drivers or alternative modes of transit are not available. If you no longer wish to receive our announcements, please reply to this email to our Secretary, Carl Willner. If registering by mail, please cut and return the reservation form portion of the notice below – do not mail the entire notice. ______________________________________________________________________________ Reservation form for GERMAN WINE SOCIETY HOLIDAY DINNER AT THE COSMOS CLUB, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2021, 7 pm – 10 pm (with registration and welcome beginning at 6:30 pm) Member Name(s) ______________________________________________________________ Guest Names(s) ______________________________________________________________ Total Enclosed ________________________________________________________________ Daytime Phone Number _______________________________________________________ Entrees and number of each chosen: Beef Tenderloin _____ Halibut _____Duck _____ Vegetarian _____ Please indicate who is having each entree, if multiple guests are on the reservation.

2022 Capital Chapter Membership Zoom Meeting - Saturday, Feb. 26th, 2022
2022-02-26 17:00 - 19:00 UTC | DC
Prosit Neujahr! Online registration for the 2022 Capital Chapter Membership Meeting is now open! Please make reservations by February 21, 2022. This year’s Membership Meeting will take place on Saturday, February 26, 2022, starting at 5:00 pm EST, and planned to last until about 7 pm. As with our last Membership Meeting in February 2021, due to continuing health concerns, the Membership Meeting this year will be held online, using Zoom. You will have to have access to Zoom to participate in the meeting, either downloaded on your computer or otherwise available through your browser (please note, however, that there is an option for members to vote in the election by mail even if you do not have Zoom access). Everyone who provides notification of their intent to come (by registering on the website, by mail or email) will receive a Zoom link from Board member Karen Stokes by email prior to the event, which can be used to log in at the start time. The meeting’s start time at 5:00 pm EST allows members who may be in Europe also to participate. Our agenda will begin with reports from the officers of the Chapter, followed by the Board election, and then open discussion of other chapter business and questions. The business portion of the meeting will be followed by the fun part – a multiple-choice quiz on knowledge of German wines on the theme of “What Wine Am I Drinking?” for a wine prize from our cellar (to be delivered as soon as we can have in-person events again, or by arrangement with the Cellarmaster for pickup). Of course, as this is an online event, members will supply their own choice of wines, cheeses and other foods, and there will be an opportunity to discuss your wine choices with other participants, as we did during the last Membership Meeting. Members pay nothing for this event (but still need to register via our website or mail, or by email to the Secretary, so that we can have an accurate count of who is coming and can send the Zoom link to everyone); non-members pay $10 each, through website registration using PayPal or by check. There will be a discussion of our finances, membership and cellar status, followed by an open discussion of plans for the future. What would you like to have the Society do – what are your expectations? The Board needs to know! The Chapter Board is also proposing several amendments to our Chapter By-Laws, which have not been updated since 2014. These amendments are attached for your consideration. We will vote on adoption of the amendments at the Membership Meeting, but those not able to attend can also vote by returning the completed form attached to the proposed amendments to the Secretary, by mail or email, by February 21. It is at this annual meeting we elect new officers and directors to the Chapter Board. Only members in good standing, with annual dues payments current, are entitled to vote in the election or to attend this event free of charge; $35 annual dues payments per individual or couple may be made online through the website using PayPal or by check to ensure that you are current, before the meeting. Please contact the Secretary if you are not sure whether you are current. Members can vote in person at the meeting, or by returning their written ballots by February 21, 2022. Candidate statements and the ballot form (for those who will not be voting in person at the election but would still like to submit a vote) are attached to this notice in a separate document. Nominations of other candidates than those listed below and on the attached ballot have to be received by no later than Saturday, February 12, 2022, under our By-Laws, so as to allow revised ballots for the election to be prepared and distributed. All of the candidates running have already been serving in their positions, but we have one open Director position without a candidate, due to the loss in 2020 of our longtime member and friend Stephen Kent. The Chapter President is also running for Chapter Secretary, in the absence of a separate candidate to fill the Secretary position; he was elected to serve in both capacities for the past two years. The candidates running for positions on the Board this election are: Carl Willner – for Chapter President and Secretary (positions listed separately on ballot) Christian Schiller – for Chapter Vice President Ken Belsley – for Chapter Treasurer Maria So – for Director, also serving as Webmaster Jim Palanchar – for Director Karen Stokes – for Director, also serving as Cellarmaster Our By-Laws do not permit nominations from the floor at the meeting for any position for which a candidate is already running, but only in advance so that ballots for a disputed election can be prepared, although floor nominations for uncontested positions are allowed. For this election, all Board positions except one Director slot have one candidate running. You can give back to the Chapter by volunteering to plan or help with a monthly tasting, in addition to serving on the board. Your active participation in planning and managing events helps the organization grow – and to do so in the direction you choose. All correspondence in response to this email should be directed to our President and Secretary, Carl Willner, by email to carl.willner1@verizon.net or by mail at: Carl Willner 1014 Reserve Champion Drive Rockville, MD 20850 Carl Willner President and Secretary, German Wine Society Capital Chapter ___________________________________________________________________________________ Please clip and return this registration form if registering by mail, to the Secretary at the address listed above. Do not return the entire event notice. If you are voting by mail rather than by participating in the online meeting, please also clip the ballot form from the attached Candidate Statement and return that to the Secretary, as well as your vote on the By-Laws amendments. Reservation Form for GERMAN WINE SOCIETY CAPITAL CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP MEETING, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2022 Name(s) _______________________________________________________________ Member or non-Member __________________________________________________ Payment submitted _______________________________________________________

A Tale of Two Gs: Comparative Tasting of German and Georgian Varietals in the Finger Lakes - April 2nd, 2022
2022-04-02 16:00 - 18:00 UTC | DC
﻿Gs: Comparative Tasting of German and Georgian Varietals in the Finger Lakes – April 2nd, 2022
April 2 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

German Wine Society Members and Friends,

We would like to remind you of our upcoming New York winery tasting, which features a virtual presentation and wines to be shipped to us directly from the winery, including some grapes that we have never tried in our Society’s events before. This is an event not to be missed! Please register with the Capital Chapter of the German Wine Society and purchase your wine packs from the winery as explained in this notice, as soon as possible. There is still time to get your wines before the tasting, but the deadline is getting close.

This event reminder also provides notice of a wine substitution. Our host for this event, the Dr. Konstantin Frank winery, informs us that the Pinot Noir described in our prior communication has unexpectedly sold out, apparently because of a recent very successful benefit the winery conducted for Ukraine. We have agreed it will be replaced by the winery with their Blaufränkisch for all sales going forward, though a few participants who ordered early are still receiving the Pinot Noir. Both will be discussed during the event.

We will now have a tasting of a Riesling and a Blaufränkisch – the former being the most widely planted white grape in Germany, while the latter is a red grape also known as Lemberger in Germany and primarily planted there in the Württemberg wine region around the town of Stuttgart. Blaufränkisch is also planted in several other countries in Central Europe, including Austria, Slovenia (its German name came from being imported to Germany from Lemberg in the region of Lower Styria, then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and now in Slovenia) and Hungary. These will be tasted side by side with the two ancient varietals Rkatsiteli (white) and Saperavi (red) originating in the country of Georgia, considered to be the oldest wine producing nation in the world. We will compare these Old World varieties planted in the New World.
We will be visiting again with Meaghan Frank of the Dr. Konstantin Frank Winery in the Finger Lakes. A number of wineries and winemakers in the Finger Lakes produce a wide range of high-quality wines. The Dr. Konstantin Frank Winery is among the most prominent of these, and was a pioneer in establishing and developing the region.

Before the GWS held our first virtual event with the Dr. Konstantin Frank winery in 2021, our Vice President Christian Schiller had written about the winery and its wines in his wine blog, and we had enjoyed some of their wines at our events. Our virtual event last year with Meaghan Frank focused on Rieslings, and we tasted wines from sparkling through late-harvest. Those who had the chance to attend that event will recall that Meaghan was a most gracious and knowledgeable guide to her family’s vineyard and its varied wines.

This time we will meet via Zoom on Saturday, April 2, 2022, from 4 pm – 6 pm EST. This event requires both registration with the GWS to attend the event, and a purchase of one of the packages of wines offered from the vineyard to participate (the GWS does not sell the wines). Above all, please plan ahead with sufficient time to purchase and receive your wines directly from the winery. You may choose one of three packages, as detailed below. These wines are offered at all-in prices with a generous discount and shipping costs are included (applicable taxes vary by state and will be added). The deadline to register for this event is on Friday, March 18, 2022.

Our presenter, Meaghan Frank, is the fourth generation to run the winery. She is the great granddaughter of the founder, Dr. Konstantin Frank. Meaghan earned an MBA in wine business from the University of Adelaide, Australia, a Masters in enology from Cornell University, New York, and the WSET Diploma from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust.

Frederick Frank, President of the winery, remains involved, and took over from his father, Willy Frank. Fred is a graduate of Cornell University and attended the Geisenheim Research Institute for Viticulture and Enology in Germany.

Founder Dr. Konstantin Frank, of German ancestry, was born in Odessa in 1899, then part of the Tsarist Russian Empire. He earned his Ph.D. in Viticulture in the Ukraine. Surviving the Russian Revolution and two World Wars, Dr. Frank arrived in New York with his family in 1951. He purchased land in the Finger Lakes, and, as told by the winery, “With decades of knowledge and experience, Dr. Frank successfully planted the first European grape varieties in the Eastern United States in 1958.” Others thought the region was too cold for European vitis vinifera varietals, but he proved otherwise. When the first vintage was released in 1962, Dr. Frank was 63 years old. Also, he founded the American Wine Society.

In the book, “Finger Lakes Wine and the Legacy of Dr. Konstantin Frank,” published in 2015, author Tom Russ refers to Dr. Frank as the “Father of Vinifera in the East” and writes that he “is remembered throughout the United States as a pioneer and advocate for vinifera grapes and quality wine.” The book, which is optional, is available at www.Amazon.com.

For more information, you may also wish to visit the website at www.drfrankwines.com.

Because we are continuing to operate in a virtual environment for this event, we have a different type of process to sign up for and participate in this tasting than for our in-person events. The first step, as usual, is to register for the event, either using PayPal for payment

Register for this Event click here

or by completing and submitting the attached registration form and including a check made out to the German Wine Society. The price to participate in this event is modest, just $10 per membership account (individual or couple) for members, or $20 for non-members, to contribute to our D.C. chapter expenses. You will need to have internet access to Zoom to participate in our tasting, either downloaded on your computer or otherwise available through your browser. Everyone who registers by the deadline will receive a Zoom link on the day of the event from board member Karen Stokes.

he next step is to choose and order your wines for the tasting from the vineyard. Meaghan Frank will present the two white wines in one round followed by the two red wines. You do not have to order all of the wines. You may order the two white wines or the two red wines or all four wines:

Package #1 (2 Bottle Pack – White Wine): Package Price $50.00

Rkatsiteli, 2021 – Elegant, aromatic and tropical, Rkatsiteli originates in the country of Georgia. It is one of the oldest grape varieties in the world dating back to 3000 B.C. The grape has a strong resistance to cold winters and retains crisp acidity.

Margrit Dry Riesling, 2019 – A special single-vineyard Riesling from a warmer site that produces riper grapes, this wine is dry but does contains residual sugar at 5.9 g/L. The Magrit Riesling has an impressive rating of 92 points from the Wine Advocate.

Package #2 (2 Bottle Pack – Red Wine): Package Price $55.00

Saperavi, 2019 – This ancient variety native to Georgia was first brought to the Finger Lakes by the founder in the early 1960s. Fermented in stainless steel, the wine is aged 16 months in new and old French Oak. The winery describes it as violet in color and full bodied with polished tannins and notes of plum, black cherry, earth, cedar and smoke.

Blaufränkisch, 2019 – This wine is aged 18 months, 20% in new, and 80% in 2-4 year old, French oak. The dark-skinned grape also known as Lemberger is a late-ripening variety, growing well in certain cooler-weather regions such as the Finger Lakes, and producing red wines which are typically rich in tannin. Flavors are described as those of plums and blueberries with a characteristic spicy richness.

Old Vines Pinot Noir, 2019 (for those who received this wine instead by an early order) – The Pinot Noir includes grapes from vines planted by the founder in 1958, some of the oldest Pinot Noir vines in the United States. Fermented in stainless steel, the wine is aged 18 months in 2-4 year old French Oak. Descriptors from the winery include cranberry and red cherry flavors with subtle oak and a long finish.

Package #3 (4 Bottle Pack): Package Price $100

All of the above wines in both packages, including one bottle each of the 2019 Margrit Dry Riesling, the 2021 Rkatsiteli, the 2019 Blaufränkisch and the 2019 Saperavi, for $5.00 less than buying the two packages separately. An excellent deal, especially with flat-rate shipping included in the total price! Experience every wine in the tasting from the comfort of home.

Link to order packages (copy into your browser rather than just clicking):

https://www.drfrankwines.com/german-wine-society-dc/
Should you have any questions about purchases or shipping, please contact the winery directly. We have included the above link for ordering the wine packages for you to plan ahead to order and have these wines in time for the tasting and for your inventory. The winery will ship to California, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., plus other continental States at their discretion and subject to State regulations. We will be letting other GWS chapters know of the opportunity to participate in this tasting – one of the advantages of a virtual event!

Arrange your favorite appetizers and other dishes to accompany your wines, and be ready to enjoy the tasting.
All correspondence in response to this email should be directed to our President and acting Secretary, Carl Willner, by email to carl.willner1@verizon.net, or by mail at:Carl Willner
1014 Reserve Champion Drive Rockville, MD 20850
If you will be making a payment online to register for the event, or to pay membership dues ($35 per person or couple, annually), please be sure to use PayPal; we cannot accept payment by other forms of credit. If you decide to register by mail, please mail your registration to the Chapter Secretary at the above address, with your check made out to the German Wine Society.
All GWS members are reminded that alcohol consumption can lead to intoxication. Therefore, Society members and their guests are expected to drink in moderation at Society events. Fortunately, one of the benefits of holding an online event is that most of you will be safely at home and not driving to the event, but should you decide to visit a friend to participate from there, please bear in mind the usual precautions about having a designated driver where available, or mostly tasting rather than consuming alcohol when such drivers are not available. All participants must be of legal age (21 years of age or older) to join the event and consume alcoholic beverages.
Carl Willner President and Secretary, German Wine Society Capital Chapter

Please clip and return this registration form if registering by mail, to the Secretary at the address listed above. Do not return the entire event notice.
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GWS New Vintage Tasting (2020 Wines) with Phil Bernstein - May 20th, 2022
2022-05-20 18:30 - 21:30 UTC | DC
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 be no exception. We now have a tentative wine list for the event to share with you. The new vintage is 2020. Last year we tasted the wines of 2018 and 2019, so this event brings us up to date. Early reports describe the 2020 wines as: beautiful, elegant, classic. John Gilman writes that some of the 2020s are the best young German Rieslings he has ever tasted. We will be enjoying 10 German wines from 2020 plus a welcoming sparkling wine, with a variety of Feinherb, GG, Kabinett, Spätlese and Auslese. The tentative list is below. As those who have attended previous New Vintage events are aware, Phil always chooses a good mix of high-quality producers for us, with both dry wines and sweet wines of various prädikat levels. There will also be a selection of cheeses, breads or crackers, cold cuts and veggies provided to accompany the tasting. First Flight: Fine Feinherbs Weiser-Kunstler Riesling Feinherb MoselPeter Lauer Barrel X Riesling Feinherb Mosel (Saar)Second Flight: Glorious GGs from Emrich-Schonleber Emrich-Schonleber Fruhlingsplatzchen Riesling GG Nahe (96 WA)Emrich-Schonleber Halenberg Riesling GG Nahe (96 WA) Third Flight: A Kabinett Duo Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich (or Domprobst) Riesling Kabinett Mosel (93 WA, 94 JS)Carl von Schubert Maximin Grunhauser Abtsberg Riesling Mosel Fourth Flight: A Pair from Prüm JJ Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett MoselJJ Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett SpätleseFifth Flight: Auslese Grand Finale Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr “Rotlay” Riesling Auslese Mosel (98 JS)Weiser-Kunstler Enkircher Ellergrub Riesling Auslese Mosel (375 ml) DATE: Friday, May 20th, 2022. Doors open at 6:30 pm; tasting begins at 7:00 pm. REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Tuesday, May 17, 2022.VENUE: The Colonnades, 2801 New Mexico Ave, NW, Washington, DC. There is parking on New Mexico Ave and valet parking for a small fee. Please be sure to reserve on time for this popular event, as we have a capacity limit of 50 at this location, as we did last year. This event is taking place in the Party Room, entered through the Card Room – turn right from the main lobby after you come into the building.COST: $56 per person for members, $66 per person for non-members.If you have any questions about the tasting, please email the organizer, Dave Wendler: davewendler@yahoo.com. For questions about membership status and registration, please email the Chapter President and Secretary, Carl Willner, at carl.willner1@verizon.net . We normally have two ways to register and pay for our events, either sending a check and the registration form through the mail, or registering online through out website and submitting payment using a PayPal account. However, we are experiencing difficulties with loading new event announcements and payment links on our website at present, and it does not appear those problems will be resolved before this event takes place, so for this event, we are asking all members and guests to pay using the traditional method of mailing the form with a check. To register and pay by check, complete the form below, and detach and mail it, with your check made out to the ‘German Wine Society’, to the Chapter President and Secretary, Carl Willner, at: 1014 Reserve Champion Drive, Rockville, MD 20850. If registering as a member and your dues are not current (confirm with the Secretary first if not sure), also include a payment of $35 for dues, as an individual or a couple. Once the website is working properly, if this happens in time, an event announcement will be posted there with a payment link. As it is unlikely that we will have the website available, though, we encourage you to register now by the one method we have available. Registration and payment by PayPal, when this is working, is done through our chapter website: germanwinesocietydc.org. If you will be making a payment online to register for our Society’s events, or to pay membership dues ($35 per person or couple, annually), please be sure to have a PayPal account established to use; we cannot accept payment by other forms of credit. For the safety of all of our members and guests, we are continuing to require that participants in this event provide proof of vaccination for covid-19. Please be prepared to show proof of vaccination (a physical vaccination card or legible electronic image) when arriving at the event, or send proof in advance to the Chapter President and Secretary at the email address above. Masks are optional for this event, unless the District of Columbia health authorities or the Colonnade re-impose a masking requirement before the event date.All GWS members are reminded that alcohol consumption can lead to intoxication. Therefore, Society members and their guests are expected to drink in moderation at Society events. Please bear in mind the usual precautions about either taking public transportation or a taxi/Uber (unfortunately the Colonnade is not near a Metro stop), having a designated driver where available, or mostly tasting rather than consuming alcohol when such drivers are not available. All participants must be of legal age (21 years of age or older) to join the event and consume alcoholic beverages. If you no longer wish to receive messages from the German Wine Society, please notify the President and Secretary at the above email address.____________________________________________________________________________ Cut and return this portion of the notice if registering by mail – do not return the entire form.GERMAN WINE SOCIETY NEW VINTAGE TASTING – May 20th, 2022Member(s) Name___________________________________________________Non-Member(s) Name_______________________________________________ Amount Paid ______________________________________________________Email ____________________________________________________________ Telephone__________________________________________________________ Carl Willner carl.willner1@verizon.net + Add to contacts

Wine Cruise at the Potomac - July 16th, 2022
2022-07-16 15:00 - 17:00 UTC | DC
ANNOUNCING THE RETURN OF THE GERMAN WINE SOCIETY’S POTOMAC 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 once again holding our Potomac wine cruise this summer, back by popular demand after last year’s very successful voyage. As we did in July 2021, and also regularly for several years in 2010-2013 and earlier, we will enjoy the traditional GWS summer wine cruise past the beautiful river banks and monuments of our nation’s Capital. Please join us to enjoy many wines from Germany and other countries as we cruise along the Potomac for two hours, from 3 pm to 5 pm on Saturday, July 16, 2022. We will board Capitol River Cruises’ Nightingale from the Georgetown waterfront, at 3050 K Street N.W., Washington, D.C. – the end of 31st Street, by the Fiola Mare restaurant. Be sure to be on the wharf before departure time – the cruise boat cannot wait for late arrivals! We can accommodate only 50 guests on the Nightingale for this event, so reserve early to avoid disappointment. Reservations for this event are due by Tuesday, July 12, 2022, to give us sufficient time to have enough wine and supplies for all aboard.Parking is readily available in garages along the Georgetown riverfront, and it is possible to walk from Metro at the Foggy Bottom station as well (if you are a good walker). We will be providing all the wines for this event, as well as disposable plastic glasses and cutlery, paper plates and napkins, and will also bring some deli sandwiches or other snacks. Guests are also encouraged to bring their own favorite cheeses, breads or other food on board. This will be a relaxing cruise, with no presentation, allowing everyone to concentrate on the wines, good company and atmosphere. There are many outdoor and indoor dining establishments along the Georgetown waterfront for dinner after the cruise, which we encourage you to try.The Nightingale is a boat we have used for some previous cruises, and is all on one level, with tables and chairs, and a bar area from which we can serve wines. It also has protection against inclement weather, though we have been fortunate with our past wine cruises and reasonably hope for a sunny afternoon once again. The cruise will take place rain or shine, unless weather conditions do not allow the cruise to set out safely, in which case we will reschedule or provide refunds.The wines for our cruise will be a mixture of whites and reds, mostly German but with some other international wines included as well for variety (from Luxembourg, Alsace, Austria, or other regions of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire). There will be a good mixture of both dry and sweet wines, including many Spätlese prädikat wines! Because this is not a formal presentation, and we will only have one or two bottles on hand of each of the wines listed, everyone will not get the same wines, but all on the voyage should have the chance to savor around 8-10 different wines. We look forward to sharing the lovely qualities of these German and international wines with our members and guests again in-person, an experience we had to miss for much of the past two years. Here’s the wine list we have planned: Sparkling WinesNV Von Winning Riesling Sekt Extra Brut Pfalz2016 Von Schubert Maximin Grunhauser Riesling Sekt BrutGerman Wines (8 of 13 German wine regions represented)2015 Vinum Autmundis Umstädter Stachelberg Pinot Blanc Trocken Hessische Bergstrasse2015 and 2016 Bollig-Lehnert Piesporter Goldtropfchen Riesling Spätlese Mosel2019 Clemens Busch Riesling Trocken Mosel2019 Clemens Busch von Roten Schiefer Riesling Mosel2013 Donnhoff Norheimer Kirschberg Riesling Spätlese Nahe2016 Donnhoff Oberhauser Brucke Riesling Spatlese Nahe2014 Dr. Loosen Riesling Mosel2017 Dr. Thanisch Riesling Spätlese Mosel2015 Dr. Nagler Ruedesheim Bischofsberg Riesling Kabinett Feinherb Rheingau2019 Dr. Wagner Ockfener Bockstein Riesling Kabinett Mosel2017 Erich Schonleber Halenberg Riesling GG Nahe2018 Falkenstein Niedermenninger Herrenberg Riesling Spätlese Feinherb Mosel2018 Falkenstein Krettnacher Eucharisberg Riesling Kabinett Alte Reben Mosel2015 Forstmeister Geltz Zilliken Saarburger Rausch Riesling Kabinett MoselNV Fritz Muller Perlwein Mueller-Thurgau Trocken Rheinhessen2017 Knauss Trollinger Wuerttemberg2017 Messmer BurrWeller Altenforst Rieslaner Spätlese Pfalz2014 Muller-Catoir Haarst Buergergarten Riesling Trocken Pfalz2016 Schnaitmann Lemberger Trocken Wuerttemberg2018 Shelter Winery Lovely Lilly Pinot Noir (Spätburgunder) Baden Wines from Other Countries (6 countries represented)2012 Bernard-Massard Rivaner Luxembourg2017 Paul Blanck Gewuerztraminer Alsace2017 Hillinger Spatburgunder Burgenland Austria2014 Markowitsch Rubin Carnuntum Zweigelt Goettlesbrunn Austria2014 Chateau Valtice Vino z Czech Rivaner Czechia2015 Brkic Citfucka Zilavka Bosnia2017 Cantina Tramin Lagrein Sudtirol Italy2018 Elena Walch Trollinger Südtirol ItalyOur event price is $68 for members and $75 for non-member guests. Despite rising fuel costs that have substantially increased the cost for our boat rental, our event price is only $5 more than last year. As our GWS chapter website is still not working properly for orders and we cannot post this event there yet, we are requesting all members and guests to make their reservations by mailing in the attached reservation form with a check. Please make all checks payable to “German Wine Society” and send by mail to Carl Willner, Capital Chapter President and Secretary and the organizer for this event, at 1014 Reserve Champion Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, together with the completed registration form below. Cut the reservation form below and send with your check – do not mail the entire page. If you owe dues to qualify for member status, please submit a $35 dues payment (for an individual or couple) either online or by check. The Chapter Secretary can confirm your membership status if you are not sure. If you have questions about the event, please contact Carl Willner by email at carl.willner1@verizon.net. If the website is restored and we can post the event there before the deadline, you would also then have the option to register and pay for this event via Paypal by going to our website: https://germanwinesocietydc.org. You will need to set up a GWS account if you have not done so already for past events, and have a Paypal account. We are eagerly anticipating seeing all of you in person again for this comfortable afternoon on the Potomac!All GWS members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption can lead to intoxication. Members and guests should rely on a designated driver or public transportation, and if those are not available, drink in moderation, tasting the wines rather than finishing them.We are very pleased that it has become safe enough to do in-person events once again, consistent with CDC guidelines and local D.C. health rules. For added security of our members, however, we request that you attend this event only if you have been fully vaccinated against covid-19. Proof of vaccination will be requested, and can either be shown when arriving for the event, or supplied in advance by a legible e-mailed photo. We have followed this policy successfully since last year’s cruise, and given that covid risks still exist in our community, we want everyone to be able to feel secure in attending this special wine cruise. We are not sure whether there will be any mask requirement in effect at the time of the cruise, either imposed by city authorities or the cruise company, but please have a mask on hand to wear when boarding and interacting with boat crew should that be required (the crew has also been vaccinated). Masks will not be required otherwise once everyone is aboard – a significant advantage of doing an outdoor event._______________________________________________________________________________________ RESERVATION FORM for Saturday, July 16, 2022, German Wine Society Potomac Wine Cruise Member(s) Name(s) ___________________________________________________ Guest(s) Names(s) _____________________________________________________ Total Enclosed ________________________________________________________ Daytime/ Cell Phone Number _____________________________________________ E-Mail _______________________________________________________________

Oktober Weinfest at the German Ebassy- October 7, 2022
2022-10-07 18:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | German Embassy, 4645 Reservoir Road, NW, Washington, 20007, United States
PLEASE JOIN US FOR AN OKTOBER WEINFEST AT THE GERMAN EMBASSY AS THE GERMAN WINE SOCIETY CELEBRATES OUR 45TH ANNIVERSARY IN WASHINGTON, D.C. ON OCTOBER 7, 2022! It’s been a challenging past few years, but at last the chapters of the German Wine Society are able to gather again to share our love of German wine, at the German Embassy where it all began 45 years ago. Please make plans to join us! 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 then, we have been carrying out our missions of improving knowledge of German wines and enjoying them with those of similar interests. Much has changed in the world of German wines over the past 45 years. Germany reunified, and two eastern regions were added to the eleven wine-growing regions in western Germany. Production of red wines has expanded from only a tenth to a full third of all German wines. There are many more good dry white wines to enjoy along with the traditional sweet, high-prädikat ones. And Germany now has two wine classification systems, the newer terroir-based one developed by the VDP and embodied in the 2021 wine law being used alongside the familiar one from the 1971 German Wine Law, with its prädikat levels. But through all these changes, the members of the German Wine Society have continued to enjoy Germany’s wonderful wines. Now it is time to bring our chapters together again, for the first time since our 40th Anniversary celebration in 2017. Our 45th Anniversary event is an “Oktober Weinfest” in celebration of the fall harvest season and the famed Oktoberfest in Germany. It will take place on the evening of Friday, October 7, 2022, from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm at the Embassy House of the German Embassy in Washington, D.C., with admission to the Embassy beginning at 6:00 pm. For this event, we welcome GWS members from our Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and San Francisco chapters, and Canadian GWS members as well as non-members are also welcome to register and attend. Below are all the details you will need about the wines, food, registration, payment and getting to the event. We are not booking a block of hotel rooms for the 45th anniversary, so that you are free to choose where you would like to stay if coming from out of town (or even locally, if you prefer to stay near to the event and avoid a long drive afterward). We suggest, if you need a hotel, that you select one convenient to our event in the Dupont Circle, Embassy Row or downtown Washington, D.C. area (hotels are not adjacent to the German Embassy, which is in a residential area). These websites may be useful in finding a hotel: https://washington.org/find-dc-listings/all-places-to-stay https://www.expedia.com/Washington-Hotels.d178318.Travel-Guide-Hotels Registration for this event must be received by Sunday, October 2, 2022. You can register and pay for events in either of two ways. First, you can register on our Washington, D.C. chapter website, https://germanwinesocietydc.org , and make payment by PayPal. You will need to create a GWS account for the website if you do not already have one as a member of our Capital Chapter, and you will also need to have a PayPal account. If you are coming as a couple or other group, you can either register and pay for each individual separately, or do it as part of a single transaction and complete the payment on PayPal together. If you do a single transaction, please also email the Secretary of the GWS Capital Chapter at the address below to provide the names of each individual coming, as we will need a complete list of all attendee names in advance for Embassy security. Second, if you prefer to register by mail and pay by check for the event, please clip off the registration form attached to this notice, indicate the names of all who will be attending, and mail a check made out to the German Wine Society in the proper amount along with the form to: Carl Willner President and Secretary, GWS Capital Chapter 1014 Reserve Champion Drive Rockville, MD 20850 You can also reach the Secretary by e-mail at carl.willner1@verizon.net . Whether you are registering by mail or online, please be sure to provide the names of all persons for whom you are registering, and pay the appropriate price depending on whether each person is a member of one of the active chapters in the U.S. (with annual dues paid), or a non-member (including Canadian GWS). There is still time to become a member – just contact the Secretary or other officers of the local chapter most convenient for you (Capital Chapter for the Washington, D.C. area, or the Delaware Valley/Philadelphia or San Francisco chapters). You can join the GWS Capital Chapter either by using the website and registering to pay annual dues of $35 through PayPal, or by mail using a check, in the same manner as registering for the event. If you have been a member of the GWS Capital Chapter in the past but are not sure of your current membership status, please email the chapter Secretary at the above e-mail to confirm your status. Here’s what we have planned for our 45th Anniversary: October 7, 6:30 pm (entry to Embassy compound passing through security beginning 6 pm): Reception and wine dinner at the German Embassy House. Enter at the main Embassy gate on 4645 Reservoir Road, NW, Washington, DC 20007, and proceed up the stairway alongside the main Embassy building depicted here to the Embassy House on the upper level. For those who have difficulty ascending the stairs, escorts from the Embassy staff can bring guests through the Embassy building and up an elevator. You can celebrate the 45th 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 plus a sekt, for a total of 14 wines from ten different grapes! This is a tasting opportunity impossible to replicate elsewhere in the United States, as wines from three of these regions are not normally imported and had to be brought directly from Germany for this event. We will begin with a sekt reception on the patio (weather permitting) and followed by a multi-course seated dinner inside the Embassy House. For security purposes, the Embassy requires a list of all attendees in advance; no walk-ins are allowed. Please remember to bring a valid picture ID. There is no parking available on Embassy grounds, but it should not be difficult at this time of day to find parking on the street nearby if you are driving. Be alert, however, to DC parking restrictions. The German Embassy is not near a Metro subway stop, but it is also possible to arrive by Metro bus (D6 to Foxhall Rd.) or by taxi/ride service. Wines at the Embassy House Reception and Seated Dinner Patio Reception: nv Hild Elbling Brut Sekt Seated Dinner: First Flight: Trocken Duo from the East 2021 Pawis Riesling Quarzit trocken, Saale-Unstrut 2020 Tim Strasser Rotling trocken, Sachsen Second Flight: Trocken Duo from the West 2021 Kloster Eberbach Chardonnay trocken, Hessische Bergstrasse 2020 Donnhoff Weissburgunder trocken, Nahe Third Flight: Whites Beyond Riesling 2020 Hans Wirsching Iphöfer Kalb Silvaner trocken, Franken 2020 Wörner “Steillage Weiss” (blend of Riesling and Müller-Thurgau, trocken), Baden Fourth Flight: The Trend Toward Reds 2019 Meyer-Näkel Spätburgunder (trocken), Ahr 2021 Beurer Trollinger (trocken), Württemberg Fifth Flight: A Pair of Spectacular Spätlese 2020 J.J. Prüm Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Spätlese, Mosel 2018 Spreitzer Winkeler Jesuitengarten Riesling Spätlese, Rheingau Sixth Flight: Auslese Grand Finale 2019 Müller-Catoir Haardter Herzog Rieslaner Auslese, Pfalz 2018 K.P. Keller Rieslaner Auslese, Rheinhessen 2004 Ratzenberger Bacharacher Wolfshöhle Riesling Auslese, Mittelrhein Embassy chef Daniel Labonne will provide a menu of delicious German-style foods in several courses chosen to accompany the wines, plus dessert, as listed below. Patio Reception: Smoked Salmon on Soft Pretzel & Cream Cheese Canapes First Seated Course: Leek and Potato Soup with Truffle Peeling Second Seated Course: Sautéed Branzini Fillet with Creamy Spinach gratin & Lobster Sauce Third Seated Course: Pork Medallion Wrapped in Smoked Bacon with Spatzle, Red Cabbage, and Lingonberry & Mustard Sauce Dessert: Assortment of Mini Desserts – Opera Cake, Bavarian Cream with raspberry coulis, and Apple Strudel Coffee and Tea service at end, with bottled water provided at tables We anticipate being joined by members of the German Embassy staff. Please take the opportunity to mingle with them and share your interests in German wines and Germany! The price for this event will be $85 for members, and $115 for non-members. Members enjoy the benefit of support of this event from the National GWS organization and your dues payments. There will be a 60-person limit on attendance at this event, including Embassy guests, so reserve soon to avoid disappointment. During the event, GWS members from all U.S. chapters will vote to elect officers and directors of the national German Wine Society Board. Any nominations for the national Board from current members in good standing should be submitted to National President Beth Sheligo, at bsheligo@germanwinesociety.org , no later than September 20, 2022 to allow time for ballots to be prepared and circulated before the meeting. Nominations submitted to the GWS Capital Chapter President and Secretary at carl.willner1@verizon.net will be forwarded to President Sheligo. Candidates for the Board will be announced before the meeting. Members can vote on the Board and on by-laws either in person or by providing written proxies to other members attending the meeting (ballots and proxies will be e-mailed separately to members). Members must be in good standing (current on dues payments) to be eligible to vote in person or by proxy. For the health and safety of all members and guests, those attending this event are required to show proof of vaccination against covid-19. This may be done in advance by sending an e-mail to the GWS Capital Chapter Secretary with a legible photo image of a vaccination card, or by producing a vaccination card at the event either physically or by a legible photo image at the time of signing in at the event at the Embassy House. The GWS Capital Chapter has consistently followed this policy at our in-person events since resuming those events in the summer of 2021, and in respect to our German Embassy hosts as well as due to concern for our members and friends, we are maintaining that policy for this event as well. Guests who fail to provide proof of vaccination will not be admitted. Please also have masks available in case they are required when passing through Embassy security, though masks will not be necessary and would be impractical during the reception and dinner. All GWS members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption can lead to intoxication. Members and guests should use public transportation to events, rely on a designated driver, or taste the wines rather than finish them. The event coordinator for the 45th Anniversary is Carl Willner, Capital Chapter President and Secretary. Please send any questions to Carl at carl.willner1@verizon.net . We look forward to seeing you in October for the GWS 45th Anniversary! Please check our Capital Chapter website and register soon. Beth C. Sheligo Carl Willner National President Capital Chapter President German Wine Society and Secretary, and National Vice-President German Wine Society If registering by mail, please fill out and cut the reservation form below with your check – do not mail the entire notice. REGISTRATION FORM FOR GERMAN WINE SOCIETY 45th ANNIVERSARY OKTOBER WEINFEST EVENT ON OCTOBER 7, 2022 AT THE GERMAN EMBASSY $85.00 Members / $115.00 Non-Member Guests Member(s) Names: _________________________________________________________________ Chapter of Membership ____________________________________________________________ Guest(s) Names: _____________________________________________________________________ Total Enclosed: ______________________________________________________________________ Daytime Phone Number: ____________________________________________________________ E-Mail: ________________________________________________________________________________

FULL -- An Oktober Weinfest at the German Embassy - Oct. 7th, 2022
2022-10-07 18:30 - 22:00 UTC | German Embassy, 4645 Reservoir Road, NW, Washington, 20007, United States
***WE ARE VERY SORRY BUT THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL. NO MORE REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED***PLEASE JOIN US FOR AN OKTOBER WEINFEST AT THE GERMAN EMBASSY AS THE GERMAN WINE SOCIETY CELEBRATES OUR 45TH ANNIVERSARY IN WASHINGTON, D.C. ON OCTOBER 7, 2022! It’s been a challenging past few years, but at last the chapters of the German Wine Society are able to gather again to share our love of German wine, at the German Embassy where it all began 45 years ago. Please make plans to join us! 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 then, we have been carrying out our missions of improving knowledge of German wines and enjoying them with those of similar interests. Much has changed in the world of German wines over the past 45 years. Germany reunified, and two eastern regions were added to the eleven wine-growing regions in western Germany. Production of red wines has expanded from only a tenth to a full third of all German wines. There are many more good dry white wines to enjoy along with the traditional sweet, high-prädikat ones. And Germany now has two wine classification systems, the newer terroir-based one developed by the VDP and embodied in the 2021 wine law being used alongside the familiar one from the 1971 German Wine Law, with its prädikat levels. But through all these changes, the members of the German Wine Society have continued to enjoy Germany’s wonderful wines. Now it is time to bring our chapters together again, for the first time since our 40th Anniversary celebration in 2017. Our 45th Anniversary event is an “Oktober Weinfest” in celebration of the fall harvest season and the famed Oktoberfest in Germany. It will take place on the evening of Friday, October 7, 2022, from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm at the Embassy House of the German Embassy in Washington, D.C., with admission to the Embassy beginning at 6:00 pm. For this event, we welcome GWS members from our Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and San Francisco chapters, and Canadian GWS members as well as non-members are also welcome to register and attend. Below are all the details you will need about the wines, food, registration, payment and getting to the event. We are not booking a block of hotel rooms for the 45th anniversary, so that you are free to choose where you would like to stay if coming from out of town (or even locally, if you prefer to stay near to the event and avoid a long drive afterward). We suggest, if you need a hotel, that you select one convenient to our event in the Dupont Circle, Embassy Row or downtown Washington, D.C. area (hotels are not adjacent to the German Embassy, which is in a residential area). These websites may be useful in finding a hotel: https://washington.org/find-dc-listings/all-places-to-stay https://www.expedia.com/Washington-Hotels.d178318.Travel-Guide-Hotels Registration for this event must be received by Sunday, October 2, 2022. You can register and pay for events in either of two ways. First, you can register on our Washington, D.C. chapter website, https://germanwinesocietydc.org , and make payment by PayPal. You will need to create a GWS account for the website if you do not already have one as a member of our Capital Chapter, and you will also need to have a PayPal account. If you are coming as a couple or other group, you can either register and pay for each individual separately, or do it as part of a single transaction and complete the payment on PayPal together. If you do a single transaction, please also email the Secretary of the GWS Capital Chapter at the address below to provide the names of each individual coming, as we will need a complete list of all attendee names in advance for Embassy security. Second, if you prefer to register by mail and pay by check for the event, please clip off the registration form attached to this notice, indicate the names of all who will be attending, and mail a check made out to the German Wine Society in the proper amount along with the form to: Carl WillnerPresident and Secretary, GWS Capital Chapter1014 Reserve Champion DriveRockville, MD 20850 You can also reach the Secretary by e-mail at carl.willner1@verizon.net . Whether you are registering by mail or online, please be sure to provide the names of all persons for whom you are registering, and pay the appropriate price depending on whether each person is a member of one of the active chapters in the U.S. (with annual dues paid), or a non-member (including Canadian GWS). There is still time to become a member – just contact the Secretary or other officers of the local chapter most convenient for you (Capital Chapter for the Washington, D.C. area, or the Delaware Valley/Philadelphia or San Francisco chapters). You can join the GWS Capital Chapter either by using the website and registering to pay annual dues of $35 through PayPal, or by mail using a check, in the same manner as registering for the event. If you have been a member of the GWS Capital Chapter in the past but are not sure of your current membership status, please email the chapter Secretary at the above e-mail to confirm your status. Here’s what we have planned for our 45th Anniversary: October 7, 6:30 pm (entry to Embassy compound passing through security beginning 6 pm): Reception and wine dinner at the German Embassy House. Enter at the main Embassy gate on 4645 Reservoir Road, NW, Washington, DC 20007, and proceed up the stairway alongside the main Embassy building depicted here to the Embassy House on the upper level. For those who have difficulty ascending the stairs, escorts from the Embassy staff can bring guests through the Embassy building and up an elevator. You can celebrate the 45th 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 plus a sekt, for a total of 14 wines from ten different grapes! This is a tasting opportunity impossible to replicate elsewhere in the United States, as wines from three of these regions are not normally imported and had to be brought directly from Germany for this event. We will begin with a sekt reception on the patio (weather permitting) and followed by a multi-course seated dinner inside the Embassy House. For security purposes, the Embassy requires a list of all attendees in advance; no walk-ins are allowed. Please remember to bring a valid picture ID. There is no parking available on Embassy grounds, but it should not be difficult at this time of day to find parking on the street nearby if you are driving. Be alert, however, to DC parking restrictions. The German Embassy is not near a Metro subway stop, but it is also possible to arrive by Metro bus (D6 to Foxhall Rd.) or by taxi/ride service. Wines at the Embassy House Reception and Seated Dinner Patio Reception: nv Hild Elbling Brut Sekt Seated Dinner: First Flight: Trocken Duo from the East 2021 Pawis Riesling Quarzit trocken, Saale-Unstrut 2020 Tim Strasser Rotling trocken, Sachsen Second Flight: Trocken Duo from the West 2021 Kloster Eberbach Chardonnay trocken, Hessische Bergstrasse 2020 Donnhoff Weissburgunder trocken, Nahe Third Flight: Whites Beyond Riesling 2020 Hans Wirsching Iphöfer Kalb Silvaner trocken, Franken 2020 Wörner “Steillage Weiss” (blend of Riesling and Müller-Thurgau, trocken), Baden Fourth Flight: The Trend Toward Reds 2019 Meyer-Näkel Spätburgunder (trocken), Ahr 2021 Beurer Trollinger (trocken), Württemberg Fifth Flight: A Pair of Spectacular Spätlese 2020 J.J. Prüm Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Spätlese, Mosel 2018 Spreitzer Winkeler Jesuitengarten Riesling Spätlese, Rheingau Sixth Flight: Auslese Grand Finale 2019 Müller-Catoir Haardter Herzog Rieslaner Auslese, Pfalz 2018 K.P. Keller Rieslaner Auslese, Rheinhessen 2004 Ratzenberger Bacharacher Wolfshöhle Riesling Auslese, Mittelrhein Embassy chef Daniel Labonne will provide a menu of delicious German-style foods in several courses chosen to accompany the wines, plus dessert, as listed below. Patio Reception: Smoked Salmon on Soft Pretzel & Cream Cheese Canapes First Seated Course: Leek and Potato Soup with Truffle Peeling Second Seated Course: Sautéed Branzini Fillet with Creamy Spinach gratin & Lobster Sauce Third Seated Course: Pork Medallion Wrapped in Smoked Bacon with Spatzle, Red Cabbage, and Lingonberry & Mustard Sauce Dessert: Assortment of Mini Desserts – Opera Cake, Bavarian Cream with raspberry coulis, and Apple Strudel Coffee and Tea service at end, with bottled water provided at tables We anticipate being joined by members of the German Embassy staff. Please take the opportunity to mingle with them and share your interests in German wines and Germany! The price for this event will be $85 for members, and $115 for non-members. Members enjoy the benefit of support of this event from the National GWS organization and your dues payments. There will be a 60-person limit on attendance at this event, including Embassy guests, so reserve soon to avoid disappointment.Register for this Event click here During the event, GWS members from all U.S. chapters will vote to elect officers and directors of the national German Wine Society Board. Any nominations for the national Board from current members in good standing should be submitted to National President Beth Sheligo, at bsheligo@germanwinesociety.org , no later than September 20, 2022 to allow time for ballots to be prepared and circulated before the meeting. Nominations submitted to the GWS Capital Chapter President and Secretary at carl.willner1@verizon.net will be forwarded to President Sheligo. Candidates for the Board will be announced before the meeting. Members can vote on the Board and on by-laws either in person or by providing written proxies to other members attending the meeting (ballots and proxies will be e-mailed separately to members). Members must be in good standing (current on dues payments) to be eligible to vote in person or by proxy. For the health and safety of all members and guests, those attending this event are required to show proof of vaccination against covid-19. This may be done in advance by sending an e-mail to the GWS Capital Chapter Secretary with a legible photo image of a vaccination card, or by producing a vaccination card at the event either physically or by a legible photo image at the time of signing in at the event at the Embassy House. The GWS Capital Chapter has consistently followed this policy at our in-person events since resuming those events in the summer of 2021, and in respect to our German Embassy hosts as well as due to concern for our members and friends, we are maintaining that policy for this event as well. Guests who fail to provide proof of vaccination will not be admitted. Please also have masks available in case they are required when passing through Embassy security, though masks will not be necessary and would be impractical during the reception and dinner. All GWS members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption can lead to intoxication. Members and guests should use public transportation to events, rely on a designated driver, or taste the wines rather than finish them. The event coordinator for the 45th Anniversary is Carl Willner, Capital Chapter President and Secretary. Please send any questions to Carl at carl.willner1@verizon.net . We look forward to seeing you in October for the GWS 45th Anniversary! Please check our Capital Chapter website and register soon. Beth C. Sheligo Carl Willner National President Capital Chapter President German Wine Society and Secretary, and National Vice-President German Wine Society If registering by mail, please fill out and cut the reservation form below with your check – do not mail the entire notice. REGISTRATION FORM FOR GERMAN WINE SOCIETY 45th ANNIVERSARY OKTOBER WEINFEST EVENT ON OCTOBER 7, 2022 AT THE GERMAN EMBASSY $85.00 Members / $115.00 Non-Member Guests Member(s) Names: _________________________________________________________________ Chapter of Membership ____________________________________________________________ Guest(s) Names: _____________________________________________________________________ Total Enclosed: ______________________________________________________________________ Daytime Phone Number: ____________________________________________________________ E-Mail: ________________________________________________________________________________

German Wine Society Sparkling Wine Tasting, November 5th, 2022
2022-11-05 18:30 - 21:00 UTC | Van Ness Room, 3001 Veazey Terrace NW, Washington, DC, 20008, United States
All sorts of Sparklers: How do the Bubbles get into that Bottle? With the holidays nearly here, please plan to join the German Wine Society on Saturday, November 5, 2022 for a presentation and tasting of sparkling wines by our own Annette Schiller, who has brought some of these wines back from Germany just for us. What a way to start setting a festive mood, and get some ideas for holiday tables! Registrations for this event are due by November 1, 2022, and the price is $55 for GWS members, $62 for non-members. Germany has a long history of producing sparkling wine – called Sekt in Germany – starting in the early 19th century. The fascination with sparkling wine let trade and the exchange of knowledge with France boom. At some point in the later 19th century it was the Germans who controlled the Champagne business in France. Today Germany is world champion in sparkling wine consumption. In 2021 Germans drank 274 million liters of sparkling wine (Statistisches Bundesamt) and produced 250 million liters (Statista.com). The bulk of production comes from big brands like Henkell or Rotkäppchen, who make Sekt with the tank method. However, premium sparkling wine production is on the rise. Many German Sekts made in the Méthode Champenoise are on eye level with the best of French Champagnes. It can be confusing to see all the different labels of bubbles with prices vacillating between just a few dollars per bottle for a mass-produced sparkler to close to a hundred. There is Champagne, Cava, Crémant, Prosecco, Frizzante, Sekt, Winzersekt, Secco, Pet-Nat, to name just a few. But they all have one thing in common: they have significant levels of carbon dioxide in the bottle to make them fizzy. However, there are different procedures to get the fizz into the bottle. We will taste 12 sparkling wines and will evaluate the difference in the various methods of how the CO2 gets into the bottle. Half of our sparkers are from German regions, and the other half from various other countries as listed, including Austria, France, Italy, and the U.S. 1) Secco, Hillinger, Burgenland, Austria 2) Prosecco, Bisol, Italy 3) Dr. L, Mosel 4) Pet-Nat, Melsheimer, Mosel 5) Pet-Nat, Tscherne 18-Pet Pink, Steiermark, Austria 6) Korbel, California 7) Steininger, Grüner Veltliner Sekt, Brut Nature, Kamptal, Austria 8) Peter Jakob Kühn, Riesling Sekt, Brut, Rheingau 9) Jülg, Crément Brut, Pfalz 10) Griesel, Chardonnay Brut Nature, Hessische Bergstraße 11) Domaine Carneros by Taittinger, Napa Valley 12) Taittinger Brut La Française, France A tasty buffet of cheeses, bread, crackers, charcuterie, grapes and veggies will be provided to accompany the bubbly wines. Our tasting will begin at 7 p.m on Saturday, November 5, with the doors opening at 6:30 p.m. to admit guests. The location is the Van Ness Room that we have often used before for membership meetings and other events, at 3001 Veazey Terrace NW, Washington, DC 20008. Enter through the main lobby of the apartment building on the 5th floor, and then go down to the 2nd floor by elevator and proceed down the hall to the clubroom. While there is not off-street parking at this location, on-street parking is available (bear in mind DC parking restrictions and meters), and there is easy access to Metro, at the Van Ness Red Line station. You can register and pay for this event in either of two ways. First, you can register below, and make payment by PayPal. (The event registration is closed.) Register for this Event click here You will need to create a GWS account for the website if you do not already have one, and you will also need to have a PayPal account, as we cannot accept payment by other forms of credit or online transfer. If you are coming as a couple or other group, you can either register and pay for each individual separately, or do it as part of a single transaction and complete the payment on PayPal together. If you do a single transaction, please also email the Secretary of the GWS Capital Chapter at the address below to provide the names of each individual coming, as the individual names will not all appear on the website form for multiple persons registering together. Second, if you prefer to register by mail and pay by check for the event, please clip off the registration form attached to this notice, indicate the names of all who will be attending, and mail a check made out to the German Wine Society in the proper amount along with the form to: Carl Willner President and Secretary, GWS Capital Chapter 1014 Reserve Champion Drive Rockville, MD 20850 You can also reach the Secretary by e-mail at carl.willner1@verizon.net . Whether you are registering by mail or online, please be sure to provide the names of all persons for whom you are registering, and pay the appropriate price depending on whether each person is a GWS member (with annual dues paid), or a non-member. You can also become a member or renew, if your membership is not current, together with your registration for this event by including an annual $35 dues payment (for an individual or a couple), through PayPal, or by mail using a check, in the same manner as registering for the event. If you have been a member of the GWS Capital Chapter in the past but are not sure of your current membership status, please email the Secretary at the above e-mail to confirm your status. For the health and safety of all members and guests, those attending this event are required to show proof of vaccination against covid-19. This may be done in advance by sending an e-mail to the GWS Capital Chapter Secretary with a legible photo image of a vaccination card, or by producing a vaccination card at the event either physically or by a legible photo image at the time of signing in at the event. The GWS Capital Chapter has consistently followed this policy at our in-person events since resuming those events in the summer of 2021, and due to concern for our members and friends, we are maintaining that policy for this event as well. Guests who fail to provide proof of vaccination will not be admitted. Masks will not be necessary. All GWS members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption can lead to intoxication. Members and guests should use public transportation to events, rely on a designated driver, or taste the wines rather than finish them. If you have questions about this event, you may contact the event organizer and presenter, Annette Schiller, at aschiller@ombiasypr.com . For questions about registration and membership, please contact Carl Willner, Capital Chapter President and Secretary, at carl.willner1@verizon.net . If you no longer wish to receive our announcements, please reply to this email to the sender. If registering by mail, please fill out and cut the reservation form below with your check – do not mail the entire notice. REGISTRATION FORM FOR GERMAN WINE SOCIETY SPARKLING WINE TASTING, NOV. 5, 2022 $55.00 Members / $62.00 Non-Member Guests Member(s) Names: _________________________________________________________________ Guest(s) Names: _____________________________________________________________________ Total Enclosed: ______________________________________________________________________ Daytime Phone Number: ____________________________________________________________ E-Mail: __________________________________________________________________

German Wine Society Holiday Dinner at the Cosmos Club - Saturday Dec. 10th, 2022
2022-12-10 18:00 - 22:00 UTC | Cosmos Club, 2121 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC, 20008, 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 delicious German wine! We can gather in person again in Washington, D.C. amidst all the elegance of Embassy Row, with the same policies we have used for our other in-person events this past summer and fall. So, please plan to attend the GWS Holiday paired dinner at the Cosmos Club, Saturday, December 10, 2022 for dinner starting at 7:00 pm, with registration and service of welcoming sekt and hors d’oeuvres beginning at 6:00 pm. We are very fortunate to have access to this elegant and festive venue again this year. While the Cosmos Club is no longer requiring proof of vaccination against covid-19 for all staff, members and guests in the mansion, we have maintained this policy for our event, for greater safety in light of the likely presence of Cosmos guests attending other events. The paired dinner includes a variety of seven wines (mainly German, with two Austrian), one sparkling, five whites and a red, among them two high-prädikat dessert selections, accompanied by a three-course meal preceded by hors d’oeuvres. In addition, there will be entertainment – holiday piano music, and an opportunity to sing some German and other traditional songs together! This year, we are offering a choice of four different entrees with different prices, beef, halibut, duck, and a vegetarian “chef’s choice” – be sure to register for the one you want, and if there are multiple people on your order, register separately for each different entree choice.Location: The address for our holiday dinner is 2121 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008, just a few blocks from Dupont Circle. Metro is near (Dupont Circle Red Line) and parking is available to the rear of the club. The stunning venue is, as in past years, the wood-paneled Members Dining Room on the 2nd floor in this landmark building. This year, both the opening reception and the dinner will take place in the same room – please come into the Members Dining Room when arriving to sign in rather than waiting in the Long Gallery outside. With fireplaces lit, perfect for a special holiday wine event with family and friends! There is a coatroom on the first floor free for members and guests – no need to bring heavy bags and coats upstairs to the event.Safety Precautions: Please remember that we require all members and guests to be fully vaccinated against covid-19, and we also require proof of vaccination (CDC card or other official document), either when checking in for the event or beforehand by providing an email photo to carl.willner1@verizon.net. NO EXCEPTIONS. We have followed this policy successfully at our other in-person events from the summer of 2021 through this fall, allowing all members and guests to enjoy our events safely. Mask use when arriving is optional. Menu: The paired menu will be as follows:Welcome and hors d’oeuvres Endive Boat with Blue Cheese, Candied Walnuts, Anchovy-Lemon VinaigretteSmoked Idaho Trout with Feuille de Brick, Salmon RoeTandoori Chicken Satay, Mint and Cilantro Chutneynv Dr. Loosen “Dr. L” Sparkling (Sekt) Riesling Salad appetizerRadicchio and Arugula Salad with Naval Orange, Hazelnuts and Blue CheesePopover Bread2015 Richard Böcking Trarbacher Burgberg “M” Riesling Kabinett Mosel (this wine is produced and provided to us by a member of the German Wine Society, W. Denman Zirkle)2021 Emrich-Schönleber Monzinger Frühtau Riesling Trocken Nahe Entree (choose one dish when registering)Grilled Beef Tenderloin with Truffled Potato Puree, Carrot, Asparagus, Red Wine SauceMaple Leaf Farms Duck Breast with Honey Spiced Skin, Mustard Greens, Celeriac, Yams, PomegranateOlive Crusted Atlantic Halibut with Artichokes, Cauliflower, Pee-Wee Potato, Barigoule Jus“Chef’s Choice” gluten free vegetarian meal2010 Fitz-Ritter Gewürztraminer Spätlese Pfalz 2019 Steindorfer St. Laurent Reserve Burgenland, Austria DessertChocolate Bombolini with Cinnamon, Chocolate Sauce2018 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling Beerenauslese Mosel2015 Steindorfer Cuvée Klaus (70% Ottonel/30% Sauvignon Blanc) Beerenauslese Burgenland AustriaCoffee and Tea ServiceParking: Club parking is off Florida Avenue behind the club. There is a small white sign showing the parking entrance. Parking is included in the event price and there is no tipping at the club including the valet parking. Parking is limited and club members have preference. It is highly advisable not to arrive late in case there are other functions going on at the club that evening.Dress Code: The dress code for the Cosmos Club is strict – jackets and ties for men, comparable business or evening attire for women. No jeans or tennis shoes are allowed.Prices: The dinner price, varying by entree selected, is: Grilled Beef Tenderloin $193 members/$203 non-membersOlive Crusted Atlantic Halibut $184 members/$194 non-membersMaple Leaf Farms Duck Breast $182 members/$192 non-members“Chef’s Choice” Vegetarian $175 members/$185 non-membersIf you are not sure of your current membership status, please contact the Chapter President and Secretary, Carl Willner, at carl.willner1@verizon.net before ordering to confirm.When and How to Register: The deadline for reservations is Saturday, December 3 so that we may provide the chef with an accurate count of total guests as well as the entrees chosen for each guest, and allow time for place cards for each guest to be made. No late reservations can be allowed for this event due to these club requirements. This promises to be a wonderful event so please make your reservations right away and don’t miss out!There are two ways to join in the fun. You can register on our website, and pay online for the event using PayPal. There are separate buttons to choose each entree menu option. An email message to the Secretary at carl.willner1@verizon.net to let us know who is having each entree option is requested, if there are multiple guests on the reservation with different entree preferences – otherwise, we will need to reach out to you. Or, you can submit a check for the event to our Chapter President and Secretary, Carl Willner, payable to the German Wine Society, at the following address and using the form below, and making sure to note your entree preference for each guest. Any member dues that may be owed can also be paid online or by check. Please include names, number of guests, email and phone number.(Registration is closed.)Register for this Event click here Carl Willner1014 Reserve Champion DriveRockville, MD 20850 (Tours: The Cosmos Club has advised us that tours of the historic club mansion for interested guests are once again possible, as in past years. Availability of tours will depend on willingness of GWS members who are also Cosmos Club members to conduct them, but we understand that one or more Cosmos Club members will agree to lead tours. If you would like to participate in a tour, please reply to this message and let us know of your interest, and you will be advised at a later date when to arrive for a tour (usually either an hour before the event, or at the end of the event).Questions about Event: The event organizer is Carl Willner, who can be reached by email at carl.willner1@verizon.net, or at 202-674-9044. Please contact him with any questions, including current membership status, or correspondence in response to this email. All Society Members and guests are reminded that drinking alcohol can lead to intoxication, and therefore Society members and their guests are expected to drink in moderation at Society events. It is advisable to provide designated drivers or other alternative modes of transit to driving where available, or mostly to taste rather than fully consume alcohol where such drivers or alternative modes of transit are not available. If you no longer wish to receive our announcements, please reply to this email to our Secretary, Carl Willner.If registering by mail, please cut and return the reservation form portion of the notice below – do not mail the entire notice._____________________________________________________________________________________________Reservation form for GERMAN WINE SOCIETY HOLIDAY DINNER AT THE COSMOS CLUB, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2022, 7 pm – 10 pm (with registration and welcome beginning at 6:00 pm)Member Name(s) ______________________________________________________________Guest Names(s) _______________________________________________________________Total Enclosed ________________________________________________________________Daytime Phone Number _________________________________________________________Email Address _________________________________________________________________Entrees and number of each chosen: Beef _____ Halibut _____Duck _____ Vegetarian _____Please indicate who is having each entree, if multiple guests are on the reservation.

German Wine Society Membership Zoom Meeting - Saturday, February 18th, 2023
2023-02-18 16:00 - 18:30 UTC | DC
Prosit Neujahr! Online registration for the 2023 Capital Chapter Membership Meeting is now open! Please make reservations by Monday, February 13, 2023. This year’s Membership Meeting will take place on Saturday, February 18, 2023, starting at 4:00 pm EST, and is planned to last until about 6:30 pm. As with our last Membership Meeting in February 2022, the Membership Meeting this year will be held online, using Zoom. You will need to have access to Zoom to participate in the meeting, either downloaded on your computer or otherwise available through your browser (please note, however, that there is an option for members to vote in the election by mail even if you do not have Zoom access). Everyone who provides notification of their intent to come (by registering on the website, by mail or by email to the Secretary) will receive a Zoom link from Board member Karen Stokes by email prior to the event, which can be used to log in at the start time. The meeting’s start time at 4:00 pm EST allows members who may be in Europe also to participate. Our agenda will begin with reports from the officers of the Chapter, including discussion of our finances, membership, and cellar status, followed by the Board election, and then open discussion of other chapter business and questions, and plans for the future. What would you like to have the Society do – what are your expectations? The Board needs to know! The business portion of the meeting will be followed by the fun part – a multiple-choice quiz on knowledge of German wines with the chance to win several wine prizes from our cellar (to be delivered at the next in-person events the winners attend, or by arrangement with the Cellarmaster for pickup). Of course, as this is an online event, members will supply their own choice of wines, cheeses and other foods, and there will be an opportunity to discuss your wine choices with other participants, as we did during the last Membership Meeting. Members pay nothing for this event (but still need to register via our website or mail, or by email to the Secretary, so that we can have an accurate count of who is coming and can send the Zoom link to everyone); non-members pay $10 each, through website registration using PayPal or by check. Only members can participate in the election, but non-members have the same opportunity as members to join in the rest of the meeting and win prizes in the wine quiz. It is at this annual meeting we elect new officers and directors to the Chapter Board. Only members in good standing, with annual dues payments current, are entitled to vote in the election or to attend this event free of charge; $35 annual dues payments per individual or couple may be made online through the website using PayPal or by check to ensure that you are current, before the meeting. Please contact the Secretary if you are not sure whether you are current. Members can vote in person at the meeting, or by returning their written ballots (found at the end of the attached candidate statements) by February 13, 2023. Candidate statements and the ballot form (for those who will not be voting in person at the election but would still like to submit a vote) are attached to this notice in a separate document. Nominations of other candidates than those listed below and on the attached ballot have to be received by no later than Saturday, February 4, 2023, under our By-Laws, so as to allow revised ballots for the election to be prepared and distributed. All of the candidates running have already been serving in their positions, but we have one open Director position without a candidate. In addition, our Webmaster Maria So is stepping down from her position after several years of devoted service, and so we are greatly in need of a candidate to serve as Director and Webmaster; if you would like more information on what this involves, please contact the Secretary and we can arrange a discussion with Maria. The position does not require a high level of computer expertise, but a reasonable level of comfort with using computers to post event notices and photos, do plug-in updates to the website, and be alert to any problems that arise (which we can get professional help to fix). The Chapter President is also running for Chapter Secretary, in the absence of a separate candidate to fill the Secretary position; he was elected to serve in both capacities for the past three years. The candidates running for positions on the Board this election are: Carl Willner – for Chapter President and Secretary (positions listed separately on ballot)Christian Schiller – for Chapter Vice PresidentKen Belsley – for Chapter TreasurerJim Palanchar – for DirectorKaren Stokes – for Director, also serving as CellarmasterOur By-Laws do not permit nominations from the floor at the meeting for any position for which a candidate is already running, but only in advance so that ballots for a disputed election can be prepared, although floor nominations for uncontested positions are allowed. For this election, most Board positions except for two Director slots, one of which is also the Webmaster, have one candidate running. You can give back to the Chapter by seeking to join the Board, or by volunteering to plan or help with a monthly tasting. Your active participation in planning and managing events helps the organization grow – and to do so in the direction you choose. All correspondence in response to this email should be directed to our President and Secretary, Carl Willner, by email to carl.willner1@verizon.net or by mail at: Carl Willner1014 Reserve Champion DriveRockville, MD 20850Register for this Event click here If you are attending as a non-member and need to pay online, please be sure to have a PayPal account in advance, as we cannot accept payments by other forms of credit. If you decide to register by mail, please mail your registration (and check if registering as a non-member) to the Chapter Secretary, Carl Willner, whose address is listed above.All GWS members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption can lead to intoxication. Therefore Society members and their guests are expected to drink in moderation at Society events. Fortunately, one of the benefits of holding an online event is that most of you will be safely at home and not driving to the event, but should you decide to visit a friend in order to participate from there, please bear in mind the usual cautions about having a designated driver where available, or mostly tasting rather than consuming alcohol when such drivers are not available. Drinking in moderation will also help to avoid any mishaps using your computer! If you no longer wish to receive our announcements, please reply to this email to the sender. Carl WillnerPresident and Secretary, German Wine Society Capital Chapter ___________________________________________________________________________________Please clip and return this registration form if registering by mail, to the Secretary at the address listed above. Do not return the entire event notice. If you are voting by mail rather than by participating in the online meeting, please also clip the ballot form from the Candidate Statement attached to the version of this notice sent by email to members, and return that to the Secretary. Reservation Form for GERMAN WINE SOCIETY CAPITAL CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP MEETING, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2023 Name(s) _______________________________________________________________ Member or non-Member __________________________________________________ Payment submitted _______________________________________________________ E-mail contact ____________________________________________________________ Telephone contact _________________________________________________________

The New 2021 Wine Law in Germany: Tasting Our Way Through the Classification System - March 11, 2023
2023-03-11 19:00 - 21:30 UTC | Van Ness Room, 3001 Veazey Terrace NW, Washington, DC, 20008, United States
﻿THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY SUBSCRIBED. Please plan to join the German Wine Society on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 7:00 pm for a presentation on the new German wine law and classification system, and tasting of wines to illustrate the new system, by our own Annette Schiller, who has brought some of these wines back from Germany just for us. This is our first in-person event of 2023, and just the way to bring our knowledge of German wines up to date for all the events to come. Registrations for this event are due by Tuesday, March 7, 2023, and the price is $50 for GWS members, $57 for non-members. Please be aware that, due to limited supply of some of the wines, we have a maximum cap of 40 for attendance at this event. Reserve early to avoid disappointment! Did you ever complain about the difficulty in understanding the label of a bottle of German wine? Those days are finally over, since on November 26, 2020, the German parliament passed a new German wine law, which took effect January 27, 2021. The most important point of the new wine law is that a new hierarchy to determine the quality of the wine was introduced. The emphasis shifted from the sugar level of grapes at point of harvest as quality measure to the wine’s geographic origin and how narrowly it is defined. The bottom line is: the narrower the origin, the higher the quality. This concept follows the “terroir” principle, well-known from the classification in Burgundy and elsewhere. We will explore the quality levels by tasting several wines moving up in the quality pyramid as well as tasting the same wine within the same quality levels in the dry and sweet versions. The list of wines for this event, presented below organized by categories in the new wine law, includes wines of various quality levels up to and including GG as well as sweeter Pradikat wines. A tasty buffet of cheeses, bread, crackers, charcuterie, grapes and veggies will be provided to accompany the wines. I. Deutscher Wein – Germany – No Further Indication of Provenance Pink Riesling, Dr. Heidemanns-Bergweiler II. Landwein – Protected Designation of Geographical Origin III. Protected Specific Origin: Anbaugebiet – Winegrowing Area 2021 Riesling, Trocken, Weingut Schreiber, Rheingau 2020 Riesling, Dry, Weingut Dr. Loosen, Mosel, VDP 2020 Riesling, Kabinett, Weingut Dr. Loosen, Mosel, VDP 2020 Huxelrebe, Spätlese, Weingut Geil, Rheinhessen Region – Region Ortswein – Village wine 2021 Hochheimer Riesling, Trocken, Weingut Schreiber, Rheingau 2021 Hochheimer Riesling, Kabinett, Weingut Schreiber, Rheingau 2020 Kiedricher Riesling, Trocken, Weingut Robert Weil, Rheingau, VDP Lagenwein – Single Vineyard wine Erste Lage – Premienr Cru (if dry: Erstes Gewächs) 2017 Kiedrich Turmberg, Riesling, Trocken, Weingut Robert Weil, Rheingau, VDP Große Lage – Grand Cru (if dry: Grosses Gewächs) 2021 Hochheimer Reichestal, Riesling Trocken, Weingut Schreiber, Rheingau 2021 Hochheimer Reichestal, Riesling Spätlese, Weingut Schreiber, Rheingau 2020 Erdener Treppchen, Riesling Trocken, GG, Weingut Dr. Loosen, Mosel, VDP 2020 Erdener Treppchen, Riesling, Auslese, Weingut Dr. Loosen, Mosel, VDP Our tasting will begin at 7 p.m on Saturday, March 11, with the doors opening at 6:30 p.m. to admit guests. The location is the Van Ness Room that we have often used before for membership meetings and other events, at 3001 Veazey Terrace NW, Washington, DC 20008. Enter through the main lobby of the apartment building on the 5th floor, and then go down to the 2nd floor by elevator and proceed down the hall to the clubroom. While there is not off-street parking at this location, on-street parking is available (bear in mind DC parking restrictions and meters), and there is easy access to Metro, at the Van Ness Red Line station.You can register and pay for this event in either of two ways. You will need to create a GWS account for the website if you do not already have one, and you will also need to have a PayPal account, as we cannot accept payment by other forms of credit or online transfer. If you are coming as a couple or other group, you can either register and pay for each individual separately, or do it as part of a single transaction and complete the payment on PayPal together. If you do a single transaction, please also email the Secretary of the GWS Capital Chapter at the address below to provide the names of each individual coming, as the individual names will not all appear on the website form for multiple persons registering together. Second, if you prefer to register by mail and pay by check for the event, please clip off the registration form attached to this notice, indicate the names of all who will be attending, and mail a check made out to the German Wine Society in the proper amount along with the form to: Carl Willner President and Secretary, GWS Capital Chapter 1014 Reserve Champion Drive Rockville, MD 20850 You can also reach the Secretary by e-mail at carl.willner1@verizon.net . Whether you are registering by mail or online, please be sure to provide the names of all persons for whom you are registering, and pay the appropriate price depending on whether each person is a GWS member (with annual dues paid), or a non-member. You can also become a member or renew, if your membership is not current, together with your registration for this event by including an annual $35 dues payment (for an individual or a couple), through PayPal, or by mail using a check, in the same manner as registering for the event. If you have been a member of the GWS Capital Chapter in the past but are not sure of your current membership status, please email the Secretary at the above e-mail to confirm your status. We are modifying our policy with respect to proof of covid-19 vaccination this year, after two years of experience with in-person events following the pandemic. Members and guests who have attended our in-person events in 2021 or 2022, and shown proof of covid-19 vaccination previously, will no longer be required to do so for admission. For the health and safety of all members and guests, however, those members and guests who have not attended one of our in-person events in the past two years will be required to affirm that they are fully vaccinated for covid-19 when registering (this may be done by email to the Secretary) and should be prepared to provide proof of vaccination when arriving at the event if requested. Thereafter, for future events they will be treated as other members and guests who have previously attended and shown proof of vaccination. Proof may consist of either sending an e-mail in advance to the GWS Capital Chapter Secretary with a legible photo image of a vaccination card, or producing a vaccination card at the event either physically or by a legible photo image at the time of signing in at the event upon request. Members and guests who fail to provide proof of vaccination and have not previously done so will not be admitted. Masks will not be necessary. All GWS members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption can lead to intoxication. Members and guests should use public transportation to events, rely on a designated driver, or taste the wines rather than finish them. If you have questions about this event, you may contact the event organizer and presenter, Annette Schiller, at aschiller@ombiasypr.com . For questions about registration and membership, please contact Carl Willner, Capital Chapter President and Secretary, at carl.willner1@verizon.net . If you no longer wish to receive our announcements, please reply to this email to the sender.If registering by mail, please fill out and cut the reservation form below with your check – do not mail the entire notice. REGISTRATION FORM FOR GERMAN WINE SOCIETY NEW WINE LAW TASTING, MARCH 11, 2023 $50.00 Members / $57.00 Non-Member Guests Member(s) Names: _________________________________________________________________ Guest(s) Names: _____________________________________________________________________ Total Enclosed: ______________________________________________________________________ Daytime Phone Number: ____________________________________________________________ E-Mail: ________________________________________________________________________________

New Vintage Tasting
2023-04-14 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | 300 Saddle Ridge Circle, Rockville, MD 20850, 300 Saddle Ridge Circle, Rockville, MD, 20850
GWS New Vintage Tasting with Phil Bernstein Dear German Wine Society Members and Guests, 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 some of the best wines of the vintage and this year will be no exception. The new vintage is 2021, the fourth in a string of very good to great vintages, with a difference. The wines tend to be lighter, fresher, and more intense than the previous three vintages. A number of critics describe them as some of the best German wines they have ever tasted. The vintage did not produce a lot of wine so this may be your only opportunity to try some of them, including a flight dedicated to the very special and recently deceased Daniel Vollenweider. DATE: Friday, April 14th, 2023. Doors open at 6:30 pm; tasting begins at 7:00 pm. Registrations are due by Monday, April 10, 2023. VENUE: King Farm Community Center, 300 Saddle Ridge Circle, Rockville, MD 20850, in the King Farm development, which we last used for our September 2021 New Vintage Tasting. This is a large, free-standing building in the middle of a circle, with high ceilings, a fireplace, kitchen with refrigerator for wine chilling, and French doors and a balcony overlooking a pool area (the balcony will not, however, be open during the event). It can accommodate up to 100 people, but we are limiting capacity to 70 to fit everyone comfortably. Please park in the lot behind the swimming pool adjacent to the community center, and then come around to the front of the circle (not through the pool area) to enter the building. You can reach King Farm easily when driving either off Exit 8 from I-270 (turn into King Farm using the Redland Boulevard turnoff on the right from the exit), or from MD 355 exiting onto Redland Boulevard into King Farm. The Shady Grove Metro station on the Red Line is the most convenient to King Farm, right across 355, and there are normally shuttles running from Shady Grove into King Farm until just after 7:00 pm – the Red shuttle goes to the Community Center. THE WINES: Starter Dr. Wagner, Riesling Sekt Brut, Mosel Flight 1: Journey into the Mosel Falkenstein Niedermenniger Herrenberg Riesling Kabinett Trocken #19 Egon, Mosel Lauer Fass 18 Kupp Riesling Grosses Gewächs, Mosel Flight 2: Donnhoff GG Duo Donnhoff Felsenberg Riesling Grosses Gewächs, Nahe Donnhoff Hermannshohle Riesling Grosses Gewächs, Nahe Flight 3: A Pair of Kabinetts Loewen Longuicher Maximiner Herrenberg Riesling Kabinett, Mosel Karl Erbes Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Kabinett, Mosel Flight 4: Vollenweider Tribute Vollenweider Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling Kabinett, Mosel Vollenweider Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling Spätlese, Mosel Flight 5: Willi Schaefer Prädikat Finale Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett, Mosel Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spätlese #5, Mosel A tasty buffet of cheeses, bread, crackers, cold cuts, grapes, veggies and sweets will be provided to accompany the wines. COST: $59 for members, $67 for non-members. If you have any questions, please email the organizer, Dave Wendler: davewendler@yahoo.com. You can register and pay for this event in one of two ways. Whichever method you use, please be sure to register and pay the appropriate price based on whether you are a GWS member or non-member. The GWS Capital Chapter President and Secretary, Carl Willner, can answer questions about current membership status, at carl.willner1@verizon.net . You can also become a member or renew, if your membership is not current, together with your registration for this event by including an annual $35 dues payment (for an individual or a couple). To register and pay by PayPal, go to our chapter website: germanwinesocietydc.org. You will need to create a GWS account for the website if you do not already have one, and you will also need to have a PayPal account, as we cannot accept payment by other forms of credit or online transfer. If you are coming as a couple or other group, you can either register and pay for each individual separately, or do it as part of a single transaction and complete the payment on PayPal together. If you do a single transaction, please also email the Secretary of the GWS Capital Chapter at the address above to provide the names of each individual coming, as the individual names will not all appear on the website form for multiple persons registering together. To register and pay by check, detach and complete the form below, indicating all names of persons who will be coming, and mail it, with your check made out to the ‘German Wine Society’, to the Chapter President and Secretary, Carl Willner: 1014 Reserve Champion Drive, Rockville, MD 20850. HEALTH AND SAFETY: We are modifying our policy with respect to proof of covid-19 vaccination this year. Members and guests who have attended our in-person events in 2021, 2022, or earlier in 2023, and shown proof of covid-19 vaccination previously, will no longer be required to do so for admission. For the health and safety of all members and guests, however, those members and guests who have not attended one of our in-person events in the past two years will be required to affirm that they are fully vaccinated for covid-19 when registering or checking in at the event, and should be prepared to provide proof of vaccination when arriving at the event if requested. Thereafter, for future events they will be treated as other members and guests who have previously attended and shown proof of vaccination. Proof may consist of either sending an e-mail in advance to the GWS Capital Chapter Secretary with a legible photo image of a vaccination card, or producing a vaccination card at the event either physically or by a legible photo image. Members and guests who fail to provide proof of vaccination and have not previously done so will not be admitted. Masks will not be necessary. All GWS members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption can lead to intoxication. Members and guests should use public transportation to events, rely on a designated driver, or taste the wines rather than finish them. If you no longer wish to receive our announcements, please reply to this email to the sender. If registering by mail, please fill out and cut the reservation form below with your check – do not mail the entire notice. GERMAN WINE SOCIETY NEW VINTAGE TASTING – April 14, 2023 Member(s) Name___________________________________________________ Non-Member(s) Name_______________________________________________ Amount Paid ______________________________________________________ Email ____________________________________________________________ Telephone_________________________________________________________

GWS SPARGELFEST RETURNS!
2023-05-19 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Cafe Berlin, 322 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington, DC, 20002, United States
Dear German Wine Society Members and Guests,Spring in Washington announces itself with cherry blossoms, migrating songbirds, and tasty ramps at farmers’ markets. In Germany, nothing epitomizes Spring like the revered white stalks of Spargel (aparagus)! The green variety is more popular in North America, and tends to be available in supermarkets year-round. Germans, however, prefer the white variety that is harvested from mid-April to near the end of June (St. John’s Day), and often is harder to find in the United States. They’ve given this harvest season its own name — Spargelzeit — and celebrate it with passion.Rich in nutrients and very low in calories, asparagus has become a culinary status symbol for many Germans. To produce white asparagus, soil is piled up into knee-high banks, which give the fields their characteristic appearance. White asparagus grows entirely surrounded by earth, which protects the slender stalks from sunlight exposure and keeps them from turning green. This also affects the subtle flavor of it. The popular vegetable is cultivated in almost all federal states as well as in neighboring countries. In fact, Germans consume more white asparagus than their country produces, so it is necessary to import it.Join the German Wine Society’s Capital Chapter on May 19 for a three-course Spargelfest dinner at Cafe Berlin on Capitol Hill featuring not only the elegant vegetable in both its green and white versions, but also fine German wines, including Silvaner, known for its affinity with asparagus. We have two such Silvaner wines, from Franken, bottled in the traditional, picturesque squat bocksbeutel, in addition to a sparkling wine, two other dry whites and two sweet whites. This is the first time in four years that we have been able to celebrate a Spargelfest together, with past locations having included the German Embassy House, Cafe Mozart (now regrettably closed), and Cafe Berlin itself. We look forward to our return to this elegant locale recalling the atmosphere of 1920s Berlin.DATE: Friday, May 19th, 2023. Doors open at 6:30 pm; tasting begins at 7:00 pm. Registrations are due by Monday, May 15, 2023. This is expected to be a very popular event, and seating is limited to the first 40 who reserve, so reserve early to avoid disappointment. In order to give a wider chance to attend to our members, we are limiting reservations to groups of no more than four. If you have other friends who want to come, please encourage them to reserve separately.VENUE: Cafe Berlin, 322 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Washington, DC . On-street parking nearby is very limited. The parking garage at Union Station can be entered from the bridge on H St. NE east of North Capitol Street. The Metrorail Red Line serves Union Station, as do many Metrobus lines. The restaurant is a short walk down Massachusetts from the Station’s front entrance. Metrobus lines 96, D6, and X8 stop on Massachusetts near the restaurant. SPARGELFEST MENU AND WINES:Welcome Toast NV Dr. Loosen “Dr. L” Sparkling RieslingFirst (Appetizer) CourseSpargel Salat (spinach, roasted green and white asparagus, shaved fennel & kohlrabi, potato vinaigrette, toasted sesame seeds, herbed croutons)2021 Dönnhoff Tonschiefer Riesling Trocken Nahe (WA 92)2021 Weiser-Künstler Estate Riesling Feinherb MoselSecond (Main) Course Spargel mit Hollandaise und Salzkartoffel (white asparagus with new potatoes and Hollandaise sauce), served with a Pork Schnitzel or Chicken Schnitzel (choice of guest)2020 Bürgerspital Würzburger Silvaner Trocken Franken (Vivino 3.7)2021 Wirsching Iphöfer Silvaner Trocken Franken (Falstaff 90)Third (Dessert) CourseSpargeleis (asparagus ice cream with Vanilla Spongecake, strawberry-mint salad, rhubarb curd), and Erdbeern-Rhubarber (Strawberry-Rhubarb Cake with vanilla custard and a streusel crumb topping) (both desserts included, half portions of each)2020 Selbach Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese Mosel (WA 93+)2018 Merkelbach Ürziger Würzgarten Urgluck #11 Riesling Auslese Mosel (VM 90)If you have any questions, please email the organizer, Jim Palanchar: jimpalanchar@earthlink.net .PRICE AND RESERVATIONS: The cost to attend our Spargelfest dinner is $89 per person for GWS members and $99 for non-members, payable in advance online through our website using PayPal or by check. Whichever method you use, please be sure to register and pay the appropriate price based on whether you are a GWS member or non-member. If you are not sure of your current membership status, please contact the GWS Capital Chapter President and Secretary, Carl Willner, at carl.willner1@verizon.net . You can also become a member or renew, if your membership is not current, together with your registration for this event by including an annual $35 dues payment (for an individual or a couple). When making reservations, be sure to indicate your choice of pork or chicken schnitzel in the main course (there is no difference in price, but we need a count for the restaurant). To register and pay by PayPal, go to our chapter website: germanwinesocietydc.org. You will need to create a GWS account for the website if you do not already have one, and you will also need to have a PayPal account, as we cannot accept payment by other forms of credit or online transfer. If you are coming as a couple or other group, you can either register and pay for each individual separately, or do it as part of a single transaction and complete the payment on PayPal together. If you do a single transaction, please also email the Secretary of the GWS Capital Chapter at the address above to provide the names of each individual coming, as the individual names will not all appear on the website form for multiple persons registering together. To register and pay by check, detach and complete the form below, indicating all names of persons who will be coming, and mail it, with your check made out to the ‘German Wine Society’, to the Chapter President and Secretary, Carl Willner: 1014 Reserve Champion Drive, Rockville, MD 20850. HEALTH AND SAFETY: We have modified our policy with respect to proof of covid-19 vaccination this year. Members and guests who have attended our in-person events in 2021, 2022, or earlier in 2023, and shown proof of covid-19 vaccination previously, will no longer be required to do so for admission. For the health and safety of all members and guests, however, those members and guests who have not attended one of our in-person events in the past two years will be required to affirm that they are fully vaccinated for covid-19 when registering or checking in at the event, and should be prepared to provide proof of vaccination when arriving at the event if requested. Thereafter, for future events they will be treated as other members and guests who have previously attended and shown proof of vaccination. Proof may consist of either sending an e-mail in advance to the GWS Capital Chapter Secretary with a legible photo image of a vaccination card, or producing a vaccination card at the event either physically or by a legible photo image. Members and guests who fail to provide proof of vaccination and have not previously done so will not be admitted. Masks will not be necessary. All GWS members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption can lead to intoxication. Members and guests should use public transportation to events, rely on a designated driver, or taste the wines rather than finish them.If you no longer wish to receive our announcements, please reply to this email to the sender.If registering by mail, please fill out and cut the reservation form below with your check – do not mail the entire notice.GERMAN WINE SOCIETY SPARGELFEST – May 19, 2023Member(s) Name___________________________________________________Non-Member(s) Name_______________________________________________Amount Paid ______________________________________________________Choices of Entree (Pork or Chicken Schnitzel) ____________________________Email ____________________________________________________________ Telephone_________________________________________________________

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POTOMAC WINE CRUISE
2023-07-08 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Georgetown Waterfront, 3050 K St., NW, Washington, DC, 20007, United States
ANNOUNCING THE RETURN OF THE GERMAN WINE SOCIETY’S POTOMAC 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 once again holding our Potomac wine cruise this summer, back by popular demand after last year’s very successful voyage. As we did in July 2021 and 2022, and also regularly for several years in 2010-2013 and earlier, we will enjoy the traditional GWS summer wine cruise past the beautiful river banks and monuments of our nation’s Capital. Please join us to enjoy many wines from Germany and other countries as we cruise along the Potomac for two hours, from 4 pm to 6 pm on Saturday, July 8, 2023. We will board Capitol River Cruises’ Nightingale from the Georgetown waterfront, at 3050 K Street N.W., Washington, D.C. – the end of 31st Street, by the Fiola Mare restaurant. Be sure to be on the wharf before departure time – the cruise boat cannot wait for late arrivals! We can accommodate only 60 guests on the Nightingale for this event, so reserve early to avoid disappointment. Reservations for this event are due by Monday, July 3, 2022, to give us sufficient time to have enough wine and supplies for all aboard.Parking is readily available in garages along the Georgetown riverfront, and it is possible to walk from Metro at the Foggy Bottom station as well (if you are a good walker). We will be providing all the wines for this event, as well as disposable plastic glasses and cutlery, paper plates and napkins, and will also bring some deli sandwiches or other snacks. Guests are also encouraged to bring their own favorite cheeses, breads or other food on board. This will be a relaxing cruise, with no presentation, allowing everyone to concentrate on the wines, good company and atmosphere. There are many outdoor and indoor dining establishments along the Georgetown waterfront for dinner after the cruise, which we encourage you to try.The Nightingale is a boat we have used for some previous cruises, and is all on one level, with tables and chairs, and a bar area from which we can serve wines. It also has protection against inclement weather, though we have been fortunate with our past wine cruises and reasonably hope for a sunny afternoon once again. The cruise will take place rain or shine, unless weather conditions do not allow the cruise to set out safely, in which case we will reschedule or provide refunds.THE WINES: The wines for our cruise will be a mixture of whites and reds, mostly German but with some other international wines included as well. There will be a good variety of both dry and sweet wines, including many Kabinett and Spätlese prädikat wines! Because this is not a formal presentation, and we will only have one or two bottles on hand of each of the wines listed, everyone will not get the same wines, but all on the voyage should have the chance to savor around 10-12 different wines. We look forward to sharing the lovely qualities of these German and international wines with our members and guests again. Here’s the wine list we have planned (wines are single bottles unless two bottles are noted):German Wines (6 of 13 German wine regions represented)Whites2019 A.J. Adam Dhron Hofberg Riesling Kabinett Mosel 2020 Carl von Schubert Maximin Grünhäuser Abtsberg Riesling Kabinett Mosel 2019 Clemens Busch vom Roten Schiefer Riesling Kabinett Mosel 2018 Falkenstein Niedermenninger Herrenberg Riesling Spätlese Feinherb Mosel 2013 Fitz-Ritter Dürkheimer Gewürztraminer Spätlese Pfalz – two bottles2020 Hans Wirsching Iphöfer Kalb Silvaner Erste Lage Franken 2020 J.J. Prüm Bernkasteler Badstube Spätlese Mosel 2020 J.J. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett Mosel 2020 J.J. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese Mosel 2014 Müller-Catoir Haardter Bürgergarten Riesling Trocken Pfalz2018 Spreitzer Winkeler Jesuitengarten Riesling Spätlese Rheingau2016 St. Christopher Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Riesling Spätlese Mosel – two bottles2017 Weingut Carl Ehrhard Rüdesheim Riesling Feinherb Kabinett Rheingau- two bottles2017 Weingut Carl Ehrhard Burg Roseneck Riesling Kabinett Rheingau – two bottles2021 Weingut Pawis Quarzit Riesling Trocken Saale-UnstrutReds2018 Valckenberg Dornfelder RheinhessenWines from Other Countries (4 countries represented)Whites2008 Dirler Riesling Grand Cru Alsace, France Reds2017 Ernst Triebaumer Blaufränkisch (Lemberger) Burgenland, Austria 2015 Recas La Putere Fetească Neagră, România2019 Steindorfer St. Laurent Reserve Burgenland, Austria2008 Windsong Dornfelder Virginia, USA – two bottlesPRICE AND RESERVATIONS: Our event price is $72 for members and $79 for non-member guests, payable in advance online through our website using PayPal or by check. Despite substantially increased costs for our boat rental, our event price is only $4 more than last year. Whichever method you use, please be sure to register and pay the appropriate price based on whether you are a GWS member or non-member. If you are not sure of your current membership status, please contact the GWS Capital Chapter President and Secretary, Carl Willner, at carl.willner1@verizon.net . You can also become a member or renew, if your membership is not current, together with your registration for this event by including an annual $35 dues payment (for an individual or a couple).To register and pay by PayPal, go to our chapter website: germanwinesocietydc.org. You will need to create a GWS account for the website if you do not already have one, and you will also need to have a PayPal account, as we cannot accept payment by other forms of credit or online transfer. If you are coming as a couple or other group, you can either register and pay for each individual separately, or do it as part of a single transaction and complete the payment on PayPal together. If you do a single transaction, please also email the Secretary of the GWS Capital Chapter at the address above to provide the names of each individual coming, as the individual names will not all appear on the website form for multiple persons registering together. To register and pay by check, detach and complete the form below, indicating all names of persons who will be coming, and mail it, with your check made out to the ‘German Wine Society’, to the Chapter President and Secretary, Carl Willner: 1014 Reserve Champion Drive, Rockville, MD 20850. Cut the reservation form below and send with your check – do not mail the entire page. If you have questions about the event, please contact Carl Willner by email at carl.willner1@verizon.net.HEALTH AND SAFETY: In light of the declared end of the covid-19 pandemic, we have further modified our GWS policy and are not requiring proof of covid-19 vaccination to participate in this outdoor event. We still encourage participants to be up to date in their vaccinations, and will be considering based on experience with this event whether to lift covid vaccination requirements entirely for indoor events in the fall. Masks will not be necessary. All GWS members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption can lead to intoxication. Members and guests should use public transportation to events or rely on a designated driver, and if those are not available, taste the wines in moderation rather than finishing them.We are eagerly anticipating seeing all of you in person again for this comfortable afternoon on the Potomac!RESERVATION FORM for Saturday, July 8, 2023, German Wine Society Potomac Wine CruiseMember(s) Name(s) ___________________________________________________Guest(s) Names(s) _____________________________________________________Total Enclosed ________________________ Daytime/ Cell Phone Number _________________________E-Mail _______________________________________________________________

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Oktober Weinfest
2023-09-15 18:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | German Embassy House, 4645 Reservoir Road NW, Washington, DC, 20037, United States
ANNOUNCING THE GERMAN WINE SOCIETY’S OKTOBER WEINFEST CELEBRATION AT THE GERMAN EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON, D.C. ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2023! German Wine Society Members and Friends of German Wine,It is a pleasure to announce that the German Embassy has invited us once again to hold our Oktober Weinfest celebration at the German Embassy House! And for this event, we will also be introduced to the German Embassy’s new chef, Mikko Kosenen of Mikko Nordic Fine Foods, who also operates a restaurant in Washington, D.C., and was formerly executive chef for the Ambassador of Finland. Please plan to join us to share our love of German wine, at the German Embassy where the German Wine Society began 46 years ago. Our “Oktober Weinfest” celebrates the fall harvest season and is being held on the eve of the famed Munich Oktoberfest in Germany., which runs this year from September 16 through October 3. Oktober Weinfest will take place on the evening of Friday, September 15, 2023, from 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm at the Embassy House of the German Embassy in Washington, D.C., with admission to the Embassy beginning at 6:00 pm. Below are all the details you will need about the wines, food, registration, payment and getting to the event. Registration for this event is now closed. Here’s what we have planned for our Oktober Weinfest:September 15, 6:00 pm (entry to Embassy compound passing through security beginning 6 pm): Reception and wine dinner at the German Embassy House. Enter at the main Embassy gate on 4645 Reservoir Road, NW, Washington, DC 20007, and proceed up the stairway alongside the main Embassy building depicted here to the Embassy House on the upper level. For those who have difficulty ascending the stairs, escorts from the Embassy staff can bring guests through the Embassy building and up an elevator.
Our Oktober Weinfest will feature eleven German wines, representing six wine regions and three grapes. All of the white wines featured in the dinner are from the 2021 vintage, but differ from the 2021 wine in our New Vintages tasting earlier this year, completing the picture of this excellent vintage. We will begin with a sekt reception on the patio (weather permitting) and followed by a multi-course seated buffet dinner inside the Embassy House. For security purposes, the Embassy requires a list of all attendees in advance; no walk-ins are allowed. Please remember to bring a valid picture ID. There is no parking available on Embassy grounds, but it should not be difficult at this time of day to find parking on the street nearby if you are driving. Be alert, however, to DC parking restrictions. The German Embassy is not near a Metro subway stop, but it is also possible to arrive by Metro bus (D6 to Foxhall Rd.) or by taxi/ride service. 6:00pm Welcoming menu: hors d’ oeuvres + Sparkling wine served at Patio Gravlax with House Pickled Cucumber/Bavarian Mustard Sauce Beetroot Hummus on Seed Bread with Pickled Beets (GF) Grilled Chicken Skewers with Spinach Sauce These hors d’oeuvres will be accompanied by the following sparkling wine: Nv Dr. Loosen Sparkling Riesling Dr. L Mosel 7:00pm Dinner Buffet: inside cantina Assortment of Sausages/Bratwurst, Currywurst, Austrian Mini Sausages/Mustard, Sauerkraut Herb Crusted Salmon with Small Dill Potatoes, Herb Sauce Mini Chicken Schnitzels with Lemon-Caper Butter Assortment of Herring, in Wine sauce, Matjes, Mustard/Egg Salad German Style Potato Salad Tomato-Mozzarella Salad Kale Caesar Salad Roasted Honey-Thyme Vegetables Pretzels with Cheese-Beer Dip Assortment of Bread/Whipped Butter These dishes will be served with four flights of wines as follows: Red Wines 2019 Rebholz Spätburgunder Pfalz and 2018 Meyer-Näkel Blue Slate Spätburgunder Ahr Trocken (Dry) White Wines 2021 Max Müller Volkach Silvaner Trocken Franken (in Bocksbeutel) and 2021 Dönnhoff Tonschiefer Riesling Trocken Nahe Kabinett White Wines 2021 Hermann Ludes Thornitcher Ritsch “Monster” Riesling Kabinett Feinherb Mosel and 2021 Thanisch Erben Thanisch Dr. H Bernkasteler Doctor Riesling Kabinett Mosel Spätlese White Wines 2021 Spreitzer Oestricher Lenchen 303 Riesling Spätlese Rheingau and 2021 Willi Haag Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese Mosel Dessert buffet: Lingonberry Bread Pudding Apple Tart Chocolate Pannacotta These dishes will be served with a flight of two sweet wines: 2021 Karl Erbes Erdener Prälat Riesling Auslese Gold Cap Mosel (1/2 bottle) and 2021 J.J. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese Mosel (1/2 bottle) Coffee and Tea service at end, with bottled still and sparkling water provided at tables We anticipate being joined by members of the German Embassy staff. Please take the opportunity to mingle with them and share your interests in German wines and Germany! The 60-person limit on attendance at this event, including Embassy guests, has been reached and registration is now closed. For this event, we are no longer requiring that guests provide proof of vaccination against covid-19, or wear masks when arriving. We do encourage our members and guests, however, to be up to date in vaccinations, and request that if you contract covid-19 or another communicable illness, or test positive for covid-19, you refrain from attending the event and protect the health of others. We can refund payments if you notify us that you are not able to attend the event for this reason prior to the start of the event. All GWS members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption can lead to intoxication. Members and guests should use public transportation to events, rely on a designated driver, or taste the wines rather than finish them. The event coordinator for the Oktober Weinfest is Carl Willner, Capital Chapter President and Secretary, and National Vice President and Secretary. Please send any questions to Carl at carl.willner1@verizon.net . We look forward to seeing you for our October Weinfest!

Holiday Dinner at the Cosmos Club - December 16, 2023
2023-12-16 18:00 - 22:00 UTC | Cosmos Club, 2121 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC, 20008, United States
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE GERMAN WINE SOCIETY HOLIDAY DINNER AT THE COSMOS CLUB, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2023, 6 pm – 10 pmHo, 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! We can gather in person again in Washington, D.C. amidst all the elegance of Embassy Row. So, please plan to attend the GWS Holiday paired dinner at the Cosmos Club, Saturday, December 16, 2023 for dinner starting at 7:00 pm, with registration and service of welcoming sekt and hors d’oeuvres beginning at 6:00 pm. We are very fortunate to have access to this elegant and festive venue again this year. The Cosmos Club is no longer requiring proof of vaccination against covid-19 for all staff, members and guests in the mansion, and this year we have also lifted this requirement, though we still encourage guests to be vaccinated.The paired dinner includes a variety of seven wines (mainly German, with one Austrian), one sparkling, five whites and a red, among them two high-prädikat dessert selections, accompanied by a three-course meal preceded by hors d’oeuvres. In addition, there will be entertainment – a holiday music trio including piano, violin and cello, and an opportunity to sing some German and other traditional songs together! This year, we are offering a choice of three different entrees with different prices, beef, salmon and duck. If anyone needs a vegetarian option there will also be a “chef’s choice” but we cannot specify what that will be in advance. Be sure to register for the one you want, and if there are multiple people on your order, register separately for each different entree choice and let the Secretary know by email who is having each choice for the place cards.Location: The address for our holiday dinner is 2121 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008, just a few blocks from Dupont Circle. Metro is near (Dupont Circle Red Line) and parking is available to the rear of the club. The stunning venue is, as in past years, the wood-paneled Members Dining Room on the 2nd floor in this landmark building. This year, both the opening reception and the dinner will take place in the same room – please come into the Members Dining Room when arriving to sign in rather than waiting in the Long Gallery outside. With fireplaces lit, perfect for a special holiday wine event with family and friends! There is a coatroom on the first floor free for members and guests – no need to bring heavy bags and coats upstairs to the event.Safety Precautions: While we are no longer requiring proof of vaccination as indicated above, if you contract or test positive for covid-19 or other communicable disease in advance of the event, we request that you not come for the safety of our other guests, and request a refund which we can provide if notified ahead of of the day of the event, to give us a chance to offer the place to another guest. Mask use when arriving is optional. Menu: The paired menu will be as follows:Welcome and hors d’oeuvres Gorgonzola and Mediterranean Fig Profiterole, with Caramelized OnionMaui Shrimp Spring Roll, with Coconut Milk, Sweet Chili Dipping SauceGoat Cheese Spheres, with Salted Candied Pecans, Apricot Chutneynv Dr. Loosen “Dr. L” Sparkling (Sekt) Riesling Salad appetizerRoasted Squash Salad, with Kale, Shaved Manchego, Pomegranate Seeds, Pine Nuts, Maple Balsamic VinaigrettePopover Bread2021 Dr. H Thanisch Erben Thanisch Bernkasteler Doctor Riesling Kabinett Mosel2016 Tegernseehof Reid Steinerfal-Smaragd Riesling Wachau, AustriaEntree (choose one dish when registering)Grilled Beef Tenderloin with Truffled Potato Puree, Carrot, Asparagus, Red Wine SauceMaple Leaf Farms Duck Breast with Turnip Puree, Brussels Sprouts, Sautéed Mushrooms, Charred Green Onions, MadeiraAtlantic Salmon with Golden Polenta Cake, Leek & Savoy Cabbage Fondue, Cider Gastrique“Chef’s Choice” vegetarian meal2020 Hofgut Falkenstein Niedermenniger Herrenberg Rotwein (Pinot Noir/Pinot Nero) Trocken Mosel2017 Bollig-Lehnert Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Riesling Spätlese MoselDessertHoney Citrus Creme Brûlée, with Vanilla Tuilles, Blackberries2020 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr “Rotlay” Riesling Auslese Mosel2018 Alfred Merkelbach Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Auslese #11 Urglück MoselCoffee and Tea ServiceParking: Club parking is off Florida Avenue behind the club. There is a small white sign showing the parking entrance. Parking is included in the event price and there is no tipping at the club including the valet parking. Parking is limited and club members have preference. It is highly advisable not to arrive late in case there are other functions going on at the club that evening.Dress Code: The dress code for the Cosmos Club is strict – jackets and ties for men, comparable business or evening attire for women. No jeans or tennis shoes are allowed.Prices: The dinner price, varying by entree selected, is: Grilled Beef Tenderloin $230 members/$240 non-membersAtlantic Salmon $220 members/$230 non-membersMaple Leaf Farms Duck Breast $220 members/$230 non-members“Chef’s Choice” Vegetarian $210 members/$220 non-membersIf you are not sure of your current membership status, please contact the Chapter President and Secretary, Carl Willner, at carl.willner1@verizon.net before ordering to confirm. Membership costs $35 annually for an individual or couple, and can be paid online using our website and PayPal, or by check, in the same way and at the same time as registering for the event.When and How to Register: The deadline for reservations is Saturday, December 9, 2023 so that we may provide the chef with an accurate count of total guests as well as the entrees chosen for each guest, and allow time for place cards for each guest to be made. No late reservations can be allowed for this event due to these club requirements. This promises to be a wonderful event so please make your reservations right away and don’t miss out!There are two ways to join in the fun. You can register on our website, https://germanwinesocietydc.org , and pay online for the event using PayPal. If you do not already have an account on our website, you will need to set one up. There are separate buttons to choose each entree menu option, and for members and non-members, to reflect the varying prices. An email message to the Secretary at carl.willner1@verizon.net to let us know who is having each entree option is requested, if there are multiple guests on the reservation with different entree preferences – otherwise, we will need to reach out to you. Or, you can submit a check for the event to our Chapter President and Secretary, Carl Willner, payable to the German Wine Society, at the following address and using the form below, and making sure to note your entree preference for each guest. Any member dues that may be owed can also be paid online or by check. Please include names, number of guests, email and phone number.Carl Willner1014 Reserve Champion DriveRockville, MD 20850 Tours: The Cosmos Club has advised us that tours of the historic club mansion for interested guests are once again possible, as in past years. Availability of tours will depend on willingness of members who are also Cosmos Club members to conduct them, but we understand that one or more Cosmos Club members will agree to lead tours. If you would like to participate in a tour, please reply to this message and let us know of your interest, and you will be advised at a later date when to arrive for a tour (usually either an hour before the event, or at the end of the event).Questions about Event: The event organizer is Carl Willner, who can be reached by email at carl.willner1@verizon.net, or at 202-674-9044. Please contact him with any questions, including current membership status, or correspondence in response to this email. All Society Members and guests are reminded that drinking alcohol can lead to intoxication, and therefore Society members and their guests are expected to drink in moderation at Society events. It is advisable to provide designated drivers or other alternative modes of transit to driving where available, or mostly to taste rather than fully consume alcohol where such drivers or alternative modes of transit are not available. If you no longer wish to receive our announcements, please reply to this email to our Secretary, Carl Willner.If registering by mail, please cut and return the reservation form portion of the notice below – do not mail the entire notice._____________________________________________________________________________________________Reservation form for GERMAN WINE SOCIETY HOLIDAY DINNER AT THE COSMOS CLUB, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2023, 7 pm – 10 pm (with registration and welcome beginning at 6:00 pm)Member Name(s) ______________________________________________________________Guest Names(s) _______________________________________________________________Total Enclosed ________________________________________________________________Daytime Phone Number _________________________________________________________Email Address _________________________________________________________________Entrees and number of each chosen: Beef _____ Salmon _____Duck _____ Vegetarian _____Please indicate who is having each entree, if multiple guests are on the reservation.

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GWS Capital Chapter Membership Zoom Meeting
2024-02-17 16:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | DC
Prosit Neujahr! Online registration for the 2024 Capital Chapter Membership Meeting is now open! Please make reservations by Monday, February 12, 2024. This year’s Membership Meeting will take place on Saturday, February 17, 2024, starting at 4:00 pm EST, and planned to last until about 6:30 pm. As with our last Membership Meeting in February 2023, the Membership Meeting this year will be held online, using Zoom. Though the pandemic is officially over, viruses still abound during this winter, and meeting virtually also avoids the risk of having to postpone for inclement weather, while permitting our members in more distant locations to attend conveniently. You will need to have access to Zoom to participate in the meeting, either downloaded on your computer or otherwise available through your browser (please note, however, that there is an option for members to vote in the election by mail even if you do not have Zoom access). Everyone who provides notification of their intent to come (by registering on the website, by mail or by email to the Secretary) will receive a Zoom link from Board member Karen Stokes by email prior to the event, which can be used to log in at the start time. The meeting’s start time at 4:00 pm EST allows members to finish in time for dinner, and also allows members who may be in Europe to participate. Our agenda will begin with reports from the officers of the Chapter, including discussion of our finances, membership, and cellar status, followed by the Board election, and then open discussion of other chapter business and questions, and plans for the future. What would you like to have the Society do – what are your expectations? The Board needs to know! The business portion of the meeting will be followed by the fun part – a multiple-choice quiz on knowledge of German wines with the chance to win several wine prizes from our cellar (to be delivered at the next in-person events the winners attend, or by arrangement with the Cellarmaster for pickup). Of course, as this is an online event, members will supply their own choice of wines, cheeses and other foods, and there will be an opportunity to discuss your wine choices with other participants, as we did during the last Membership Meeting. Members in good standing (current on dues) pay nothing for this event (but still need to register via our website or mail, or by email to the Secretary, so that we can have an accurate count of who is coming and can send the Zoom link to everyone); non-members (including those who have been registered as members before but are not current on dues) pay $15 each, through website registration using PayPal or by check. It is at this annual meeting we elect new officers and directors to the Chapter Board. Only members in good standing, with annual dues payments current, are entitled to vote in the election or to attend this event free of charge; $35 annual dues payments per individual or couple may be made online through the website using PayPal or by check to ensure that you are current, before the meeting. A dues payment made prior to the meeting is sufficient to restore membership status and allow you to attend without charge and participate in the election. Please contact the Secretary if you are not sure whether you are current. Members can vote in person at the meeting, or by returning their written ballots (found at the end of the candidate statements) by February 12, 2024. Candidate statements and the ballot form (for those who will not be voting in person at the election but would still like to submit a vote) are attached in a separate document, in the version of this notice sent by e-mail. Nominations of other candidates than those listed below and on the attached ballot have to be received by no later than Saturday, February 3, 2024, under our By-Laws, so as to allow revised ballots for the election to be prepared and distributed. All of the candidates running have already been serving in their positions, but we have one open Director position without a candidate. The Chapter President is also running for Chapter Secretary, in the absence of a separate candidate to fill the Secretary position; he was elected to serve in both capacities for the past four years. The candidates running for positions on the Board this election are: Carl Willner – for Chapter President and Secretary (positions listed separately on ballot) Christian Schiller – for Chapter Vice President Ken Belsley – for Chapter Treasurer Jim Palanchar – for Director Karen Stokes – for Director, also serving as Cellarmaster Klaus Teuter – for Director, also serving as Webmaster Our By-Laws do not permit nominations from the floor at the meeting for any position for which a candidate is already running, but only in advance so that ballots for a disputed election can be prepared, although floor nominations for uncontested positions are allowed. For this election, most Board positions except for one Director slot have one candidate running. You can give back to the Chapter by seeking to join the Board, or by volunteering to plan or help with a monthly tasting. Your active participation in planning and managing events helps the organization grow – and to do so in the direction you choose. All correspondence in response to this email should be directed to our President and Secretary, Carl Willner, by email to carl.willner1@verizon.net or by mail at: Carl Willner 1014 Reserve Champion Drive Rockville, MD 20850 If you are attending as a non-member and need to pay online, please be sure to have a PayPal account in advance, as we cannot accept payments by other forms of credit. If you decide to register by mail, please mail your registration (and check, made out to the German Wine Society, if registering as a non-member) to the Chapter Secretary, Carl Willner, whose address is listed above. All GWS members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption can lead to intoxication. Therefore Society members and their guests are expected to drink in moderation at Society events. Fortunately, one of the benefits of holding an online event is that most of you will be safely at home and not driving to the event, but should you decide to visit a friend in order to participate from there, please bear in mind the usual cautions about having a designated driver where available, or mostly tasting rather than consuming alcohol when such drivers are not available. Drinking in moderation will also help to avoid any mishaps using your computer!
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Exploring the Pinot grapes of Germany: Red, White, Gray
2024-03-23 19:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Van Ness Room, 3001 Veazey Terrace NW, Washington, DC, 20008, United States
﻿Please plan to join the German Wine Society on Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 7:00 pm for a presentation on the Pinot grapes of Germany, and tasting of nine wines to illustrate the varieties using these grapes, by our own Annette Schiller, who has brought some of these wines back from Germany just for us. This is our first in-person event of 2024. Registrations for this event are closed. The 13 wine-growing regions are spread across Germany like a picture. Only in these different regions can the different grape varieties find what they need: the right soils and sheltered locations facing the sun. Germany has been known in the U.S. mostly for its delicious Rieslings. Yes, Riesling is the #1 grape produced in Germany and Germany is also the #1 producer of Riesling world-wide (40% of the global Riesling production is in Germany). However, because of Germany’s very different wine regions ranging from 48.5° latitude to 51° latitude, the Pinot grapes also discovered perfect growing conditions and feel very comfortable in Germany. The monks from Burgundy brought Pinot grapes to Germany as early as the 12th century (and this origin is reflected in the “Burgunder” part of each grape’s German name). Today Germany is the #1 producer of Pinot-Blanc (Weissburgunder), #2 producer of Pinot-Gris (Grauburgunder), and #3 producer of Pinot-Noir (Spätburgunder) world-wide. We will take you on a discovery tour through 7 different wine regions (including at least one that is normally impossible to find in the U.S.) and taste 3 Pinot Noir, 3 Pinot Gris, and 3 Pinot Blanc wines. The wines we will enjoy are as follows: The Spätburgunders 1) 2018 Blauer Spätburgunder, Weingut Ziereisen, Baden 2) 2020 Pinot Noir, Weingut Kloster Eberbach, Rheingau 3) 2020 Spätburgunder, Simonroth, Weingut Schnaitmann, Württemberg The Grauburgunders 4) 2021 Pinot Gris, Asselheim, Weingut Gaul, Rheinhessen 5) 2021 Grauburgunder, Schweigen, Weingut Jülg, Pfalz 6) 2017 Grauburgunder, Reserve, Weingut Hunn, Baden The Weissburgunders 7) 2020 Weissburgunder, Weingut Wittmann, Rheinhessen 8) 2021 Weissburgunder, Weingut Dönnhoff, Nahe 9) 2022 Weissburgunder, Kloster Heilig Kreuz, 1.Lage Weingut Schloss Proschwitz, Sachsen A tasty buffet of cheeses, bread, crackers, charcuterie, grapes and veggies will be provided to accompany the wines. Our tasting will begin at 7 p.m on Saturday, March 23, with the doors opening at 6:30 p.m. to admit guests. The location is the Van Ness Room that we have often used before for membership meetings and other events, including our New German Wine Law tasting in 2023, at 3001 Veazey Terrace NW, Washington, DC 20008. Enter through the main lobby of the apartment building on the 5th floor, and then go down to the 2nd floor by elevator and proceed down the hall to the clubroom. While there is not off-street parking at this location, on-street parking is available (bear in mind DC parking restrictions and meters), and there is easy access to Metro, at the Van Ness Red Line station. We are no longer requiring proof of covid-19 vaccination or masking to attend our in-person events, but do request that if you are experiencing symptoms of covid-19 or other contagious illness, or have tested positive for such an illness, you stay home and recover, and avoid putting other guests at risk. Refunds can be provided in these circumstances if you notify us before the day of the event, to allow us time to find another guest to take your place. Otherwise, refunds can only be made if you notify us before the deadline for registration. All GWS members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption can lead to intoxication. Members and guests should use public transportation to events, rely on a designated driver, or taste the wines rather than finish them. If you have questions about this event, you may contact the event organizer and presenter, Annette Schiller, at aschiller@ombiasypr.com , or by phone at 703-459-7513. Annette’s website is www.ombiasypr.com . For questions about registration and membership, please contact Carl Willner, Capital Chapter President and Secretary, at carl.willner1@verizon.net . If you no longer wish to receive our announcements, please reply to this email to the sender.

Spring Festival Celebration at the German Embassy
2024-05-03 17:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | German Embassy House, 4645 Reservoir Road NW, Washington, DC, 20037, United States
ANNOUNCING THE GERMAN WINE SOCIETY’S SPRING FESTIVAL CELEBRATION AT THE GERMAN EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON, D.C. ON MAY 3, 2024! NOTE: This event is FULL. No more reservations are accepted. German Wine Society Members and Friends of German Wine, It is a pleasure to announce that the German Embassy has invited us once again to hold an event at the German Embassy House! And for this event, our asparagus-themed Spring Festival dinner, we will also have the opportunity to enjoy once again the cuisine of the German Embassy’s new chef, Mikko Kosenen of Mikko Nordic Fine Foods. Chef Mikko also operates a restaurant in Washington, D.C., and was formerly executive chef for the Ambassador of Finland. Please plan to join us to share our love of German wine paired with asparagus dishes, at the German Embassy where the German Wine Society began. Spring in Washington announces itself with cherry blossoms, migrating songbirds, and tasty ramps at farmers’ markets. In Germany, nothing epitomizes Spring like the revered white stalks of Spargel (asparagus)! The green variety is more popular in North America and tends to be available in supermarkets year-round. Germans, however, prefer the white variety that is harvested from mid-April to near the end of June (St. John’s Day), and often is harder to find in the United States. The Germans have given this harvest season its own name – Spargelzeit – and celebrate it with passion. Rich in nutrients and very low in calories, asparagus has become a culinary status symbol for many Germans. To produce white asparagus, soil is piled up into knee-high banks, which give the fields their characteristic appearance. White asparagus grows entirely surrounded by earth, which protects the slender stalks from sunlight exposure and keeps them from turning green. This also affects the subtle flavor of it. The popular vegetable is cultivated in almost all federal states as well as in neighboring countries. In fact, Germans consume more white asparagus than their country produces, so it is necessary to import it. Please join the German Wine Society’s Capital Chapter on the evening of Friday, May 3, 2024, from 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm, for a four-course asparagus-themed dinner in the German Embassy House, plus an outdoor reception with served hors d’oeuvres on the Embassy House patio (weather permitting). Our Spring Festival dinner will feature not only the elegant vegetable in both its green and white versions, but also fine German wines, including Silvaner, known for its affinity with asparagus. We will have seven whites including two containing Silvaner grapes, a red, and a sparkling wine, representing five of Germany’s wine regions. It has been a tradition of the German Wine Society to hold Spargelfest dinners at this time of year at various locations, including the German Embassy House, Cafe Mozart (now regrettably closed), and Cafe Berlin last year. We look forward to our return to the Embassy where our Society began 47 years ago, in 1977. Registration for this event must be received by Monday, April 29, 2024. You can register and pay for events in either of two ways. First, you can register on our Washington, D.C. chapter website, https://germanwinesocietydc.org , and make payment by PayPal. You will need to create a GWS account for the website if you do not already have one, and you will also need to have a PayPal account, as we cannot accept payment by other forms of credit or electronic transfer. If you are coming as a couple or other group, you can either register and pay for each individual separately, or do it as part of a single transaction and complete the payment on PayPal together. If you do a single transaction, please also email the Secretary of the GWS Capital Chapter at the address below to provide the names of each individual coming,. We will need a complete list of all attendee names in advance for Embassy security, and the individual names will not all appear on the website form for multiple persons registering together. Second, if you prefer to register by mail and pay by check for the event, please clip off the registration form attached to this notice, indicate the names of all who will be attending, and mail a check made out to the German Wine Society in the proper amount along with the form to: Carl Willner President and Secretary, GWS Capital Chapter 1014 Reserve Champion Drive Rockville, MD 20850 You can also reach the Secretary by e-mail at carl.willner1@verizon.net . Whether you are registering by mail or online, please be sure to provide the names of all persons for whom you are registering, and pay the appropriate price depending on whether each person is a member of the German Wine Society (either the Capital Chapter, or one of the other active chapters in the U.S. or an at-large member with annual dues paid), or a non-member. You can join the GWS Capital Chapter either by using the website and registering to pay annual dues of $35 through PayPal, or by mail using a check, in the same manner as registering for the event. If you have been a member of the GWS Capital Chapter in the past but are not sure of your current membership status, please email the chapter Secretary at the above e-mail to confirm your status. Here’s what we have planned for our Spring Festival: May 3, 5:30 pm (entry to Embassy compound passing through security beginning 5:30 pm): Reception and wine dinner at the German Embassy House. Enter at the main Embassy gate on 4645 Reservoir Road, NW, Washington, DC 20007, and proceed up the stairway alongside the main Embassy building depicted here to the Embassy House on the upper level. For those who have difficulty ascending the stairs, escorts from the Embassy staff can bring guests through the Embassy building and up an elevator. For security purposes, the Embassy requires a list of all attendees in advance; no walk-ins are allowed. Please remember to bring a valid picture ID. There is no parking available on Embassy grounds, but it should not be difficult at this time of day to find parking on the street nearby if you are driving. Be alert, however, to DC parking restrictions. The German Embassy is not near a Metro subway stop, but it is also possible to arrive by Metro bus (D6 to Foxhall Rd.) or by taxi/ride service. 5:30pm Welcoming menu: hors d’ oeuvres + Sparkling wine served at Patio Blackened Trout Salad Wraps Grilled Asparagus Frittata with Chive Sauce Grilled Shrimp and Asparagus Skewers Curry Wurst on Toast with Curry Ketchup These hors d’oeuvres will be accompanied by the following sparkling wine: Nv Dr. Loosen Sparkling Riesling Dr. L Mosel 6:30pm Seated Dinner: inside cantina First (Soup) Course Asparagus Soup with Lemon and Chive Served with the following white wines: 2022 Kruger Rumpf Munsterer Rheinberg Kabinett Riesling Nahe (JS 91) 2021 Selbach Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Kabinett Riesling Mosel (WA 93-94) Second (Salad) Course Charred Asparagus, Dates, Goat Cheese Salad Served with the following dry white wines: 2021 Hofgut Falkenstein Niedermenniger Herrenberg Weissburgunder Trocken Mosel 2022 Weingut Keller vom Muscheligen Kalk Rheinhessen (a white Pinot Blanc/Chardonnay/Silvaner blend) Third (Main) Course Grilled White Asparagus with Hollandaise Sauce Crispy Miso-Butter Crusted White Fish Beef Striploin with Roasted Spring Vegetables/Potato Salad Served with the following white and red wines: 2021 Max Müller Silvaner Trocken Franken 2017 Weingut Schnaitmann Steinwiege Pinot Noir Württemberg (WE 92) Dessert Course Rhubarb Sour Cream Cake Strawberry Salad with Sabayon Chocolate Mousse on Tart Shells Served with the following sweet white wines: 2022 Carl Loewen Thornicher Ritsch Auslese Riesling Mosel (JS 96) 2020 J.J. Prüm Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Spätlese Riesling Mosel (WA 93) Coffee and Tea service at end, with bottled still and sparkling water provided at tables We anticipate being joined by members of the German Embassy staff. Please take the opportunity to mingle with them and share your interests in German wines and Germany! The price for this event will be $168 for members, and $178 for non-members. There will be a 64-person limit on attendance at this event, including Embassy guests, so reserve soon to avoid disappointment.

For this event, we are no longer requiring that guests provide proof of vaccination against covid-19, or wear masks when arriving. We do encourage our members and guests, however, to be up to date in vaccinations, and request that if you contract covid-19 or another communicable illness, or test positive for covid-19, you refrain from attending the event and protect the health of others. We can refund payments if you notify us that you are not able to attend the event for this reason prior to the day of the event.

All GWS members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption can lead to intoxication. Members and guests should use public transportation to events, rely on a designated driver, or taste the wines rather than finish them.

The event coordinator for the Spring Festival is Carl Willner, Capital Chapter President and Secretary, and National Vice President and Secretary. Please send any questions to Carl at carl.willner1@verizon.net .

We look forward to seeing you for our Spring Festival!

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ANNOUNCING THE GERMAN WINE SOCIETY’S POTOMAC WINE CRUISE!
2024-07-20 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Georgetown Waterfront, 3050 K St., NW, Washington, DC, 20007, United States
Get ready to cast off on the Potomac for a German wine cruise! Yes, the Capital Chapter of the German Wine Society is once again holding our Potomac wine cruise this summer, back by popular demand after a series of successful voyages. As we did in July 2021, 2022, and 2023, and also regularly for several years in 2010-2013 and earlier, we will enjoy the traditional GWS summer wine cruise past the beautiful river banks and monuments of our nation’s Capital. Please join us to taste many wines from Germany and other countries as we cruise along the Potomac for two hours, from 3 pm to 5 pm on Saturday, July 20, 2024. We will board Capitol River Cruises’ Nightingale from the Georgetown waterfront, at 3050 K Street N.W., Washington, D.C. – the end of 31st Street, by the Fiola Mare restaurant. Be sure to be on the wharf before departure time – the cruise boat cannot wait for late arrivals! We can accommodate only 60 guests on the Nightingale for this event, so reserve early to avoid disappointment. Reservations for this event are due by Monday, July 15, 2024, to give us sufficient time to have enough wine and supplies for all aboard.Parking is readily available in garages along the Georgetown riverfront, and it is possible to walk from Metro at the Foggy Bottom station as well (if you are a good walker). We will be providing all the wines for this event, as well as disposable plastic glasses and cutlery, paper plates and napkins, and will also bring some deli sandwiches or other snacks. Guests are also encouraged to bring their own favorite cheeses, breads or other food on board, but there should be enough food even if you do not choose to do so. This will be a relaxing cruise, with no presentation, allowing everyone to concentrate on the wines, good company and atmosphere. There are many outdoor and indoor dining establishments along the Georgetown waterfront for dinner after the cruise, which we encourage you to try.The Nightingale is a boat we have used for some previous cruises. It is all on one level, with tables and chairs, and a bar area from which we can serve wines (and where you can buy other drinks too if you choose). It also has protection against inclement weather, though we have been fortunate with most of our past wine cruises (last year we weathered a brief storm) and reasonably hope for a sunny afternoon once again. The cruise will take place rain or shine, unless weather conditions do not allow the cruise to set out safely, in which case we will reschedule or provide refunds.THE WINES: The wines for our cruise will be mostly whites but with a few reds. They will be primarily German but with some other international wines included as well. Both dry and sweet wines will be offered, including many Kabinett and Spätlese prädikat wines! Because this is not a formal presentation, and we will only have one or two bottles on hand of each of the wines listed, everyone will not get the same wines, but all on the voyage should have the chance to savor around 10-12 different wines. We look forward to sharing the lovely qualities of these German and international wines with our members and guests again. Here’s the wine list we have planned (wines are single bottles unless two bottles are noted):German Wines (6 of 13 German wine regions represented)Whites2017 Bollig-Lehnert Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Riesling Mosel2018 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Spätlese Nahe2017 Dr. Heyden Silvaner Old Vines Trocken Rheinhessen – two bottles2013 Fitz-Ritter Dürkheimer Gewürztraminer Spätlese Pfalz – two bottles2012 J.J. Prüm Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett Mosel2012 Keller “von der Fels” Riesling Qba Trocken Rheinhessen – two bottles2008 Klemens Weber Burrweiler Altenforst Qba HT Pfalz – two bottles2019 Peter Lauer Ayler Kupp Fass 9 Kern Riesling Mosel2012 Spreitzer Oestricher Lenchen 303 Riesling Spätlese Rheingau2016 St. Christopher Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Riesling Spätlese Mosel – two bottles2019 Vollenweider Kröver Steffensberg Riesling Spätlese Mosel2019 Vollenweider Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling Spätlese Mosel2017 Weingut Carl Ehrhard Rüdesheim Feinherb Riesling Kabinett Rheingau – two bottles2017 Weingut Carl Ehrhard Burg Roseneck Riesling Kabinett Rheingau – two bottlesReds2014 Meyer-Näkel “S” Spätburgunder Ahr2017 Meyer-Näkel Spätburgunder AhrWines from Other Countries (3 countries represented)Whites2013 Ferdinand Rebula Brda, Slovenia2000 Hirsch Zobiner Galsberg Alte Reben Riesling QW Trocken Kamptal, Austria2016 Tegernseerhof Reid Steinerfal Smaragd Riesling Wachau, Austria2015 Toreta Posip South Dalmatia Smokv, CroatiaPRICE AND RESERVATIONS: Our event price is $72 for members and $79 for non-member guests, payable in advance online through our website using PayPal or by check. There has been no increase in prices since last year! Whichever method you use, please be sure to register and pay the appropriate price based on whether you are a GWS member or non-member. If you are not sure of your current membership status, please contact the GWS Capital Chapter President and Secretary, Carl Willner, at carl.willner1@verizon.net . You can also become a member or renew, if your membership is not current, together with your registration for this event by including an annual $35 dues payment (for an individual or a couple).To register and pay by PayPal, go to our chapter website: germanwinesocietydc.org. You will need to create a GWS account for the website if you do not already have one, and you will also need to have a PayPal account, as we cannot accept payment by other forms of credit or online transfer. If you are coming as a couple or other group, you can either register and pay for each individual separately, or do it as part of a single transaction and complete the payment on PayPal together. If you do a single transaction, please also email the Secretary of the GWS Capital Chapter at the address above to provide the names of each individual coming, as the individual names will not all appear on the website form for multiple persons registering together. To register and pay by check, detach and complete the form below, indicating all names of persons who will be coming, and mail it, with your check made out to the ‘German Wine Society’, to the Chapter President and Secretary, Carl Willner: 1014 Reserve Champion Drive, Rockville, MD 20850. Cut the reservation form below and send with your check – do not mail the entire page. If you have questions about the event, please contact Carl Willner by email at carl.willner1@verizon.net.HEALTH AND SAFETY: In light of the declared end of the covid-19 pandemic, we are not requiring proof of covid-19 vaccination to participate in this event, We still encourage participants to be up to date in their vaccinations. If you do contract covid-19 or other communicable disease before this event, please respect our other guests and stay home to recover. Refunds can be provided in these circumstances if we are notified prior to the day of the event. Masks will not be necessary. All GWS members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption can lead to intoxication. Members and guests should use public transportation to events or rely on a designated driver, and if those are not available, taste the wines in moderation rather than finishing them.We are eagerly anticipating seeing all of you in person again for this comfortable afternoon on the Potomac!If you no longer wish to receive our announcements, please reply to this email to the sender.RESERVATION FORM for Saturday, July 20, 2024, German Wine Society Potomac Wine CruiseMember(s) Name(s) ___________________________________________________Guest(s) Names(s) _____________________________________________________Total Enclosed ________________________ Daytime/ Cell Phone Number _________________________E-Mail _______________________________________________________________

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OKTOBER WEINFEST
2024-09-20 18:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | German Embassy House, 4645 Reservoir Road NW, Washington, DC, 20037, United States
ANNOUNCING THE GERMAN WINE SOCIETY’S OKTOBER WEINFEST CELEBRATION AT THE GERMAN EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON, D.C. ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2024! German Wine Society Members and Friends of German Wine, It is a pleasure to announce that the German Embassy has invited us once again to hold our Oktober Weinfest celebration at the German Embassy House! For this event, we will once again be enjoying the cuisine of the German Embassy’s new chef, Mikko Kosenen of Mikko Nordic Fine Foods, who also operates a restaurant in Washington, D.C., and was formerly executive chef for the Ambassador of Finland. And we will be enjoying twelve different German wines, including sparkling, red, non-Riesling dry white, GG Riesling, and Kabinett, Spätlese and Auslese Riesling wines. Please plan to join us to share our love of German wine, at the German Embassy where the German Wine Society began 47 years ago. Our “Oktober Weinfest” celebrates the fall harvest season and is being held on the eve of the famed Munich Oktoberfest in Germany., which runs this year from September 21 through October 6. Oktober Weinfest will take place on the evening of Friday, September 20, 2024, from 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm at the Embassy House of the German Embassy in Washington, D.C., with admission to the Embassy beginning at 6:00 pm. Below are all the details you will need about the wines, food, registration, payment and getting to the event. Registration for this event must be received by Monday, September 16, 2024. You can register and pay for events in either of two ways. First, you can register on our Washington, D.C. chapter website, https://germanwinesocietydc.org , and make payment by PayPal. You will need to create a GWS account for the website if you do not already have one, and you will also need to have a PayPal account. If you are coming as a couple or other group, you can either register and pay for each individual separately, or do it as part of a single transaction and complete the payment on PayPal together. If you do a single transaction, please also email the Secretary of the GWS Capital Chapter at the address below to provide the names of each individual coming, as we will need a complete list of all attendee names in advance for Embassy security. Second, if you prefer to register by mail and pay by check for the event, please clip off the registration form attached to this notice, indicate the names of all who will be attending, and mail a check made out to the German Wine Society in the proper amount along with the form to: Carl Willner President and Secretary, GWS Capital Chapter 1014 Reserve Champion Drive Rockville, MD 20850 You can also reach the Secretary by e-mail at carl.willner1@verizon.net . Whether you are registering by mail or online, please be sure to provide the names of all persons for whom you are registering, and pay the appropriate price depending on whether each person is a member of the German Wine Society (either the Capital Chapter, or one of the other active chapters in the U.S. or an at-large member with annual dues paid), or a non-member. You can join the GWS Capital Chapter either by using the website and registering to pay annual dues of $35 through PayPal, or by mail using a check, in the same manner as registering for the event. If you have been a member of the GWS Capital Chapter in the past but are not sure of your current membership status, please email the chapter Secretary at the above e-mail to confirm your status. Here’s what we have planned for our Oktober Weinfest: September 20, 6:00 pm (entry to Embassy compound passing through security beginning 6 pm): Reception and wine dinner at the German Embassy House. Enter at the main Embassy gate on 4645 Reservoir Road, NW, Washington, DC 20007, and proceed up the stairway alongside the main Embassy building depicted here to the Embassy House on the upper level. For those who have difficulty ascending the stairs, escorts from the Embassy staff can bring guests through the Embassy building and up an elevator. For security purposes, the Embassy requires a list of all attendees in advance; no walk-ins are allowed. Please remember to bring a valid picture ID. There is no parking available on Embassy grounds, but it should not be difficult at this time of day to find parking on the street nearby if you are driving. Be alert, however, to DC parking restrictions. The German Embassy is not near a Metro subway stop, but it is also possible to arrive by Metro bus (D6 to Foxhall Rd.) or by taxi/ride service. Our Oktober Weinfest will feature twelve German wines, representing four wine regions (Mosel, Nahe, Franken, and Baden) and five grapes (Riesling, Silvaner, Grauburgunder, Pinot Noir and Pinot Nero). The wines featured in the dinner cover the 2021, 2022, and the newest 2023 vintages – and most of the 2022 wines differ from the ones from that vintage in our New Vintage tasting earlier this year, completing the picture of this excellent vintage. We will begin with a sekt reception on the patio (weather permitting) and followed by a seated buffet dinner inside the Embassy House, with a main and dessert course and five flights of wines. 6:00pm Welcoming menu: hors d’ oeuvres + Sparkling wine served at Patio Gravlax on Rye Bread Spinach Goat Cheese Quiche Seared Tuna on Bagel Chips with Wasabi and Soy Glaze Chicken Salad Wheel These hors d’oeuvres will be accompanied by the following sparkling wine: Nv Dr. Wagner Riesling Sekt Brut Mosel (Saar) 7:00pm Dinner Buffet: inside cantina House Smoked Salmon with Tartar Sauce Mustard Shrimp Salad Assortment of Sausages and Condiments Sauerkraut Mini Chicken Schnitzel with Lemon-Caper Butter Sauce Roasted Vegetables German Potato Salad Caesar Salad with Tomato Swedish Meatballs with Lingonberry Demi-glace Pretzels with Cheese-Beer Dip Assortment of Bread/Whipped Butter These dishes will be served with four flights of wines as follows: Red Wines 2022 Enderle & Moll Pinot Noir Baden and 2021 Hofgut Falkenstein Niedermenniger Herrenberg Rotwein (Pinot Noir/Pinot Nero blend) Trocken #10 Mosel Trocken (Dry) Non-Riesling White Wines 2021 Max Müller Silvaner Trocken Franken and 2022 Dönnhoff Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris) Trocken Nahe Grosses Gewächs (GG) Riesling White Wines 2022 Dönnhoff Felsenberg Riesling GG Nahe and 2022 Peter Lauer Schonfels Riesling GG Fass 11 Mosel Kabinett Riesling White Wines 2021 Thanisch Erben Thanisch Dr. H Bernkasteler Doctor Riesling Kabinett Mosel and 2022 J.J. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett Mosel Dessert buffet: Apple Tart with Calvados Cream Elderflower Panna Cotta with Caramel Sauce Rhubarb Sour Cream Tart These dishes will be served with a flight of three sweet Riesling wines: 2022 A.J. Adam Dhron Hofberg Riesling Spätlese Mosel 2023 Hofgut Falkenstein Krettnacher Euchariusberg Riesling Spätlese #24 Fuder Mammen Mosel and 2022 Thomas Haag Schloss Lieser Niederberg Helden Riesling Auslese GK Mosel Coffee and Tea service at end, with bottled still and sparkling water provided at tables We anticipate being joined by members of the German Embassy staff. Please take the opportunity to mingle with them and share your interests in German wines and Germany! The price for this event will be $148 for members, and $158 for non-members. There will be a 60-person limit on attendance at this event, including Embassy guests, so reserve soon to avoid disappointment. For this event, we are no longer requiring that guests provide proof of vaccination against covid-19, or wear masks when arriving. We do encourage our members and guests, however, to be up to date in vaccinations, and request that if you contract covid-19 or another communicable illness, or test positive for covid-19, you refrain from attending the event and protect the health of others. We can refund payments if you notify us that you are not able to attend the event for this reason prior to the start of the event. All GWS members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption can lead to intoxication. Members and guests should use public transportation to events, rely on a designated driver, or taste the wines rather than finish them. The event coordinator for the Oktober Weinfest is Carl Willner, Capital Chapter President and Secretary, and National Vice President and Secretary. Please send any questions to Carl at carl.willner1@verizon.net . We look forward to seeing you for our October Weinfest! Please check our Capital Chapter website and register soon. If registering by mail, please fill out and cut the reservation form below with your check – do not mail the entire notice. REGISTRATION FORM FOR GERMAN WINE SOCIETY OKTOBER WEINFEST EVENT ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 AT THE GERMAN EMBASSY $148.00 Members / $158.00 Non-Member Guests Member(s) Names: _________________________________________________________________ Guest(s) Names: _____________________________________________________________________ Total Enclosed: ______________________________________________________________________ Daytime Phone Number: ____________________________________________________________ E-Mail: _______________________

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Riesling vs. Chenin Blanc
2024-11-09 19:00 - 22:30 (America/New_York) | Van Ness Room, 3001 Veazey Terrace NW, Washington, DC, 20008, United States
Riesling vs. Chenin Blanc: What Are the Differences and Similarities? Please plan to join the German Wine Society on Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 7:00 pm for a comparative tasting of German Rieslings and Chenin Blancs from France’s Loire Valley, with ten different wines offered to illustrate the similarities and differences of wines using these grapes. The tasting will be presented by our own Annette Schiller, who will be bringing some of these wines back from Europe just for us from her most recent tour. This is our penultimate event of 2024, before the Holiday Dinner on December 7. Registrations for this event are due by Tuesday, November 5, 2024, and the price is $45 for GWS members, $52 for non-members. Please be aware that, due to limited supply of the wines, we have maximum cap of 40 for attendance at this event. Reserve early to avoid disappointment! Aficionados of a fresh, crisp white wine will eventually fall in love with both the Riesling and Chenin Blanc grapes. Riesling is of course Germany’s most planted and best known grape, while Chenin Blanc, though not the leading grape of France, is one of its white stars. Chenin Blanc acquired its name from Mont-Chenin in the Touraine district of France in the 15th Century, but can be traced as far back as Anjou in 845 AD. There is much to love and little to hate at all about either varietal. Both varietals can be produced in all sorts of styles: sparkling, still, bone dry, semi-sweet, fruity sweet, or lusciously sweet. In five flights, one Riesling and one Chenin Blanc each, we will compare the different styles of the two varietals and will examine the decisive factors: acidity level, sugar level, ageability, versatility, value, and terroir expressiveness. Join us for a fun tasting and find out if you are a Riesling or Chenin Blanc fan or maybe both! The specific wines for our Riesling-Chenin Blanc comparison are still in the process of being selected, but will be provided to attendees at a later time as soon as they are determined. A tasty buffet of cheeses, bread, crackers, charcuterie, grapes and veggies will be provided to accompany the wines. Our tasting will begin at 7 p.m on Saturday, November 9, with the doors opening at 6:30 p.m. to admit guests. The location is the Van Ness Room that we have often used before for membership meetings and other events, including our New German Wine Law tasting in 2023 and Pinots Tasting earlier this year, at 3001 Veazey Terrace NW, Washington, DC 20008. Enter through the main lobby of the apartment building on the 5th floor, and then go down to the 2nd floor by elevator and proceed down the hall to the clubroom. While there is not off-street parking at this location, on-street parking is available (bear in mind DC parking restrictions and meters), and there is easy access to Metro, at the Van Ness Red Line station. You can register and pay for this event in either of two ways. First, you can register on our chapter website, https://germanwinesocietydc.org , and make payment by PayPal. You will need to create a GWS account for the website if you do not already have one, and you will also need to have a PayPal account, as we cannot accept payment by other forms of credit or online transfer. If you are coming as a couple or other group, you can either register and pay for each individual separately, or do it as part of a single transaction and complete the payment on PayPal together. If you do a single transaction, please also email the Secretary of the GWS Capital Chapter at the address below to provide the names of each individual coming, as the individual names will not all appear on the website form for multiple persons registering together. Second, if you prefer to register by mail and pay by check for the event, please clip off the registration form attached to this notice, indicate the names of all who will be attending, and mail a check made out to the German Wine Society in the proper amount along with the form to: Carl Willner President and Secretary, GWS Capital Chapter 1014 Reserve Champion Drive Rockville, MD 20850 You can also reach the Secretary by e-mail at carl.willner1@verizon.net . Whether you are registering by mail or online, please be sure to provide the names of all persons for whom you are registering, and pay the appropriate price depending on whether each person is a GWS member (with annual dues paid), or a non-member. You can also become a member or renew, if your membership is not current, together with your registration for this event by including an annual $35 dues payment (for an individual or a couple), through PayPal, or by mail using a check, in the same manner as registering for the event. If you have been a member of the GWS Capital Chapter in the past but are not sure of your current membership status, please email the Secretary at the above e-mail to confirm your status. We are no longer requiring proof of covid-19 vaccination or masking to attend our in-person events, but do request that if you are experiencing symptoms of covid-19 or other contagious illness, or have tested positive for such an illness, you stay home and recover, and avoid putting other guests at risk. Refunds can be provided in these circumstances if you notify us before the day of the event, to allow us time to find another guest to take your place. Otherwise, refunds can only be made if you notify us before the deadline for registration. All GWS members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption can lead to intoxication. Members and guests should use public transportation to events, rely on a designated driver, or taste the wines rather than finish them. If you have questions about this event, you may contact the event organizer and presenter, Annette Schiller, at aschiller@ombiasypr.com , or by phone at 703-459-7513. Annette’s website is www.ombiasypr.com . For questions about registration and membership, please contact Carl Willner, Capital Chapter President and Secretary, at carl.willner1@verizon.net . If you no longer wish to receive our announcements, please reply to this email to the sender. To register by mail, please fill out and cut the reservation form below with your check – do not mail the entire notice. _______________________________________________________________________ REGISTRATION FORM FOR GERMAN WINE SOCIETY RIESLING – CHENIN BLANC COMPARATIVE TASTING, NOVEMBER 9, 2024 $45.00 Members / $52.00 Non-Member Guests Member(s) Names: _________________________________________________________________ Guest(s) Names: _________________________________________________________________ Total Enclosed: _________________________________________________________________ Daytime Phone Number: __________________________________________________________________ E-Mail: __________________________________________________________________

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Holiday Dinner at the Cosmos Club
2024-12-07 18:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Cosmos Club, 2121 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC, 20008, United States
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE GERMAN WINE SOCIETY HOLIDAY DINNER AT THE COSMOS CLUB, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2024, 6 pm – 10 pm

Ho, 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! We can gather in person again in Washington, D.C. amidst all the elegance of Embassy Row.

So, please plan to attend the GWS Holiday paired dinner at the Cosmos Club, Saturday, December 7, 2024 for dinner starting at 7:00 pm, with registration and service of welcoming sekt and hors d’oeuvres beginning at 6:00 pm. We are very fortunate to have access to this elegant and festive venue again this year. The Cosmos Club is no longer requiring proof of vaccination against covid-19 for all staff, members and guests in the mansion, and we have also lifted this requirement, though we still encourage guests to be vaccinated.

The paired dinner includes a variety of seven German wines, one sparkling, five whites and a red, among them two high-prädikat dessert selections, accompanied by a three-course meal preceded by hors d’oeuvres. This year, we are offering a choice of three different entrees with different prices, beef, salmon and duck, as well as a vegan “Chef’s Choice” alternative. Be sure to register for the one you want, and if there are multiple people on your order, register separately for each different entree choice and let the Secretary know by email who is having each choice for the place cards.

In addition, there will be entertainment – a holiday piano trio featuring Christine Kharazian on violin, Irina Ponomareva on cello, and Nina Willner on piano, with an opportunity to sing some German and other traditional songs together!

Location: The address for our holiday dinner is 2121 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008, just a few blocks from Dupont Circle. Metro is near (Dupont Circle Red Line) and parking is available to the rear of the club. The stunning venue is, as in past years, the wood-paneled Members Dining Room on the 2nd floor in this landmark building. This year, both the opening reception and the dinner will take place in the same room – please come into the Members Dining Room when arriving to sign in rather than waiting in the Long Gallery outside. With fireplaces lit, perfect for a special holiday wine event with family and friends! There is a coatroom on the first floor free for members and guests – no need to bring heavy bags and coats upstairs to the event.

Safety Precautions: While we are no longer requiring proof of vaccination as indicated above, if you contract or test positive for covid-19 or other communicable disease in advance of the event, we request that you not come for the safety of our other guests, and request a refund which we can provide if notified ahead of of the day of the event, to give us a chance to offer the place to another guest. Mask use when arriving is optional.

Menu: The paired menu will be as follows:

Welcome Reception with passed hors d’oeuvres

Thai Curry Chicken Skewers with coconut sauce

Smoked Salmon Latkes – potato latke, dill creme fraiche, crispy capers

Goat Cheese Spheres, with salted candied pecans, apricot chutney

nv Loosen Bros. “Dr. L” Sparkling Riesling (Sekt), Germany (12% alc.)

First (Appetizer) Course

Seared Day Boat Scallops with smoked cauliflower puree, bacon lardon, celery, crispy prosciutto, and basil brown butter emulsion

(A custom starter alternative can be provided to meet dietary restrictions, request by email when registering)

Cosmos Club Popovers with sweet creamery butter

2023 Vollenweider Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling Kabinett Mosel, Germany (8% alc.)

2023 Keller vom Muscheligen Kalk (blend of Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay, Silvaner) Rheinhessen, Germany (12.5% alc.)

Entree Course (choose one dish when registering)

Grilled Beef Tenderloin with truffled potato puree, carrot, asparagus, red wine sauce

Coriander Duck Breast with grilled parsnip, kabocha squash, zucchini, blackberry-fig gastrique

Griller Atlantic Salmon with young carrots, roasted Yukon potato, rutabaga, parsnip, honey mustard sauce

“Chef’s Choice” Gluten Free Vegan Meal (specific dish to be determined)

2022 Enderle & Moll Pinot Noir Baden, Germany (12% alc.)

2020 Thomas Haag Schloss Lieser Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese Mosel, Germany (7.5/% alc.)

Dessert Course

Honey Citrus Creme Brûlée, with Vanilla Tuilles, Blackberries

2021 Keller Rieslaner Auslese Rheinhessen, Germany (8% alc.)

2021 Karl Erbes Ürziger in der Kranklei Riesling Beerenauslese Mosel, Germany (6% alc.)

Coffee and Tea Service

Parking: Club parking is off Florida Avenue behind the club. There is a small white sign showing the parking entrance. Parking is included in the event price and there is no tipping at the club including the valet parking. Parking is limited and club members have preference. It is highly advisable not to arrive late in case there are other functions going on at the club that evening.

Dress Code: The dress code for the Cosmos Club is strict – jackets and ties for men, comparable business or evening attire for women. No jeans or tennis shoes are allowed.

Prices: The dinner price, varying by entree selected, is: Grilled Beef Tenderloin $245 members/$255 non-membersAtlantic Grilled Salmon $235 members/$245 non-membersCoriander Duck Breast $235 members/$245 non-membersVegan “Chef’s Choice” $225 members/$235 non-members

If you are not sure of your current membership status, please contact the Chapter President and Secretary, Carl Willner, at carl.willner1@verizon.net before ordering to confirm. Membership costs $35 annually for an individual or couple, and can be paid online using our website and PayPal, or by check, in the same way and at the same time as registering for the event.

When and How to Register: The deadline for reservations is Saturday, November 30, 2024 so that we may provide the chef with an accurate count of total guests as well as the entrees chosen for each guest, and allow time for place cards for each guest to be made. No late reservations can be allowed for this event due to these club requirements. This promises to be a wonderful event so please make your reservations right away and don’t miss out!

There are two ways to join in the fun. You can register on our website, http://germanwinesocietydc.org , and pay online for the event using PayPal. If you do not already have an account on our website, you will need to set one up. There are separate buttons to choose each entree menu option, and for members and non-members, to reflect the varying prices. An email message to the Secretary at carl.willner1@verizon.net to let us know who is having each entree option is requested, if there are multiple guests on the reservation with different entree preferences – otherwise, we will need to reach out to you. Or, you can submit a check for the event to our Chapter President and Secretary, Carl Willner, payable to the German Wine Society, at the following address and using the form below, and making sure to note your entree preference for each guest. Any member dues that may be owed can also be paid online or by check. Please include names, number of guests, email and phone number.

Carl Willner1014 Reserve Champion DriveRockville, MD 20850

Tours: The Cosmos Club has advised us that tours of the historic club mansion for interested guests are once again possible, as in past years. Availability of tours will depend on willingness of members who are also Cosmos Club members to conduct them, but we understand that one or more Cosmos Club members will agree to lead tours. If you would like to participate in a tour, please reply to this message and let us know of your interest, and you will be advised at a later date when to arrive for a tour (usually either an hour before the event, or at the end of the event).

Questions about Event: The event organizer is Carl Willner, who can be reached by email at carl.willner1@verizon.net, or at 202-674-9044. Please contact him with any questions, including current membership status, or correspondence in response to this email.

All Society Members and guests are reminded that drinking alcohol can lead to intoxication, and therefore Society members and their guests are expected to drink in moderation at Society events. It is advisable to provide designated drivers or other alternative modes of transit to driving where available, or mostly to taste rather than fully consume alcohol where such drivers or alternative modes of transit are not available.

If you no longer wish to receive our announcements, please reply to this email to our Secretary, Carl Willner.

If registering by mail, please cut and return the reservation form portion of the notice below – do not mail the entire notice.

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Reservation form for GERMAN WINE SOCIETY HOLIDAY DINNER AT THE COSMOS CLUB, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2024, 7 pm – 10 pm (with registration and welcome beginning at 6:00 pm)

Member Name(s) ______________________________________________________________

Guest Names(s) _______________________________________________________________

Total Enclosed ________________________________________________________________

Daytime Phone Number _________________________________________________________

Email Address _________________________________________________________________

Dietary Alternative Requested for Appetizer Course and Number_______ (if not requested, will receive scallops; indicate which guests to receive if multiple people on order)

Entrees and number of each chosen: Beef _____ Salmon _____Duck _____ Vegetarian ______

Please indicate who is having each entree, if multiple guests are on the reservation.

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TASTING WITH WINEGUT ÖKONOMIERAT REBHOLZ AT THE GERMAN EMBASSY
2025-01-16 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | German Embassy, 4645 Reservoir Road, NW, Washington, 20007, United States
﻿INVITATION TO WINE TASTING WITH WINEGUT ÖKONOMIERAT REBHOLZ AT THE GERMAN EMBASSY, JAN. 16, 2025 NOTE: This event is FULL. No more reservations are accepted. The German Wine Society Capital Chapter is proud to announce a very special event at the German Embassy in Washington, DC. Please join us when we organize a tasting of the wines of Weingut Rebholz, one of the top 5 wine estates in Germany. Twins Hans and Valentin Rebholz are the fourth generation at Weingut Ökonomierat Rebholz (Ökonomierat -Economic Councillor- is a professional honorary title which is only awarded in this form in the States of Rheinland-Pfalz and Saarland and which honors personalities who have made a particular contribution to agriculture and viticulture in the State) in Siebeldingen in Germany’s southern Pfalz wine region. The Rebholz family’s connection with wine and winemaking can be traced back to the 16th century but it was Hans’ and Valentin’s great-grandfather Eduard Rebholz who transformed the agricultural farm into a wine estate with the clear focus to making pure “natural” wines. Hansjörg and Birgit Rebholz, the third generation of the Rebholz family continue what the founder, the Ökonomierat Eduard Rebholz began: producing highly individualistic wines by working as close as possible with nature. Today the winery is certified biodynamic. The Rebholz wines do not undergo any chaptalization, fining, or deacidifying nor will sweet reserve be added to stay true to the individuality of the terroir, the climate, and the grape. The Rebholz were the pioneers to producing fully fermented dry wines in the southern Pfalz region. The majority of the 47 acres under vine is planted with Riesling and the Burgundy grapes. The famous single vineyard sites are “Kastanienbusch” and “Im Sonnenschein”. Due to their purity the wines have an enormous ageing potential. The Rebholz motto is: “No compromise!” Quoting the Vinum wine guide Germany of 2024, where the estate is among the very few being awarded the maximum of 5 stars: “The wines are absolutely captivating, no compromise would ever leave the cellar, there is no such thing as less than 100 percent.” Meet Hans Rebholz while he is in town. It will be fascinating to hear directly from the winemaker about his philosophy behind each of the nine wines we will taste! The Wines: 2019 Riesling Sekt Extra Brut 2023 Muskateller Dry 2023 Riesling Estate Dry 2023 Riesling “vom Rotliegenden”, Dry 2023 Riesling, “Kastanienbusch” GG 2023 Pinot Blanc, Estate 2023 Pinot Blanc, “Im Sonnenschein” GG 2022 Chardonnay “R” 2019 Pinot Noir “R” There will be bread, crackers, and cheese bites to accompany the tasting. Date and Time: . Thursday, January 16, 2025, 5.00 pm – 7.00 pm. Registrations for this event are due no later than Friday, January 10, 2025. There is a maximum cap of 60 for this event, given the supply of wines, so register early to avoid disappointment. Location and Parking: Carl Schurz Auditorium German Embassy 4645 Reservoir Road, NW Washington, DC 20007 Gates open at 4.30 pm. Pass through security at the Reservoir Road gate to enter the Embassy. You must bring a government issued valid picture ID. Please do not be late, as Embassy security will close at 5 pm and no further guests can be admitted after that time. There is no parking available on Embassy grounds, but limited street parking is available in the vicinity of the Embassy. While there is no Metro stop near the Embassy, it can be reached using public transportation by bus (D6). Price and Registration: Participation is $ 40 for members of the German Wine Society and $ 47 for non-members. You can register and pay for this event in either of two ways. First, you can register on the website of the German Wine Society website https://germanwinesocietydc.org , and make payment by PayPal. You will need to create a GWS account for the website if you do not already have one, and you will also need to have a PayPal account, as we cannot accept payment by other forms of credit or online transfer. Use the payment buttons on the Shop page of the website, rather than trying to register directly from the Event description, and be sure to choose the appropriate price depending on whether you are a member or non-member of the German Wine Society. Annual dues can also be paid through the website, and are $35 for an individual or a couple. If you are not sure of your current membership status, please check with the President and Secretary of the chapter, Carl Willner, at carl.willner1@verizon.net . Each individual has to pay separately for your name to show on the registration. If you register for more than one person in one transaction, be sure to email the Secretary at the time you register and let us know the names of your other guests.. Security reasons demand that the Embassy needs to be provided in advance with the name of each individual attending. Second, if you prefer to register by mail and pay by check for the event, please clip off the registration form attached to this notice, indicate the names of all who will be attending, and mail a check made out to the German Wine Society in the proper amount along with the form to: Carl Willner, President and Secretary, GWS Capital Chapter, 1014 Reserve Champion Drive, Rockville, MD 20850 Questions about this event should be directed to Annette Schiller at aschiller@ombiasypr.com , and questions about membership, attendance and payment to Carl Willner at carl.willner1@verizon.net . All Society members and guests are reminded that drinking alcohol can lead to intoxication, and therefore Society members and guests are expected to drink in moderation at Society events. It is advisable to provide designated drivers or other alternative modes of transit to driving where available, or mostly to taste rather than fully consume alcohol where such drivers or alternative modes of transit are not available. If you no longer wish to receive our announcements, please reply by email to our Secretary, Carl Willner, at the above address. _____________________________________________________ REGISTRATION FORM FOR GERMAN WINE SOCIETY WEINGUT REBHOLZ TASTING, JANUARY 16, 2025 $40.00 Members / $47.00 Non-Member Guests Member(s) Names: _________________________________________________________________ Guest(s) Names: _________________________________________________________________ Total Enclosed: _________________________________________________________________ Daytime Phone Number: __________________________________________________________________ E-Mail: __________________________________________________________________

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GWS Membership Meeting
2025-02-15 16:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | https://germanwinesocietydc.org/event/gws-membership-meeting/
Prosit Neujahr! Online registration for the 2025 Capital Chapter Membership Meeting is now open! Please make reservations by Monday, February 10, 2025. This year’s Membership Meeting will take place on Saturday, February 15, 2025, starting at 4:00 pm EST, and planned to last until about 6:30 pm. As with our last Membership Meeting in February 2024, the Membership Meeting this year will be held online, using Zoom. Though the pandemic is officially over, viruses still abound during this winter, and meeting virtually also avoids the risk of having to postpone for inclement weather, while permitting our members in more distant locations to attend conveniently. You will need to have access to Zoom to participate in the meeting, either downloaded on your computer or otherwise available through your browser (please note, however, that there is an option for members to vote in the election by mail even if you do not have Zoom access). Everyone who provides notification of their intent to come (by registering on the website, by mail or by email to the Secretary) will receive a Zoom link from Board member Karen Stokes by email prior to the event, which can be used to log in at the start time. The meeting’s start time at 4:00 pm EST allows members to finish in time for dinner, and also allows members who may be in Europe to participate. Our agenda will begin with reports from the officers of the Chapter, including discussion of our finances, membership, and cellar status, followed by the Board election, and then open discussion of other chapter business and questions, and plans for the future. What would you like to have the Society do – what are your expectations? The Board needs to know! The business portion of the meeting will be followed by the fun part – a multiple-choice quiz on knowledge of German wines with the chance to win several wine prizes from our cellar (to be delivered at the next in-person events the winners attend, or by arrangement with the Cellarmaster for pickup). Of course, as this is an online event, members will supply their own choice of wines, cheeses and other foods, and there will be an opportunity to discuss your wine choices with other participants, as we did during the last Membership Meeting. Members in good standing (current on dues) pay nothing for this event (but still need to register via our website or mail, or by email to the Secretary, so that we can have an accurate count of who is coming and can send the Zoom link to everyone); non-members (including those who have been registered as members before but are not current on dues) pay $15 each, through website registration using PayPal or by check. It is at this annual meeting we elect new officers and directors to the Chapter Board. Only members in good standing, with annual dues payments current, are entitled to vote in the election or to attend this event free of charge; $35 annual dues payments per individual or couple may be made online through the website using PayPal or by check to ensure that you are current, before the meeting. A dues payment made prior to the meeting is sufficient to restore membership status and allow you to attend without charge and participate in the election. Please contact the Secretary if you are not sure whether you are current. Members can vote in person at the meeting, or by returning their written ballots (found at the end of the candidate statements) by February 10, 2025. Candidate statements and the ballot form (for those who will not be voting in person at the election but would still like to submit a vote) are in a separate document, attached to the version of the notice sent by e-mail to all members. Nominations of other candidates than those listed below and on the ballot have to be received by no later than Saturday, February 1, 2025, under our By-Laws, so as to allow revised ballots for the election to be prepared and distributed. All of the candidates running have already been serving in their positions, but we have one open Director position without a candidate. The Chapter President is also running for Chapter Secretary, in the absence of a separate candidate to fill the Secretary position; he was elected to serve in both capacities for the past four years. The candidates running for positions on the Board this election are: Carl Willner – for Chapter President and Secretary (positions listed separately on ballot)Christian Schiller – for Chapter Vice PresidentKen Belsley – for Chapter TreasurerJim Palanchar – for DirectorKaren Stokes – for Director, also serving as CellarmasterKlaus Teuter – for Director, also serving as WebmasterOur By-Laws do not permit nominations from the floor at the meeting for any position for which a candidate is already running, but only in advance so that ballots for a disputed election can be prepared, although floor nominations for uncontested positions are allowed. For this election, most Board positions except for one Director slot have one candidate running. You can give back to the Chapter by seeking to join the Board, or by volunteering to plan or help with a monthly tasting. Your active participation in planning and managing events helps the organization grow – and to do so in the direction you choose. All correspondence in response to this email should be directed to our President and Secretary, Carl Willner, by email to carl.willner1@verizon.net or by mail at: Carl Willner1014 Reserve Champion DriveRockville, MD 20850Our website address for online registration is at http://germanwinesocietydc.org . If you are attending as a non-member and need to pay online, please be sure to have a PayPal account in advance, as we cannot accept payments by other forms of credit. If you decide to register by mail, please mail your registration (and check, made out to the German Wine Society, if registering as a non-member) to the Chapter Secretary, Carl Willner, whose address is listed above.All GWS members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption can lead to intoxication. Therefore Society members and their guests are expected to drink in moderation at Society events. Fortunately, one of the benefits of holding an online event is that most of you will be safely at home and not driving to the event, but should you decide to visit a friend in order to participate from there, please bear in mind the usual cautions about having a designated driver where available, or mostly tasting rather than consuming alcohol when such drivers are not available. Drinking in moderation will also help to avoid any mishaps using your computer! If you no longer wish to receive our announcements, please reply to this email to the sender. Carl WillnerPresident and SecretaryGerman Wine Society Capital Chapter ___________________________________________________________________________________Please clip and return this registration form if registering by mail, to the Secretary at the address listed above. Do not return the entire event notice. If you are voting by mail rather than by participating in the online meeting, please also clip the ballot form from the attached Candidate Statement and return that to the Secretary. Reservation Form for GERMAN WINE SOCIETY CAPITAL CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP MEETING, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2025 Name(s) _______________________________________________________________ Member or non-Member __________________________________________________ Payment submitted _______________________________________________________ E-mail contact ____________________________________________________________ Telephone contact _________________________________________________________

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