German Wine Society DC Chapter

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!

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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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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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_________________________________________________________

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: ________________________________________________________________________________

German Wine Society Membership Zoom Meeting - Saturday, February 18th, 2023
2023-02-18 16:00 - 18:30 UTC | MD
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 _________________________________________________________

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 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: __________________________________________________________________

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: ________________________________________________________________________________

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: ________________________________________________________________________________

Wine Cruise at the Potomac - July 16th, 2022
2022-07-16 15:00 - 17:00 UTC | MD
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 _______________________________________________________________

GWS New Vintage Tasting (2020 Wines) with Phil Bernstein - May 20th, 2022
2022-05-20 18:30 - 21:30 UTC | MD
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

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 | MD
﻿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.
Reservation form for GERMAN WINE SOCIETY – DR. KONSTANTIN FRANK WINERY (NY) – ZOOM TASTING EVENT, SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 2022 (ORDER WINES SEPARATELY AND DIRECTLY FROM WINERY)

Name (s) ____________________________________________________________________________

Member or non-Member ________________________________________________________________

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2022 Capital Chapter Membership Zoom Meeting - Saturday, Feb. 26th, 2022
2022-02-26 17:00 - 19:00 UTC | MD
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 _______________________________________________________

GWS Holiday Dinner at the Cosmos Club - Saturday December 18th, 2021
2021-12-18 18:30 - 21:30 UTC | MD
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.

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 New Vintage Tasting (2019) w Phil Bernstein - October 15, 2021
2021-10-15 18:30 - 21:30 UTC | MD
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

Rescheduled GWS New Vintage Plus Tasting with Phil Bernstein - Sept. 17th, 2021
2021-09-17 18:30 - 21:00 UTC | MD
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_________________________________________________________

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 _______________________________________________________________

American Rieslings from New York State, Zoom and Tasting Event - May 22, 2021
2021-05-22 16:00 - 18:00 UTC | MD
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 _____________________________________________________________________

Christian Stahl Zoom Tasting Event, April 17th, 2021
2021-04-17 17:00 - 19:00 UTC | MD
Hopefully you enjoyed our celebration of Riesling last month in whatever way inspired you. Now let us SPRING FORWARD to our next Zoom event. Christian Stahl of Winzerhof Stahl in Franken, Germany has graciously accepted an invitation from us to speak about his wines that are available in the DC area. Yes, this is an actual Wine Tasting! Christian Stahl is happy to discuss any or all of his wines, several of which will be available to purchase in advance and enjoy. We will meet for our tasting via Zoom on Saturday, April 17, 2021 from 5 pm -7 pm EST. This of course means Christian Stahl is doing our event at a very late hour in his time zone. Many thanks to him for going above and beyond for the German Wine Society. The deadline to register for this event is April 8, 2021, so as to enable everyone to get their wines for the tasting in time. Christian Stahl is no stranger to our Society, having been hosted before in the United States by our Vice President Christian Schiller and discussed in his wine blog. You can find a complete list of the winemaker’s many accolades on his website, winzerhof-stahl.de. Among other things, Christian Stahl was named “2018 Winemaker of the Year” by renowned wine journalist Stuart Pigott in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, and in 2013 the estate received its third grape from the GAULT MILLAU WEIN GUIDE. The Stahl 2018 Silvaner was winner at the Gourmetwelten Lagen-Cup. Because we are still operating 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 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 help cover our Zoom expenses. You will need to have access to Zoom to participate in our Stahl tasting, either downloaded on your computer or otherwise available through your browser. Everyone who provides timely notification of their intent to come (by registering on the website or returning the form) will receive a Zoom link from board member Karen Stokes, the organizer for this event, by email prior to the event, which can be used to log in at the start time. The next step will be to choose your wines for the tasting. There are several different wines that Christian Stahl will be discussing during the tasting, including a Pinot Blanc, Scheurebe, Silvaner, and Pinot Gris (all 2017 and priced at $19.99 each) and a Spark (Scheurebe and Riesling sparkling wine, priced at $18.99), but you do not need to order all of them. We have attached a form to use for ordering any wines you would like to have for the tasting or for your inventory (different from the clip-off registration form). For three or four wines, we have arranged a discount of 10%, and for all five wines a discount of 15%. The order form should be emailed to Christopher Bartha, the distributor for Stahl’s wines, at ultraweins@gmail.com. Please be sure to reference in the subject line “German Wine Society – order for Winzerhof Stahl Wines.” Mr. Bartha will then contact you by email when the order is ready to be picked up at Chevy Chase Wine & Spirits, located at 5544 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, DC. The final step is to visit Chevy Chase Wine & Spirits, which you can contact at (202) 363-4000, and pick up and pay for your wines in-store or curbside before the tasting (major credit cards accepted). Chevy Chase Wine & Spirits also has a delivery option for customers located within three miles of the store in D.C. (no Maryland or Virginia deliveries), for an additional $5 on purchases of $35 or more. If you cannot do pickup from the store and need to have wines shipped to you outside the store’s D.C. delivery area, please submit your order to Christopher Bartha early, letting him know you will need wines to be shipped to you and providing your home address. If possible, he will try to arrange for shipment, for which there will be an additional shipping charge, on the order of $15 (but we cannot guarantee that timely shipment will be possible for all in this way). Mr. Bartha will determine how payment should be made in these situations. For all purchases, whether in-store or delivered, there will be an additional DC sales tax which should be 9% for alcohol purchases. Payment and pick-up information are also included on the order form itself. Choose your favorite cheeses, breads, crackers, sweets and any other desired dishes to accompany your Stahl wines, and be ready to enjoy the tasting! 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 ——————-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 CHRISTIAN STAHL TASTING EVENT, SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2021 Name (s) ____________________________________________________________________________ Member or non-Member ________________________________________________________________ Payment submitted ____________________________________________________________________ E-mail contact ________________________________________________________________________ Telephone contact _____________________________________________________________________WINZERHOF STAHL WINE TASTING Order Form:Your Name: _____________________________________Your Email address/Phone: ___________________________________________________________Deadline for wine orders: Thursday April 8th at 2 pm.To order wines, please email your order to Christopher Bartha at: ultraweins@gmail.comUsing this subject line: Germain Wine Society-order for Winzerhof Stahl WinesChris will contact you via email when your order will be ready for pick-up at Chevy Chase Wine & Spirits.Wines for the Zoom event:2017 Pinot Blanc, $19.99 2017 Scheurebe $19.992017 Silvaner $19.992017 Pinot Gris $19.99NV Scheurebe & Riesling Sparkling $18.99Please indicate how many bottles per wine category. If ordering more than 3-4 bottles, 10% off. If ordering 5+ bottles, 15% off. DC sales tax is 9%.You will pay for the wines and pick them up atChevy Chase Wine & Spirits, 5544 Connecticut Ave., Washington D.C.(202)363-4000Store hours: Sun-Thurs: 10am to 9pm, Fri & Sat: 10am to 10pmRestricted DC delivery at an additional $5.00 for purchases of $35.00 or more. MD or VA shipping available for an extra charge through Chris Bartha. Please let Chris know when ordering that you would like to pay for delivery._______________________________________________________ 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 have a PayPal account in advance, 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. 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 Willner President and Secretary, German Wine Society Capital Chapter

586th Birthday Celebration of Riesling Zoom Event, March 13th, 2021
2021-03-13 17:00 - 19:00 UTC | MD
For lovers of German wine, the Riesling grape is commonly one of our favorites, and frequently the top choice. Versatile Riesling yields both wonderful high-prädikat sweet wines, among the best in the world, and high-quality dry wines as well. It is the most widely grown grape in about half of Germany’s wine regions. If you are wondering what the 586th birthday means, please know that in March 2019 the Wines of Germany announced that from that day forward the official birthday of Riesling would be celebrated on March 13, 1435. Why that day? An invoice with that date was found in a cellar invoice in Russelsheim and refers to a variety called Riesslingen (the spelling at the time), which marked the first written documentation of the Riesling grape. Due to the pandemic, celebrations of the birthday are for the most part put on hold. BUT not for the German Wine Society’s Capital Chapter. We will hold an online Zoom celebration together on Saturday, March 13, 2021, from 5 pm to 7 pm, and party in our own homes…where you are guaranteed to enjoy the wines and foods on the menu. Choose your favorite Rieslings from your own collection or local wine store, along with cheeses, breads, crackers, sweets and any other desired dishes, and be ready to discuss your choices! Please make reservations by Wednesday, March 10, using either our chapter website (https://germanwinesocietydc.org) and PayPal for payment if you owe dues or are a non-member, or by completing and sending in the attached form, enclosing a check if payment is required. This event is free for GWS members in good standing (that is, current in $35 annual dues payments per individual or couple), but members still need to register so that we can have an accurate count of who is coming and can send the Zoom link to everyone signed up. For any non-members who wish to attend, this event is modestly priced at $10 per Zoom connection (so that an individual or couple can register at the same price), payable online on our website using PayPal or by check, to help cover our Zoom expenses. You will need to have access to Zoom to participate in our Riesling party, either downloaded on your computer or otherwise available through your browser. Everyone who provides timely notification of their intent to come (by registering on the website or returning the form) will receive a Zoom link from board member Karen Stokes, the organizer for this event, by email prior to the event, which can be used to log in at the start time. Will we have party guests? Yes, of course. We have invited a few people to Zoom with us: Brent Kroll is Proprietor and Sommelier of Maxwell Park in Washington, DC. Brent was named a 2018 Food & Wine Sommelier of the Year and he has been featured in Wine & Spirits, Wine Enthusiast, & Wine Spectator to name just a few magazines. Maxwell Park is a great wine bar with locations on 9th Street in DC and in the Navy Yard. If you have not checked out their website, you should do that just to see the incredible bottle list of German wines that are enjoyed with their food menu. Brent can certainly talk to us about the why Rieslings pair so well with food. Valerie Kathawala is a writer and editor specializing in the wines of Germany, Austria, northern Italy, and German Switzerland. She is a fan of “umlaut wines” and has joined the Wine Scholar Guild as an educator on German wines. Also check out Trink Magazine where she is co-founder and co-editor. Phil Bernstein, our longtime friend from MacArthur Beverage, will tease us a little with the New Vintages event from last year which had to be postponed to 2021 (fingers crossed). And he will give us a look ahead to the 2021 New Vintage wines which we also hope to schedule, in person, this year. Are there more surprises? Maybe? Just be sure to sign up for our March event. Party attire is welcomed. Birthday cake with lighted candles is optional.​ 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 or owe dues and need to make a payment online, please be sure to have a PayPal account in advance, 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, and make out any check 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. Drinking in moderation will also help to avoid any mishaps using your computer! ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 BIRTHDAY OF RIESLING EVENT, SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2021 Name (s) ____________________________________________________________________________ Member or non-Member ________________________________________________________________ Payment submitted ____________________________________________________________________ E-mail contact ________________________________________________________________________ Telephone contact _____________________________________________________________________

2021 Capital Chapter Members Zoom Meeting - February 20th
2021-02-20 17:00 - 19:00 UTC | MD
Prosit Neujahr! Online registration for the 2021 Capital Chapter Members Meeting is now open! Please make reservations by February 15. This year’s membership meeting will take place on Saturday, February 20, 2021, starting at 5:00 pm EST. As with our Holiday Gathering in December 2020, due to continuing health concerns, the membership meeting this year will be 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 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 Holiday Gathering. Members pay nothing for this tasting (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! 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 10, 2020. 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 must be received by no later than Friday, February 5, 2021, under our bylaws, 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 last year 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 last year. 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 bylaws 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 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 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 (at the end of this message) and return that to the Secretary. Reservation Form for GERMAN WINE SOCIETY CAPITAL CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP MEETING, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2021 Name(s) _______________________________________________________________ Member or non-Member __________________________________________________ Payment submitted _______________________________________________________ E-mail contact ____________________________________________________________ Telephone contact _________________________________________________________——————————————————————————– BALLOT FORM FOR 2021 GERMAN WINE SOCIETY CAPITAL CHAPTER BOARD ELECTION Mark one candidate for each named office (President, Secretary, Vice President, Treasurer); a candidate can hold more than one office. Mark up to four candidates for Director positions (three persons are currently running for Director positions; one additional Director may be nominated by members). _____ Carl Willner – for Chapter President _____ Carl Willner – for Chapter Secretary _____ Christian Schiller – for Chapter Vice President _____ Ken Belsley – for Chapter Treasurer _____ Maria So – for Director (serving as Webmaster) _____ Jim Palanchar – for Director ______ Karen Stokes – for Director (serving as Cellarmaster)

GWS Zoom Holiday Gathering - December 19th, 2020
2020-12-19 17:00 - 19:00 UTC | MD
ANNOUNCING GERMAN WINE SOCIETY CAPITAL CHAPTER ZOOM HOLIDAY GATHERING, DECEMBER 19, 2020 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! This year, as a necessary response to the pandemic situation, we are for the first time conducting our annual Holiday event virtually, via Zoom. We have acquired an annual Zoom subscription for our GWS chapter, as some other wine groups have also been doing due to the restrictions on large in-person gatherings. You will need to have access to Zoom to participate, either downloaded on your computer or otherwise usable via your browser. This will be a much more flexible event than our usual Holiday Dinners. Participants will choose their own favorite German wines and holiday foods to enjoy during the event. Dress as you prefer, in festive attire, holiday sweaters or casual – we do not have a Cosmos Club dress code to satisfy. We will still have one of the favorite features of the traditional Holiday Dinners, though – festive live holiday music performed on the piano. After some introductory remarks, an anticipated discussion of the 2020 vintage in Germany by Annette Schiller, and the musical program (during which we will ask all guests to mute their own connections for maximum enjoyment by all), we will invite guests in turn to offer brief holiday greetings and remarks to the rest of the group. Though guests can pass on speaking if they prefer, we want to be sure that everyone who would like to speak has a chance to do so. You will then be free to discuss with other guests the wines you are enjoying and experiences of the past year. And, best of all, there will be NO CHARGE for this virtual Holiday Gathering. We will, however, need to limit the event to members in good standing, so please be sure that you are current on your annual dues when registering. The Holiday Gathering will begin at 5:00 pm EST on Saturday, December 19, and continue for about two hours. Those who register for the event, whether through our website or by returning the registration form, will receive an email with a link for the Zoom event. Board member Karen Stokes will be organizing our Zoom event. If you have questions about using Zoom, please send them to me in advance at the email address below, and I will forward them to her. The deadline for reservations is Monday, December 14, so that we can notify everyone in time of the information needed to participate. We’ve all missed seeing each other for the past several months, and this is our last chance before the end of the year for the German Wine Society to share a convivial occasion. So please make your reservations right away and don’t miss out! There are now two ways to join in the fun. You can register for the event using PayPal (free with up-to-date membership). Event registration date has passed.Or, you can submit a reservation for the event by mail to the Chapter President and Secretary, with a check for any annual dues owed payable to the German Wine Society, at the following address and using the form below. Please include names, number of guests, email (essential to participate in this virtual event!) and phone number. If you are not sure whether you are current on your dues, please contact me and I will check chapter records. If you did not pay during 2020, however, please assume that a $35 dues payment will be owed, as an individual or couple. Carl Willner 1014 Reserve Champion Drive Rockville, MD 20850 I can be reached by email at carl.willner1@verizon.net, or at 202-674-9044. Please contact me with any questions or correspondence in response to this notice. One of the pleasures of conducting a virtual event is that we do not need to have the same level of concern as usual about members and guests getting home safely, such as using designated drivers (but do please keep those sensible precautions in mind if you are visiting a friend for this event rather than participating from your home). All Society Members and guests are nevertheless reminded that drinking alcohol can lead to intoxication, and therefore Society members and their guests are expected to drink in moderation at Society events. Among other things, that will help avoid any mishaps using your computer! If you no longer wish to receive our announcements, please reply to this email to me as chapter Secretary and let me know. If registering by mail, please cut and return the reservation form portion of the notice below – do not mail the entire notice. Carl Willner

GWS 2020 New Vintage Tasting with Phil Bernstein (March 13th, 2020) - Cancelled
2020-03-13 19:00 - 21:30 UTC | Harbor Square Party Room, 500 N St SW, Washington, DC, 20024, United States
Every year we host a tasting to try German wines from the new vintage, with a focus on Riesling. Our host is Phil Bernstein, General Manager of MacArthur Beverages, one of the leading retailers of German Riesling in the country. Every year, Phil brings fabulous wines for us to try and this year is definitely no exception. We will sample ten German wines, accompanied by a tasty buffet of cheeses, breads, grapes, veggies and cold cuts. As always, there will be an opportunity to order your favorite wines from Phil for later pickup at MacArthur Beverages. The new vintage is 2018 which Terry Theise describes 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. The deadline for registration is Monday, March 9, 2020. Please be sure to register soon for this always-popular event!DATE: Friday, March 13th, 2020. Doors open at 7:00 pm; tasting begins at 7:30 pm.VENUE: Harbour Square Club Room, 500 N St SW, Washington, DC. Marilyn Scarbrough has reserved a few parking spaces, but we cannot guarantee these will be available for everyone. The Waterfront Metro Station (Green Line) is nearby.WINES: 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 COST: $56 for members, $66 for non-members. If you are not sure whether your membership is current, please contact the Chapter Secretary at carl.willner1@verizon.net .If you have any other questions about this event, please email the organizer, Dave Wendler: davewendler@yahoo.com. There are now two ways to join in the fun. You can pay online for the event using PayPal. Register for this Event click hereTo 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 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. 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 TASTING – March 13th, 2020 Member(s) Name___________________________________________________ Non-Member(s) Name_______________________________________________ Amount Paid ______________________________________________________ Email ____________________________________________________________ Telephone_________________________________________________________

Members Meeting (February 15th, 2020)
2020-02-15 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Van Ness Room, 3001 Veazey Terrace NW, Washington, DC, 20008, United States
Prosit Neujahr! Online registration for the 2020 Members Meeting is now open! Please make reservations by February 10. This year’s membership meeting will take place on Saturday, February 15, 2020. The doors will open at 7:00 and we begin discussing business (of course mixed with a little fun) promptly at 7:30 pm. For this year’s Members Meeting, we are returning to the Van Ness Room at: 3001 Veazey Terrace NW Washington, DC 20008 Metro is very accessible from the Van Ness stop on the Red Line. Members pay nothing for this tasting (but still need to register via our website or mail so that we can have an accurate count of who is coming and bring wines and food accordingly); non-members pay $15 each.Register for this Event click here We will sample a wide variety of wines from our cellar and also have our traditional quiz game and cheeses and bread. 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!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 may be made online 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 10, 2020. 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 must be received by no later than Friday, January 31, 2020. Most of the candidates running have already been serving in their positions, but we have one new candidate for a director position on the board, Karen Stokes, replacing Hanne Caraher who is concluding her board service following decades of contributions to our Society. The Chapter President is also running for Chapter Secretary, in the absence of a separate candidate to fill the Secretary position, which the President has handled on an acting basis for the past year. 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 Vice President Ken Belsley – for Treasurer Maria So – for Director, also serving as Webmaster Stephen Kent – for Director, also serving as Cellarmaster Jim Palanchar – for Director Karen Stokes – for Director Our bylaws 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 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 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 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 acting 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. It is advisable to provide designated drivers where available or mostly to taste rather than consume alcohol when such drivers are not available. If you no longer wish to receive our announcements, please reply to this email to the sender. Carl Willner President and acting 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. Name(s) _______________________________________________________________ Member or non-Member __________________________________________________ Payment submitted _______________________________________________________ E-mail contact ____________________________________________________________ Telephone contact _________________________________________________________

Holiday Dinner at the Cosmos Club (December 14, 2019)
2019-12-14 18:30 - 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! So, please plan to attend the GWS Holiday paired dinner at the Cosmos Club, Saturday, December 14, 2019 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. The address for our holiday dinner is 2021 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008, in the heart of Embassy Row. 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! The paired dinner includes a variety of German wines, among them high-prädikat selections, and a three-course meal preceded by hors d’oeuvres. In addition, there will be entertainment – holiday piano music, guest vocalist Angela Mariano, 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 – 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. The paired menu will be as follows: Welcome and hors d’oeuvres Vegan Artichoke & Corn Falafel, Siracha Hummus Chevre Goat Cheese & Bacon Boats, Red Endive Prosciutto Braised Fig nv Dr. Loosen “Dr. L” Sparkling (Sekt) Dry Riesling (12% alc.) Salad appetizer Roasted Mushroom Salad, with red endive, local lettuce, roasted acorn squash, candied pecans, yogurt dressing Popover Bread 2017 Ürizger Würzgarten Riesling Kabinett Mosel (8% alc.) 2018 Emrich-Schönleber Halenberg Riesling GG Trocken Nahe (12.5% alc.) Entree (choose only one entree per person when registering) Herb Infused Filet Mignon with roasted truffle potatoes, baby carrot, romanesco, red wine sauce Sautéed Black Bass with uni, cracked Carolina gold rice, asparagus Spinach Fettuccine with butternut squash, kale, almond pesto (vegetarian option) 2011 Gunderloch Weingut Nackenheim Rothenburg Riesling Spätlese Rheinhessen (8.5% alc.) 2017 Lovely Lilly Winery (Salzmatten) Pinot Noir Qualitätswein Baden (13% alc.) Dessert Honey Lavender Crème Brûlée with fresh berries, madeleine 2018 Willi Haag Juffer Brauneberg Riesling Auslese Mosel (8.5% alc.) 2003 Emrich-Schönleber Monzinger Halenberg Riesling Beerenauslese Nahe (9% alc.) 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 numerous other functions going on at the club that evening. 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. The dinner price, varying by entree selected, is: Filet Mignon $165 members/$175 non-members Black Bass $155 members/$165 non-members Vegetarian $139 members/$149 non-members The deadline for reservations is Friday, December 6 so that we may provide the chef with an accurate count of total guests as well as the entrees chosen for each guest, allowing time for place cards for each guest to be made (since these cards will indicate which entree has been chosen, if persons registering together through the website are choosing different entrees, an email to the Secretary about who gets each one would be appreciated to be sure we have the cards right). 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! GWS and Cosmos Club member Dean Collins has once again offered to give tours of the historic Cosmos Club mansion to interested guests. If you would like to participate in the tour, please arrive one hour early in order to take part (and let the Secretary know by email that you plan to participate in the tour). There are now two ways to join in the fun. You can pay online for the event using PayPal. Register for this Event click hereOr, you can submit a check for the event to our Chapter President and acting 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. Please include names, number of guests, email and phone number. Carl Willner 1014 Reserve Champion Drive Rockville, MD 20850 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 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 14, 2019, 7 pm – 10 pm Member Name(s) ______________________________________________________________ Guest Names(s) _______________________________________________________________ Total Enclosed ________________________________________________________________ Daytime Phone Number _________________________________________________________ Entrees and number of each chosen (one per person only, indicate which guest to receive each if different ones chosen): Filet Mignon _____ Black Bass _______Vegetarian ____

German Wine Tasting and Dinner at Old Europe Restaurant (November 2, 2019)
2019-11-02 19:00 - 22:00 UTC | Old Europe Restaurant, 2434 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20007, United States
”Beyond Riesling: Germany’s Other White Wines” If you stroll through the German section at most local wine purveyors, you will be surrounded by Riesling after Riesling on the shelves. In many of these stores, you will find nothing but Rieslings. Yet Germany produces many fine white wines in addition to Riesling, wines that amply repay the effort to seek them out. According to the “Wines of Germany” website, 64.5% of Germany’s vineyards are dedicated to producing white wines, yet only about 23-24% of this is Riesling – the other whites represent more than 40% of Germany’s grapes planted. While some German wine regions, such as the Mosel, Rheingau, and Mittelrhein, are famously dominated by Riesling, others, including the Pfalz, Rheinhessen, and Nahe, offer a much wider diversity of whites. We have done the hard part and collected a wide-ranging sample of non-Riesling white wines from across Germany for you to sample in this “Anything but Riesling” tasting, along with a dinner featuring seasonal German foods. Old Europe, Washington’s premier German restaurant, is once again the venue for our event. Our Riesling-free German wine evening will begin on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at 7 pm for signing in, with tasting and the dinner beginning at 7:30 pm. The restaurant is located at 2434 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20007. The event will take place on the lower level of Old Europe in the Rathskeller room – go down the stairs after entering the restaurant. Parking is available on the side street behind the restaurant. There will be a welcoming drink of sparkling wine, and five flights of wines accompanying the three course buffet dinner (starters, main course and sides, and desserts). The twelve wines represent almost all of the major white varieties other than Riesling, including Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc), Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris), Sylvaner, Müller-Thurgau, Scheurebe, Gewürztraminer, Rieslaner, and Huxelrebe, and also include two wines from neighboring Alsace in France, where wines using German varieties of grape produce different tastes and aromas. Welcome Sparkler Lucien Albrecht NV Brut Blanc deBlancs (Pinot Blanc aka Weissburgunder) Cremant d’Alsace Flight 1 Koehler- Ruprecht Weisser Burgunder Kabinett Trocken Pfalz 2018 Villa Wolf Grauburgunder Pfalz 2018 Dr. Heyden Sylvaner Trocken Alte Reben Rheinhessen 2017 Flight 2 Fritz Müller Müller-Thurgau Trocken Rheinhessen 2018 Kruger Rumpf Scheurebe Spätlese Nahe 2013 Flight 3 Trimbach Gewürztraminer 2015 (Alsace) Villa Wolf Gewürztraminer Pfalz 2018 Flight 4 Müller-Catoir Rieslaner Spätlese Gimmeldinger Schlössel Pfalz 2016 Messmer Rieslaner Spätlese Burrweiler Altenforst Pfalz 2017 Flight 5 Kitzer Sylvaner Eiswein Hackenheimer Kirchberg Rheinhessen 2016 Koster-Wolf Huxelrebe Beerenauslese Heimersheimer Rotenfels Rheinhessen 2013 The price for this event will be $65 for members, and $75 for non-members. Registration is due by Monday, October 28, 2019 so that we can provide the restaurant with the number of expected guests in advance and ensure wine and food for all. There are two ways to register for this event. To register and pay electronically by PayPal, you will need to register as either a member or a non-member guest, and have a PayPal account already established to complete payment. Register for this Event click here Alternatively, if you would like to register and pay by check, please use the form below. Detach the form, complete it with information on all attendees including member or non-member status, and mail it, with your check in the appropriate amount, made out to the “German Wine Society,” to the Chapter President and acting Secretary, Carl Willner, at the following address: 1014 Reserve Champion Drive, Rockville, MD, 20850. Please allow enough time if mailing for your registration to arrive before the deadline. If paying at the lower rate for members, please be sure that your membership status is current (that is, that you have paid dues as an individual or couple within the past year, including renewing your membership in connection with this event – dues can also be paid online or by check). GWS members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption can lead to intoxication. All those attending should either use public transportation, rely on a designated driver or taxi, or taste the wines in moderation if you must drive. If you have any questions about the event, please contact the event organizer, Jim Palanchar, at jimpalanchar@earthlink.net For any questions about membership status, please contact the acting Secretary, Carl Willner, at carl.willner1@verizon.net . ______________________________________________________________________ GERMAN WINE SOCIETY “BEYOND RIESLING: GERMANY’S OTHER WHITE WINES” TASTING AND DINNER AT OLD EUROPE – Saturday, November 2, 2019, 7 pm MEMBER(S) NAME ____________________________________________________________________ NON-MEMBER GUEST NAME ___________________________________________________________ AMOUNT PAID _______________________________________________________________ E-MAIL ADDRESS ____________________________________________________________________ TELEPHONE ______________________________________________________________________

Annual Oktober Weinfest (October 5th, 2019)
2019-10-05 15:00 - 18:30 UTC | Harbor Square Party Room, 500 N St SW, Washington, DC, 20024, United States
ANNOUNCING GERMAN WINE SOCIETY OKTOBER WEINFEST IN THE MAGNIFICENT MOSEL! “Tasting a superlative Moselle can be an aesthetic experience no less genuine than hearing a Mozart concerto well played, or seeing for the first time one of Breughel’s paintings.” Frank Schoonmaker, The Wines of Germany (1956). This year the German Wine Society will celebrate its annual Oktober Weinfest by savoring the wonderful wines of the Mosel. This wine region has long been famed for its outstanding Rieslings, grown in the slate of steep-sided vineyards lining the winding river banks. Here are found many of the best-known vineyards and producers in all of Germany, and in this tasting, accompanied by an Oktoberfest meal, you will have the opportunity to sample a wide variety of the best the Mosel has to offer. We will gather on Saturday, October 5 starting at 3 pm for sign-in, with the event beginning at 3:30 pm, at the Harbour Square clubroom, 500 N Street, SW, Washington, DC. Our member Marilyn Scarborough has reserved a few parking spaces, but we cannot guarantee parking for all. The Waterfront Metro Station (Green Line) is also within walking distance nearby. The 15 wunderbar Mosel wines we will enjoy cover nearly all of the most renowned Grosslage areas of the Middle Mosel in Bereich (wine district) Bernkastel, as well as parts of the Upper Mosel and adjoining Luxembourg: Table One Three Droplets of Gold: Producers in the famed Piesporter Goldtröpfchen, Grosslage Michelsberg 2016 St. Christopher Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Riesling Spätlese Mosel 2017 Bollig-Lehnert Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Riesling Spätlese Mosel 2013 Haart Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Riesling Kabinett Mosel Table Two The Doctor is In: Dr. Thanisch Wines from the Legendary Bernkasteler Doktor, Grosslage Badstube 2017 Dr. H. Thanisch Erben Thanisch Bernkasteler Doktor Riesling Kabinett Mosel 2017 Dr. H. Thanisch Erben Thanisch Bernkasteler Doktor Riesling Spätlese Mosel Two Treats from Grosslage Römerlay (Ruwer valley in the Mosel region) and Grosslage Kurfürstlay 2012 Maximin Grünhauser Abtsberg Riesling Kabinett Mosel (Grosslage Römerlay) 2015 Max Ferd. Richter Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese Mosel (Grosslage Kurfürstlay) Table Three A Pair of Lovely Prüms from the Zeltinger Sonnenuhr and Graacher Himmelreich, Grosslage Münzlay 2012 J.J. Prüm Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett Mosel 2007 J.J. Prüm Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese Mosel A Pair of Delicious Selbach Osters from the Zeltinger Sonnenuhr, Grosslage Münzlay 2017 Selbach Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett Mosel 2010 Selbach Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese Mosel Table Four Special Drys from the Mosel (Grosslage Schwarzlay, Grosslage Vom Heissen Stein) and the Luxembourg Moselle 2016 Clemens Busch Vom Roten Schiefer Riesling Trocken Mosel (Pünderich Marienburg in Vom Heissen Stein) 2017 Dr. Loosen Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Trocken GG Alte Reben Mosel (in Grosslage Schwarzlay) 2015 Domaines Vinsmoselle Auxerrois Grand Premier Cru (Luxembourg) 2017 Domaines Vinsmoselle Pinot Gris Grand Premier Cru (Luxembourg) Along with this outstanding array of wines served from the four wine tables, we will share a buffet meal with various German sausages such as Knackwurst and Weisswurst, potato salad, cheeses, pretzel rolls with mustard, Oktoberfest stuffed pretzels, and almond apple strudel for dessert. Any members or guests who would like to bring a favorite German-style dish to share should contact the organizer; reasonable costs for supplies can be reimbursed by prior agreement with receipts. We will also need volunteers to man several wine tables and discuss the wines; volunteers will be told in advance which wines they will have at their table to have a chance to research them and prepare any vineyard pictures or information sheets desired. Volunteers at the tables play an essential role in our event, and should be sure to have a spouse or friend on hand to help bring them wines from the other tables and food, and cover the table if breaks are needed. Those manning wine tables will have the first opportunity to claim some favorite opened, unfinished wines at the end of the tasting. The price for this event will be $68 for members, and $75 for non-members. Registration is due by Sunday, Sept. 30, 2019 to give us sufficient time to ensure wine and food for all and provide a full list of guests to building staff. There are two ways to register for the Oktober Weinfest. To register and pay electronically by PayPal, you will need to register as either a member or a non-member guest, and have a PayPal account already established to complete payment. Register for this Event click hereAlternatively, if you would like to register and pay by check, please use the form below. Detach the form, complete it with information on all attendees including member or non-member status, and mail it, with your check in the appropriate amount, made out to the “German Wine Society,” to the Chapter President and acting Secretary, Carl Willner, at the following address: 1014 Reserve Champion Drive, Rockville, MD, 20850. Please allow enough time if mailing for your registration to arrive before the deadline. If paying at the lower rate for members, please be sure that your membership status is current (that is, that you have paid dues as an individual or couple within the past year, including renewing your membership in connection with this event – dues can also be paid online or by check). GWS members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption can lead to intoxication. All those attending should either use public transportation, rely on a designated driver or taxi, or taste the wines in moderation if you must drive. If you have any questions (including about bringing dishes or serving at one of the wine tables, or membership status), please contact the event organizer, Carl Willner, at carl.willner1@verizon.net . ____________________________________________________________________________________ GERMAN WINE SOCIETY OKTOBER WEINFEST AT HARBOUR SQUARE – Saturday, October 5, 2019, 3 pm MEMBER(S) NAME ____________________________________________________________________ NON-MEMBER GUEST NAME ___________________________________________________________ AMOUNT PAID ________________________________________________________________________

Summer Field Trip to Otium Cellars (August 17th, 2019)
2019-08-17 12:30 - 15:00 UTC | Otium Cellars, 18050 Tranquility Rd, Purcellville, VA, 20132, United States
Get ready for a summer field trip! The Capital Chapter of the German Wine Society is making another visit to Otium Cellars in beautiful Loudoun County. Members may recall our summer visits there in 2016 and 2017, and our own Christian Schiller wrote about this estate in his wine blog in 2012. The German owner of Otium Cellars, Gerhard Bauer, specializes in German/Austrian varietals that grow well in Virginia including Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris), Grüner Veltliner, Dornfelder and Blaufränkisch (Lemberger). Dr. Bauer came to the United States in 1993 and began planting vines in 2007, following old Franconian traditions, with the winery open since 2012 and 55 acres now under cultivation. His son Max Bauer has aided in managing the estate. We will enjoy wines produced from Otium’s four German and Austrian grapes, as well as five other varietals produced by Otium. This is a very picturesque vineyard, with an on-site equestrian facility that breeds world class Hanoverian horses, and a working farm with pigs, chickens and ducks. Perfect for aromatic lighter weight summer wine tasting! Our tasting will take place in the atmospheric Bavarian Room, as with our previous events at Otium. As part of this very special event, visitors will have the opportunity to tour the vineyard followed by a narrated educational tasting of 9 Otium wines (4 white, 5 red) in three flights with a delicious BBQ lunch, ideal for late summer. The wines offered will be as follows: 2016 Pinot Gris 2016 Grüner Veltliner 2016 Chardonnay 2015 Chardonnay Reserve 2014 Merlot 2015 Malbec Reserve 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 Dornfelder Gerinne Rouge 2014 Blaufränkisch Reserve The BBQ buffet style lunch prepared by Monk’s BBQ will include: Three different types of Monk’s BBQ meats: Smoked Beef Brisket, Smoked Dry Rub Chicken Leg Quarters, Grilled Maple Glazed Pork Loin, with Monk’s BBQ sauce choices Seasonal Salad: mixed field greens with seasonal additions of vegetables and cheese, balsamic vinaigrette Custard Filled Cornbread Three side dishes: Grilled Seasonal Vegetables, Herb Roasted Potato Wedges, Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Crispy Bacon and Lemon Aioli Dessert: Fruit Crisp (seasonal fruit), with Rum Caramel and Vanilla Whipped Cream Otium Cellars, in Loudoun County, is located at 18050 Tranquility Rd, Purcellville, VA 20132. Directions are available from the website at: https://www.otiumcellars.com/ Otium is about a 70 min drive from downtown DC assuming no heavy traffic, but allow 1.5 hours for the drive there to be safe. Guests will need to provide their own transportation. We hope to see you at this truly unique wine tasting & touring event!Event cost is $76 for members and $83 for non-member guests. The signup deadline is August 10. You can easily register and pay for this event via Paypal. You will need to set up a GWS account if you have not done so already for past events, and have a Paypal account.Register for this Event click hereIf you have any questions, please contact organizer Ken Belsley, our chapter Treasurer, at kbelsley@alum.mit.edu 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, President and Acting Secretary, together with the completed registration form below. Cut the reservation form below and send with your check – do not mail the entire page. All GWS members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption can lead to intoxication. Members and guests should rely on a designated driver, and drink in moderation, tasting the wines rather than finishing them. _______________________________________________________________________________________ RESERVATION FORM for Saturday, August 17, 2019 Otium Cellars Tasting and BBQ Lunch Event Member(s) Name(s) ___________________________________________________ Guest(s) Names(s) _____________________________________________________ Total Enclosed ________________________ Daytime/ Cell Phone Number _________________________ E-Mail _______________________________________________________________ Mail to: Carl Willner 1014 Reserve Champion Drive Rockville, MD 20850
