Tasting with Weingut Richard Bocking
2015-11-20 19:00 - 22:00 UTC | Harbor Square Party Room, 500 N St SW, Washington, DC, 20024, United States
The German Wine Society would like to invite you to a very special evening with Denman Zirkle and his daughter Sigrid Zirkle Carroll, owners of Weingut Richard Böcking in the Mosel Valley, Germany. The tasting will take place on Friday, November 20, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. The price for the tasting is $35 for members and $42 for guests. The deadline to register is Monday, November 16. We do not often have the chance to welcome a Mosel producer in person at our tastings, and to have one with such strong connections to the United States as well as Germany is unprecedented. Weingut Richard Böcking is a Mosel estate with a long history, established in 1623. The Böcking family was once one of the wealthiest in the Mosel, and even Goethe visited the family villa in 1792 and praised the Mosel wines. The Böcking estate acquired precious vineyards such as the Ungsberg and Schlossberg after Napoleon ended the feudal system in the region, with the family seat of Traben-Trarbach becoming a wine trade center of world renown. Though the family fortunes declined in the 20th century and the estate was virtually unknown a few years ago, it is now being revived by the Böcking family. The estate has 15 acres under cultivation, with 95% Riesling plantings, and four of its five vineyards are classified as Grand Cru, including the Ungsberg, Schlossberg and Burgberg, all represented at this tasting. Interestingly, two of the three protagonists in the revival process – Denman Zirkle and Sigrid Carroll – are based in Virginia. Denman Zirkle, Managing Partner of the estate, is an American, who married into the Richard Böcking family while he was on an external assignment for IBM in Frankfurt. Sigrid Carroll, Director of North American Marketing for the winery, is a direct Böcking descendant through her mother, who was a granddaughter of Kurt Böcking. She was educated in the United States but has frequently traveled to Germany and worked summers in the family vineyards in Traben-Trarbach while in her teens. You will hear more about this exciting undertaking during the tasting. Denman Zirkle and Sigrid Carroll will pour a selection of the Weingut Richard Böcking wines, which are all available in the US (some in Washington, D.C. and Virginia, while others are available in Montana and the New York/New Jersey area). 2014 RichHeart Riesling 2014 RichHeart Pinot Blanc (Weissburgunder) 2013 Devon Riesling 2014 Devon Riesling 2012 “M” Trarbacher Burgberg Kabinett Riesling 2013 “M” Trarbacher Burgberg Spätlese Riesling 2012 Trarbacher Ungsberg Alte Reben Riesling 2012 Trarbacher Burgberg Alte Reben Riesling 2014 Trarbacher Ungsberg Alte Reben Riesling 2014 Trarbacher Schlossberg Alte Reben Riesling Most of the Weingut Richard Böcking wines are in the dry to off-dry (feinherb) range, with the exception of the “M” wines. We will have a variety of light food (cheeses, crackers, pretzel sandwiches from Heidelberg Bakery) to accompany the tasting. The tasting will be held at the Harbour Square Club Room. The address for our tasting is 500 N St SW, Washington, DC. 20024. It is very easy to get to and park there. Marilyn Scarbrough has thoughtfully reserved a few spaces in her complex’s visitors parking, but we cannot guarantee that these will be available. Metro is very accessible, the Green Line, Waterfront. All Society members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption 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 modes of transit where available, or mostly to taste rather than consume alcohol when such drivers or alternative means of transportation are not available. Event coordinators: Carl Willner and Christian Schiller. We can be reached with any questions through the GWS Capital Chapter website, germanwinesocietydc.org . We now have two options to reserve and pay for attendance at our events! Members and guests can still send in a check, as in the past, to the German Wine Society. But we are now in the electronic age too, and you can alternatively register for events on our website and make payment by Paypal. You will need to set up a GWS account on our website to register, and also have a Paypal account ready to use for payment. If you prefer to pay via check please make it payable to: German Wine Society Please send your check to: German Wine Society c/o Michael Fritze 1602 Greenbriar Court Reston, VA 20190

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Pinot Noir Tasting: Germany Contra Rest of the World
2015-10-04 17:00 - 19:00 UTC | Chain Bridge Cellars, 1351 Chain Bridge Rd, McLean, VA, 22101, United States
Registration ClosedDear German Wine Society Members and Friends of German Wine, Pinot Noir, like Riesling, does one thing better than any other grape in the world: expresses site, climate and vintage. In this exciting tasting, you’ll have the chance to experience some of Pinot Noir’s most distinctive terroirs as you sample 12 delicious, distinctive, Pinot Noirs from Germany and around the world. We’ll take a global tour of Pinot Noir styles – but with a distinctly Germanic flair! Annette Schiller will pour and present 6 Pinot Noirs from Germany ranging from cool-site “village” level wines through more robust (for Germany, at least!) Pinots from warmer locations and Grand Cru vineyards. Next to each German example, Doug House of Chain Bridge Cellars will present examples of Pinot Noir from typical vineyards located in Burgundy and beyond. By the end of the tasting, you’ll have a new-found understanding and appreciation of Pinot character in all its diversity and charm. There is a red wine revolution going on in Germany and the world increasingly takes note of it. 30 years ago, the share of red wine in total German wine output was not more than 10 percent. This has increased to more than 30 percent. One out of three bottles of German wine is a red wine. In terms of Pinot Noir, Germany is now the third biggest producer in the world, after France and the US. We’ll taste: Germany: 2012 Pinot Noir Tradition Paul Fürst Franken 2011 Pinot Noir S Meyer-Näkel Ahr 2009 Spätburgunder Ökonomierat Rebholz Pfalz 2011 Sonnenberg Pinot Noir Jülg Pfalz 2011 Sommerhalde Spätburgunder GG Bernhard Huber Baden 2009 Ihringer Winkelberg Spätburgunder GG Dr. Heger Baden Rest of the World: 2012 Chateaux de Vaux Pinot Noir Les Hautes Bassieres Moselle France 2012 Belle Pente Pinot Noir Willamette Valley Oregon 2012 Domaine Pillot Mercurey Rouge Burgundy 2012 Domaine Jean-Michel Guillon Gevrey Chambertin Cuvee Alexis 2012 Burgundy 2010 Rovero Lajetto Pinot Nero Italy 2013 Pali Bluffs Pinot Noir Russian River Annette is currently in Germany and France, conducting her Fall Tours by ombiasy PR and WineTours, and will purchase some of the wines directly at the winery and hand-carry them back to the US for out tasting. Doug House owns and runs the popular Chain Bridge Cellars in McLean. He says that he and Chain Bridge Cellars have only limited insight into German wines, which probably is an understatement, but I can assure you that they cover the rest of the world extremely well. Doug visits Burgundy annually and tours Oregon and California Pinot vineyards frequently as well. Together, Annette and Doug will give you plenty of information, provide lots of opportunities for questions, and guarantee that you’ll taste some very satisfying wines! The price for this very special event will be $35 for members, and $42 for non-members. The Board encourages all members and friends of the Society to reserve as early as possible, as this event is expected to be very popular. We will be limiting attendance to 30 guests. The event will take place on Sunday, October 4, 2015, from 5 pm to 7 pm at Chain Bridge Cellars in McLean. Address: 1351 Chain Bridge Rd, McLean, VA 22101, United States Phone: +1 703-356-6500 There is plenty of parking. The event will be in the tasting room of Chain Bridge Cellars, which is located in the basement. Please note that there are only stairs and no elevator. All Society members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption 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 modes of transit where available, or mostly to taste rather than consume alcohol where such drivers or alternative means of transportation are not available. Event coordinator: Annette and Christian Schiller aschiller@ombiasyPR.com We now have two options to reserve and pay for attendance at our events! Members and guests can still send in a check, as in the past, to the German Wine Society:Please send your check to:German Wine Society1600 Clarendon Blvd., W105Arlington, VA 22209We request you include the following information: Name(s), Total Enclosed, Email, & Phone Number.But we are now in the electronic age too, and you can alternatively register for events on our website and make payment by Paypal. Please click the below button to register for this event. You will need to set up a GWS account on our website to register, and also have a Paypal account ready to use for payment.

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Oktober Weinfest
2015-09-18 18:30 - 22:00 UTC | German Embassy House, 1900 Foxhall Road N.W., Washington, DC, 20007, United States
OKTOBER WEINFEST AT THE GERMAN EMBASSY! Dear German Wine Society Members and Friends of German Wine, In Germany Oktoberfest is celebrated beginning in September, and so we are returning to the German Embassy House for our Oktober Weinfest on Friday, September 18, 2015 at 6:30 pm. The theme of our Oktober Weinfest this year is a tour of the wine regions of Germany, and we will have wines from eight of the thirteen regions available for you to enjoy — the Mosel, Ahr, Nahe, Rheingau, Rheinhessen, Franken, Pfalz and Baden. Wines will be poured for you by our own experienced members, who have been to a number of these regions. Rarely does the opportunity arise to experience so many of these wine regions together at one time! Together with these wines, we will have an ample buffet of delicious German-style foods. The price for this very special event will be $80 for members, and $89 for non-members. The Board encourages all members and friends of the Society to reserve as early as possible, as this event is expected to be very popular. We will be limiting attendance to 50 guests, to ensure that everyone can best enjoy the event. Reservations must be received by Monday, September 14, 2015, for Embassy security – no late reservations can be accepted. Weather permitting, the Embassy House terrace will be open for you to relax with your welcoming Sekt and savor the wines. We anticipate Embassy personnel to be present for our event as well. The evening will unfold as follows: WELCOME: Henkell Riesling Sekt Rhein Cheese Board – array of domestic and international cheeses, arranged with an assortment of crusty bread and crackersMAIN EVENT: DINNER AND TASTING OF GERMAN WINE REGIONS Mosel: Karthäuserhof 2013 Eitelsbacher Karthäuserhofberg Riesling Spätlese Nahe: Dönnhoff 2013 Norheimer Kirschbeck Riesling Spätlese Ahr: Meyer-Näkel 2011 Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) “S” Rheingau: Leitz 2011 Rüdesheimer Berg Roseneck Riesling Spätlese Rheinhessen: Weingut Keller 2012 “Von der Fels” Riesling Trocken Franken: Fürst 2013 Pur Mineral Riesling Trocken Pfalz: Kurt Darting 2012 Durkheimer Nonnengarten Gewürztraminer Kabinett Baden: Shelter Winery 2012 Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) Mittelrhein: 2012 Weingut Florian Weingart Bopparder Hamm Engelstein Riesling Kabinett FeinherbWürttemberg: 2013 Weingut Knauss Trollinger TrockenSelection of Bratwurst, Knockwurst and Weisswurst Sauerkraut Geschmorter Rotkohl (braised red cabbage) Kässpatzen (“cheese sparrows”, small cheese-covered dumplings) Kartoffelsalat (potato salad) Garden Salad with Romaine, Bibb and Watercress Assorted Pretzel and Pumpernickel Rolls DESSERT: Mosel: JJ Prüm 2010 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese Pfalz and Rheinhessen: A selection of single bottles of Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese, and Eiswein wines from our cellar. We have substituted these for the Pfeffingen 2001 Ungsteiner Herrenberg Scheurebe Auslese previously listed, giving you a chance to try a variety of these special and rarely offered high-prädikat wines. Given limited quantities, not all of these wines will be available to every guest. Apple Strudel Coffee and Tea available from buffet The German Embassy House is located at 1900 Foxhall Road N.W. A limited amount of parking is available on nearby streets off Foxhall Road. Guests should plan to arrive by driving, taxi or the the nearest bus lines (D6 is closest, walk uphill on Foxhall). All Society members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption 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 modes of transit where available, or mostly to taste rather than consume alcohol where such drivers or alternative means of transportation are not available. Also, PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that during our Oktober Weinfest event on September 18, 2015 at 7 pm, the Chapter will hold a brief special business meeting of members. The purpose of this meeting will be to elect a new Secretary to fill out the remainder of the annual term for this position, as our current Secretary, Alan Knapp, is leaving this position before the next regular annual members’ meeting. Michael Fritze, who is currently serving as a Director on the Board of the Chapter, is running for Secretary to complete the current term, until the next regular annual meeting. Article VI of our Chapter by-laws provides that any vacancy on the Board is to be filled by a majority vote of the members voting at any business meeting. All members in good standing attending the Oktober Weinfest on September 18 will be eligible to vote. If others wish to run for this position, nominations must be received by the Secretary at least fourteen days before the date of the meeting, by September 4, 2015. Other nominations should be submitted to our Contact page, and the person nominated must have agreed to run.

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Wine Journey Down the Mosel River Valley
2015-06-07 14:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Harbor Square Party Room, 500 N St SW, Washington, DC, 20024, United States
German Wine Society Members & Guests, Please join us Sunday, June 7, from 2 pm to 6 pm, as we experience a “Wine Journey Down the Mosel River Valley” presented by our own Michael Fritze, who has based this tasting on a recent trip to this region.Arguably the most famous Riesling growing region in Germany, the Mosel Valley has seen viticulture since the Roman times. The lighter elegant styles of wine made here are unique expressions of the Riesling grape considered the “king of white wine varietals”. Nine selections will be featured chosen from famous Mosel estates Mike visited with his wife a few years ago. These range from Trocken (dry) through Kabinett and Spatlese styles. Some details of these estates and well known owners will also be shared at this tasting.The wine list for this event is:2012 Dr. Loosen Riesling QbA “Dr. L”, Mosel2012 Dr. Loosen Riesling Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling GG Trocken, Mosel2012 Maximum Grünhaus Abtsberg Riesling Kabinett (von Schubert), Mosel2007 Maximum Grünhaus Abtsberg Riesling Spatlese (von Schubert), Mosel2013 JJ Christoffel Erben Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Kabinett, Mosel2013 Reinhold Haart Piesporter Riesling Goldtropschen Kabinett, Mosel2012 J.J. Prüm Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett, Mosel2007 J.J. Prüm Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese, Mosel2011 Mönchhof Riesling Spätlese “Slate”, MoselThe price for this tasting is $35 for members and $42 for non-members. It will be held at the Harbour Square Club Room. The address for our tasting is 500 N St SW, Washington, DC. 20024. It is very easy to get to and park there. Marilyn Scarbrough has thoughtfully reserved a few spaces in her complex’s visitors parking, but we cannot guarantee that these will be available. Metro is very accessible, the Green Line, Waterfront, www.wmata.com.The deadline is Thursday, June 4. Please send your check with your reservation to ensure a seat is reserved for you.All Society members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption 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 modes of transit where available, or mostly to taste rather than consume alcohol when such drivers or alternative means of transportation are not available.Please send your check to:German Wine Society1600 Clarendon Blvd., W105Arlington, VA 22209We request you include the following information: Name(s), Total Enclosed, Email, & Phone Number.

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Spargelfest 2015
2015-05-15 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | German Embassy House, 1900 Foxhall Road N.W., Washington, DC, 20007, United States
Dear German Wine Society Members and Friends of German Wine,We are at that time of year again for our traditional Spargelfest dinner. This year we have the great pleasure to announce our return to the German Embassy House, after an absence of several years while the Embassy was under renovation. We were last at the German Embassy in May 2010, and our longtime members will fondly recall many excellent Spargelfests we held there. This year’s Spargelfest will be on Friday, May 15, 2015 at 7 pm. The price for this very special event will be $83 for members and $93 for non-members. The Board encourages all members and friends of the Society to reserve as early as possible, as this Spargelfest is expected to be very popular. The deadline for reservations is Monday, May 11, 2015. We need to provide a final list of participants to the chef and for security purposes. Last-minute walk-ins will not be permitted, and everyone must have a picture ID to be admitted. We will begin this memorable evening with a Sekt reception and appetizers, served outside on the Embassy House terrace if weather permits. We anticipate several Embassy officials and staff joining us for the evening, giving you the opportunity to talk with them. Dinner will be in the Embassy House itself, buffet-style following the plated salad course. The evening will unfold as follows: WELCOME: NV Henkell Riesling Sekt Rhein and Passed Hors D’oeuvres Spargeltoast mit Rührei (asparagus toasts with scrambled egg, house smoked salmon, chives) Asparagus Spoons (stir fried asparagus with shiitakes, shrimp, scallions & a cilantro-lime vinaigrette) Asparagus Tempura (sweet chili dipping sauce) DINNER 2013 Gruener Veltliner, Hofkirch, Austria, QbA, Trocken 2012 Bollig Lehnert Trittenheimer Apotheke, Riesling, Kabinett, Mosel Spargelsalat Vinaigrette (asparagus salad with miso dressing, oranges & grapefruit & grilled fresh hearts of palm) Main Course 2010 JJ Prüm Graacher Himmelreich, Riesling, Spätlese, Mosel 2008 Fitz-Ritter Gewürztraminer, Spätlese, Pfalz Black Forest Ham White and Green Asparagus Salzkartoffeln Herb-crusted Rainbow Trout Sauce Choron / Sauce Hollandaise Warm Rolls and Breads Dessert 2010 JJ Prüm, Graacher Himmelreich, Riesling, Auslese, Mosel (compare with the JJ Prüm Spätlese in main course) 2001 Pfeffingen, Ungsteiner Herrenberg, Scheurebe, Auslese, Pfalz (waiting 14 years for you to enjoy this evening!) Apple Tartlets Strawberry-Lemon Trifle Cups Starbucks Coffee and Tea Service The German Embassy House is located at 1900 Foxhall Road N.W. A limited amount of parking is available on nearby streets off Foxhall Road. Guests should plan to arrive by driving, taxi or the nearest bus lines (D6 is closest, walk uphill on Foxhall). All Society members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption 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 modes of transit where available, or mostly to taste rather than consume alcohol when such drivers or alternative means of transportation are not available.

GWS at German Embassy for EU Open House Day
2015-05-09 10:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | German Embassy House, 1900 Foxhall Road N.W., Washington, DC, 20007, United States
Dear German Wine Society Members,German Wine Society Members Kevin Ross, Hanne Caraher, Christian Schiller, and Annette Schiller will be representing the DC Chapter of the GWS at the German Embassy grounds Saturday May, 9th from 10am to 4pm. For those who are not familiar the event EU member nations open their embassy doors to the public for the day. Presentations, regional food and arts, and tours of the grounds are available to all guests. The German Wine Society will have a tent on the grounds of the German Embassy and will be pouring several German wines to help educate the public and attract new membership. Please stop by while enjoying this quintessential DC event!

2013 Vintage Tasting with Phil Bernstein
2015-04-10 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | The Colonnade, 2801 New Mexico Ave NW, DC, 20032, United States
Dear Members of GWS and Guests, Since April 3 presented too much of a conflict with Good Friday and the beginning of Passover, we have moved the vintage tasting (and membership meeting) to April 10, at the same time, 7 p.m., but AT A DIFFERENT VENUE: WE WILL NOW BE MEETING at the Colonnades, an apartment building located at 2801 New Mexico Avenue, N.W. in the District. Thank you, Yolanda Mamone and Marilyn Scarbrough, for helping to arrange this. If you have already sent in your reservation for the original date, April 3, we will assume that you are now coming to the April 10 vintage tasting. If you cannot come, please send an email to the sender, and we will return your check. Please sign up for this tasting and bring guests if you like – 15 wines for a very low price! All the other details remain the same. Below is a copy of the original meeting announcement, with the original location and date updated. Hanne CaraherSecretary, Capital ChapterDear German Wine Society Members and Guests, NOTE: Due to the inclement weather in early March, we postponed the membership meeting and board election. We will conduct this meeting and vote at the end of the New Vintage Tasting. All information and request for nominations from the prior announcement remains valid and in effect. Every year we host a tasting to provide members and guests with an early opportunity to taste wines from the new vintage. The 2013 wines are just arriving, and now is a great time to sample what is available so you can decide what to buy based on the most important information of all– what tastes good to you! Please mark your calendars for our New Vintage Tasting on April 10th at 7PM. The venue is the Colonnades, an apartment building located at 2801 New Mexico Avenue, N.W. in the District. . The price is $35 for members and $42 for non-members. For a glowing assessment of this vintage, please read this article by Terry Theise: www.skurnikwines.com/msw/2013germanvintage.html We will taste these wines: Starter: Hild Elbling Sekt Brut #52 Flight #1: Stars of Halbtrocken 1. Peter Lauer Fass 6 “Senior” (pink grapefruit, tart orange, lemongrass, rosemary, lovely: JG). 2. Keller Von der Fels Riesling Trocken (salty stoniness, lemongrass, outstanding and a great bargain: JG) 3. Weiser-Kunstler Estate Feinherb (starts off with peach and toffee, then intense and zesty: MFW) Flight #2: Some of the best Kabinetts from a vintage for Kabinett 1. Karthauserhof Kabinett Eitelsbacher Karthauserhofberg 2. Adam (completely delicious; mirabelle, quince and lemon pudding: TT) 3. Donnhoff Kreuznacher Krotenpfuhl (mint, iris; gorgeous; shows how strong 2013 is for Kabinett: JG) Flight #3: More of the best Kabinetts from a vintage for Kabinett 1. Haart Piesporter Goldtropfchen 2. Vollenweider Wolfer Goldgrube (stylish wine, pear, apricot blossom, and slate-infused herbs: MFW) 3. Zilliken Saarburger Rausch (stunning grip and length; reference point Kabinett: JG) Flight #4: Wines of the vintage? 1. Egon Muller Kabinett 2. Donnhoff Oberhäuser Brücke Spatlese (pure magic in the making: JG) 3. Donnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Spatlese (note of lavender and spring flowers, brilliant: JG) Flight #5: Give Auslese some love 1. Karthauserhof Eitelsbacher Karthauserhofberg 2. Max Ferd. Richter Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr 3. Merkelbach Urziger Wurzgarten Urgluck (naked slate; a masterpiece of primordial minerality: TT) The venue is the Harbour Square Club Room, 500 N St SW, Washington, DC. 20024-4605. Parking is available on the street, and in the complex on a first-come-first-served basis. When you arrive, tell the gatehouse guard that you are Marilyn Scarbrough’s guest, and they will direct you. All Society members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption 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 modes of transit where available, or mostly to taste rather than consume alcohol when such drivers or alternative means of transportation are not available. Event Coordinator(s): David Wendler and Laura Tiehen Event Presenter: Phil Bernstein of MacArthur beverages: pbernstein@bassins.com; (202) 338-1433

German Wine Society: Membership Meeting 2015 - Postponed until April 10th
2015-03-06 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Harbor Square Party Room, 500 N St SW, Washington, DC, 20024, United States
Notice – This event has been postponed to coincide with our 2013 Vintage Tasting with Phil Bernstein event on April 10th, 2015 due to inclement weather Dear GWS Members: You are cordially invited to attend this year’s membership meeting on Friday, March 6, at 7 p.m. There will be some very good wines from the cellar to drink with our — by now traditional — quiz game and cheeses and breads to go with the wines. There will also be short reports on the chapter’s finances, membership, etc. Members pay nothing for this tasting; non-members pay $15 each. At this annual meeting we elect new officers. The statements of candidates for the upcoming year are listed below; please note that several candidates are running for different positions than last year and two new candidates are running for director. The venue is the clubroom at Harbour Square, 500 N Street SW, Washington, DC, 20024. It is very easy to get to and park there. We have reserved a few spaces in the Harbour Square complex’s visitor parking area, but we cannot guarantee that parking will be available. Metro is very accessible, on the Green Line, Waterfront-SEU station, www.wmata.com. This election is critical to he future of the society and your vote counts! We should take advantage of this opportunity to introduce fresh thinking into guiding the evolution of the chapter and planning future events. This is your chapter and you can help shape its activities by voting. Also, this is your chance to ask questions of board members who are running for new positions they have not held before, as well as the new candidates for board membership, and make your views known on the directions that our chapter should take. Please also consider giving back to the chapter by volunteering to plan a monthly tasting. The deadline for reservations is Sunday, March 1. If any other member wants to run for a board positions, nominations are due by Friday, February 20, to be submitted to the current secretary, Hanne Caraher. We recommend that you submit any such nominations by e-mail at hcaraher@verizon.net, to ensure that they are received in a timely manner. Since there are no vacancies in any of the board positions, we will not be able to accept nominations from the floor for any positions during the meeting under the by-laws – all additional nominations must be received in advance. If any other candidate runs for a board positions, a contested election will result, and new ballots will be recirculated to reflect the additional nominations. Members who are not able to be at the meeting but would like to vote must submit their ballots to the secretary by Saturday, March 1. Please send your reservation so that we know how much wine and cheese to buy (and a $15 check for non-members only). Send your ballot if you are a member and want to vote but will not be present at the meeting, to German Wine Society, 5607 Huntington Parkway, Bethesda, MD 20814. If you are a member attending the meeting and are current in your dues, you can also return your reservation by return e-mail.If you have not paid your annual dues yet (July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015), please include $35 with your check (single or couple membership), to ensure that you are a member in good standing and entitled to vote. 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 or other modes of transit where available, or mostly to taste rather than consume alcohol when such drivers or alternative means of transportation are not available. Statements of Candidates: Carl Willner (for president) – He has been a member of the German Wine Society for over 20 years and a member of the board for three years, serving currently as vice president. During the past four years, he was been responsible for planning five successful GWS events: the tastings at the Embassy of Luxembourg in March 2011 and October 2013, the Spargelfest dinners at Cafe Mozart in May 2013 and May 2014, and the Oktoberfest in October 2014. He also helped conduct several other events including membership meetings and two Oktoberfests, and was in charge of the updating of our by-laws last year. German wines have long been a part of his life – his grandparents from Bavaria ran a German restaurant in upstate New York – so the German Wine Society naturally became a significant part of his life in Washington. He looks forward to helping to lead our chapter forward, with the goals of several interesting and educational events each year – a mixture of dinners and modestly priced tastings, a return to the German Embassy for some of our events, outreach to new members including the use of Meetup and our new website inaugurated in 2014, and a continued wine cellar on a smaller scale with a more focused acquisition strategy including high-quality wines. Christian Schiller (for vice president) — A member of the German Wine Society since he came to the USA in 1983 and a member of the Board since 2010. He has a broad background in international finance and economics. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Mainz, Germany. Before his retirement in 2010, he worked for almost 30 years at the International Monetary Fund. With his retirement, he started to write about wine and was accepted by the International Federation of Wine and Spirits Journalists and Writers. His main outlet for his writing is his daily wine blog “schiller-wine,” but he has also published in “Falstaff,” “Weinfeder” and other journals. Many of his publications are on German wine. He has organized many interesting wine events and plans to continue to do so. In June 2014, he arranged a wine tasting with the German Wine Princess. David Roehm (for treasurer) — He has been a member of the German Wine Society for more than 20 years and treasurer for more than 10 years. He loves German wines, particularly Mosel Rieslings, and had the wonderful experience of attending the German Wine Academy. During his tenure as treasurer, we have striven to keep adequate funds in the treasury while maintaining reasonable prices for events and an adequate wine cellar. He is mostly retired now, but his background is in management consulting and finance, including an MBA and experience as a CFO. Alan Knapp (for secretary) — A member since the late nineties, a board member since 2005, currently serving as president, He has focused on three intertwined goals: interesting yet varied tastings that reflect the variety and quality of Germany’s wines, a responsibly sized cellar preserving vintages for our future enjoyment when they might otherwise be unattainable, and financial stewardship that ensures we have the flexibility to experience our wines in great settings from time to time. Throughout, he has guided the chapter to a consistent, stable annual calendar of events that allows members to predict and plan for upcoming tastings. Looking forward, he sees: our chapter reinvigorated, reaching out to new members while retaining current members; focused, educational wine experiences in a variety of settings; and an even smaller cellar, yet of higher wine quality; all while ensuring we have the funds to achieve these goals. Marilyn Scarbrough (for director) – Carol Watkins, a business acquaintance, suggested wine tastings as an excellent way to meet people and introduced Marilyn to the German Wine Society soon after her arrival in Washington DC. She joined in 1986 and has been an active member ever since. When Carol wanted to step down from the Board where she served as secretary and membership chair, Marilyn took over membership and Hanne Caraher accepted secretarial duties. During her tenure on the Board, Marilyn conducted a survey of membership interests and was actively involved in Board functions, including the 30-year anniversary celebration of the German Wine Society. After several years spent mending a broken leg, she returned to serve on the Board and again seeks re-election. Marilyn still believes the German Wine Society is an excellent way to meet the nicest people in Washington and to explore the very best in wines. Hanne Caraher (for director) – A member of the German Wine Society since 1982 and the chapter secretary every year since the late 80s. She would like to continue as director for the next year. She is also the secretary-treasurer of the National German Wine Society and as such serves as liaison between the chapter and the national office. She has attended the German Wine Academy and taken many trips to taste German wines – seven or eight to visit German wineries, one to the Alto Adige (Tirol) where they make German-style wines, and one to Alsace. Her concern for the chapter is that our tastings are educational, not merely social events. Mike Fritze (for director) – A member of GWS for about eight years. He was raised in a German-American household where he learned to appreciate fine German wine and beer. He developed his emerging interest in German wine and wine regions during multiple trips visiting family and friends there. He has led several tastings particularly featuring German red wines. He is interested in running for a board position in order to help plan new events, activities and tastings. Kevin Ross (for director) – He has been a member of the DC Chapter for little over a year, though his interest in the wines of Germany extend further back. Attending college as the craft brewing revolution was in full swing, he enjoyed learning and tasting his way through the beers of the world. Several years later Kevin branched out into wine and has never looked back. His interest became so deep that he took a job at Schneider’s of Capitol Hill, a local wine store in DC, where he quickly developed a love of the wines of Germany, Alto Adige, Austria, and Alsace. Kevin has since moved on from his wine store days, but he continues his love of the Germanic wine regions. Kevin created the DC Chapter’s new website and updates its content.

German Wine dinner with Hanno Zilliken
2015-01-27 18:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Rasika Penn Quarter, 633 D Street NW, Washington, DC, 20004, United States
A once in a lifetime opportunity to dine at one of DC’s best restaurants in an intimate setting with legendary German winemaker Hanno Zilliken. This legendary estate in the Saar has been turning out some of the world’s greatest Rieslings for many years. Only 10 seats are available, so act fast!Appetizers: Palak Chaat, Sev Batata Puri, Elaichi Tikka, Seekh KebabZilliken Riesling Kabinett Saarburg 2013 Zilliken Riesling Kabinett Ockfener Bockstein 2013Entrées:Black Cod, Tandoori Lamb Chop, Chicken Makhani, Lamb Mirchi Korma, Malai Palak, Dal Makhani, Raita, Basmati Rice, Assorted Breads Zilliken Riesling Spatlese Saarburg Rausch 2012 Zilliken Riesling Spatlese Saarburg Rausch 2003 Dessert: Gulab Jamun/ Carrot Halwa/Cardamom Ice CreamZilliken Riesling Auslese Saarburg Rausch 2011Zilliken Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel Saarburg Rausch 2010Aperitif: Zilliken Butterfly 2013 $100 per person including tax and tip. Parking is not included. Please email Sam Haltiwanger at to make your reservation

German Wine Society Holiday Dinner at the Cosmos Club
2014-12-06 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Cosmos Club, 2121 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC, 20008, United States
Ho Ho Ho, German Wine Society Members and Friends of German Wines, We’ve made our list and checked it twice … you’re in! So, please plan to attend this holiday paired dinner at the Cosmos Club, Saturday, December 6, 2014, starting at 7 p.m. The address for our holiday dinner is 2121 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20008. Metro is near and parking is ample. The venue is stunning: a private room, the Members Dining Room, in this landmark building. Perfect for that special evening with friends and family! The paired dinner: an exciting fusion of German and non-German wine regions we have been visiting throughout the year: Amuse-Bouche Smoked Salmon Flower in a pastry cup with cream cheese and capers Sekt Our Starter Belgian Endive Salad with baby arugula, Asian pear, roasted walnuts, julienne of gruyere and balsamic vinaigrette 2006 Paul Anheuser, Kreuznacher Moenchberg Scheurebe QBA, Nahe 2008 Wolfberger Riesling, Alsace Our Entree Orange Walnut Crusted Striped Bass with artichoke leek sauce, haricots verts, and basmati pilaf 2009 Dr. Thanisch, Riesling, Mosel 2007 Trimbach, Gewuerztraminer, Alsace Our Dessert Hot Popovers Crème Brûlée & Berries 1998 Eugen Mueller, Deidesheimer Nonnenstueck Rulaender, BA, Pfalz Coffee and Tea Club parking is off Florida Ave. behind the club. There is a small white sign showing the parking entrance. Parking is free and there is no tipping at the club including the valet parking. Parking is limited and Club members have preference. I would advise getting there early in case there are numerous functions going on at the club that evening. Dress code is strict, coats and ties for men, no jeans or tennis shoes. Comparable attire for women.Dinner is $95 for members, $105 for non-members.The deadline for reservations is Tuesday, December 2, so that we may provide Chef the count. This promises to be a wonderful event so send off your reservations right away and don’t miss out.Join the festivities by sending your check (payable to the German Wine Society) to: German Wine Society, 5607 Huntington Parkway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814. Please include name, number of guests, email, and phone number.Event Coordinator: Alan KnappAll Society members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption 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 modes of transit where available, or mostly to taste rather than consume alcohol when such drivers or alternative means of transportation are not available.

Janet Cam Pairing German Sekt
2014-11-14 19:30 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | The Colonnade, 2801 New Mexico Ave NW, DC, 20032, United States
The German Wine Society would like to invite you to a very special evening with Janet Cam, who will be pairing a delicious global array of tapas-style foods with German Sekt. The event will take place on Friday, November 14, at 7:30 p.m. Janet Cam is best known as the co-proprietor of the elegant LePavillon restaurant in Washington DC and the Managing Director of the legendary Lutèce restaurant in New York City. At LePavillon, Nouvelle Cuisine was introduced to the United States. The restaurant garnered the Wine Spectator Grand Award and became one of the few dining experiences comparable to a Michelin 3 star restaurant in France. Today, Janet provides consulting services to restaurant and hospitality businesses with a focus on wine and beverage programs. Ms. Cam also conducts weekly food and wine tastings addressing various wine subjects including Value for Money Wines, comparative tasting of cellared Entry Level Wines vs Current Release Wines from Great Producer as well as Tasting for Potential. Not well known, Germany is one of the largest sparkling wine markets in the world. One of four bottles of sparkling wine produced in the world is consumed in Germany. Sparkling wine produced in Germany is called Sekt. Sekt is made in all German wine regions, both in the méthode traditionnelle and charmat method. Janet Cam will offer the following selection of German Sekts: Henkell Trocken Weingut Dr. Loosen, Mosel, Dr. L – Riesling Sekt Weingut Fitz Ritter, Pfalz – Riesling Sekt Weingut Dr. Heidemanns-Bergweiler, Mosel – Riesling Sekt She will pair these Sekts with the following Tapas-style food: Barquettes of Herring Roe and Crème Fraîche Labneh and Ajvar served with Sangak Bread Onion and Cloud’s Ear Tofu Shiitake and Rice Dumpling Shanghai Spiced Nuts The deadline is Monday, November 10. Please send your check ($35 for members, $42 for guests) with your reservation to ensure your seat is reserved for you. For event registration please send check to: German Wine Society, 5607 Huntington Parkway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Please be sure to include the event name, member/guest names, total enclosed, daytime phone #, & email address. Also, if members have not paid their annual dues yet (July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015), please include $35 with your check (single or couple membership). The address for our tasting is The Colonnade, 2801 New Mexico Av, NW, at the intersection with 42nd St, Tunlaw Rd and Fulton St in Glover Park. The closest bus stop is the D2 (from Dupont Circle) at Edmunds and 41st Sts. The N2 and N6 buses stop at New Mexico and Cathedral Aves. The 30 – 37 buses on Wisconsin Ave are a ten-minute walk away at the Garfield St stop. There is valet parking; a $2 gratuity is suggested. All Society members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption 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 modes of transit where available, or mostly to taste rather than consume alcohol when such drivers or alternative means of transportation are not available.

Oktoberfest Tasting
2014-10-10 19:30 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Harbor Square Party Room, 500 N St SW, Washington, DC, 20024, United States
Please join us on Friday, October 10, at 7:30 p.m., for our Oktoberfest tasting at the Harbour Square Club Room, which provides us a stunning view of the Washington skyline. The price for this tasting is $35 for members, $42 for guests.In past years for our Oktoberfests, we virtually visited most of the wine regions of Germany: the Rheingau, Rheinhessen, Pfalz, Mosel, Salle-Unstrut, Franken, Hessische Bergstrasse, Baden, Wuerttemberg, Ahr, and Nahe (only the Mittelrhein and Sachsen are missing from our tours). This year, our Oktoberfest is going international, with a wine tour along a famous river valley and wine-growing region that traverses Germany, Luxembourg and France – the Mosel/Moselle. Our tour provides an opportunity to experience both wines from our cellar and newly acquired ones from local retailers, along with snacks, representing the three countries along the Mosel/Moselle. As with years past, your pourers (board members) have undertaken considerable research to ensure that your experience is both delicious and educational.The French portion of the Moselle is an old wine-growing region in Lorraine, and now has its own wine appellation, AOC Moselle, but with the smallest production by far of the three countries lining the river, only a couple of hundred hectares at most. Wine growing in this area was formerly much more extensive than today, but suffered from Phylloxerra, World War I, and industrialization, and at one point almost died out, but has been recovering in recent decades. But because the production is still small, we are supplementing the French portion of our tour with some Riesling wines from well-known producers in neighboring Alsace as well as from the Moselle proper (where very little Riesling is grown, with the principal grapes allowed in the AOC being Auxerrois, Elbing, Muller-Thurgau, Gamay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, and Pinot Noir, and there is also a little Gewürztraminer). Our wines from the French Moselle and Alsace will include: -Chateau de Vaux Les Hautes-Bassieres, Pinot Noir, AOC Moselle (2012) – the only red wine on our tour -Chateau de Vaux Les Gryphees, AOC Moselle (2013) – a white wine blend -Dirler Grand Cru Saering, Riesling, AOC Alsace (2008) -Domaine Weinbach, Cuvee Ste. Catherine, Riesling, AOC Alsace (2012)Next we come to the Moselle region in Luxembourg whose wines we have already been fortunate to enjoy in two tastings at the Luxembourg Embassy in Washington. Any members who have not attended those spectacular events should be sure to experience the wines of Luxembourg now, while our cellar supply lasts – Luxembourg wines are rarely exported to the U.S., as the production is only about 1200 hectares in a single wine region, the Moselle Luxembourgoise, and most of that is consumed domestically. But there is a wide variety of grapes, producing primarily white wines, including Riesling, Auxerrois, Pinot Gris, Gewürztraminer and others. Here, we will experience the following wines: -Bernard-Massard Clos des Rochers, Grand Premier Cru, Riesling (2007) -Bernard-Massard Clos des Rochers, Grand Premier Cru, Auxerrois (2009) -Bernard-Massard Clos des Rochers, Grand Premier Cru, Pinos Gris (2008) -and one dessert wine for each – either -Guy Krier-Welbes Ellange-Gare Bech-Klien Nau, Vendange Tardive, Riesling (2010) or -Guy Krier-Welbes Ellange-Gare Bech-Klien Nau, Vendange Tardive, Gewurztraminer (2009)Finally, we come to the magnificence of the German Mosel, also primarily a white wine region, with the share of Rieslings here rising to over 50%. The wine production here dwarfs the other two countries on the Moselle, with over 12,800 hectares cultivated in the German Mosel. Though the Mosel is Germany’s third largest wine region in terms of area and production, it is often considered to rank highest in the quality of its vineyards, especially those in the Middle Mosel. The Upper Mosel (Obermosel) is more like Luxembourg, with less steep hills and around 800 hectares cultivated, while the most famed Mosel wines are commonly encountered on the steep-sided slate hillsides in the Middle and Lower Mosel. From the German Mosel, we will experience: -Dr. Thanisch, Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr, Spatlese, Riesling, Middle Mosel (2009) -Bollig Lehnert, Piersporter Goldtropfchen, Spatlese, Riesling, Middle Mosel (2004) -Meulenhof, Erdener Treppchen, Spatlese, Riesling, Middle Mosel (1996) -Staatsdomaene, Trierer St. Maximiner Kreuzberg, Auslese, Riesling, Upper Mosel (1990) The address for our tasting is 500 N Street SW, Washington, DC, 20024. It is very easy to get to and park there. Just be sure to factor in the horrendous bridge traffic, if coming in from outside Washington. We have reserved a few spaces in the Harbour Square complex’s visitor parking area, but we cannot guarantee that parking will be available. Metro is very accessible, the Green Line, Waterfront-SEU, www.wmata.com. The deadline for reservations is Saturday, October 4. Please send your check ($35 for members, $42 for guests) with your reservation to ensure your seat is reserved for you. [We are exploring creating an electronic payment and reservation alternative in connection with a new chapter website we are developing, and if that is ready in time for this tasting, members will be notified.]Also, if you have not paid your annual dues yet (July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015), please include $35 with your check (single or couple membership).All Society members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption 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 modes of transit where available, or mostly to taste rather than consume alcohol when such drivers or alternative means of transportation are not available.

Holiday Dinner at Rasika in the West End
2013-12-06 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Rasika, 1190 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20037, United States
खुश छुट्टियाँ That is “Happy Holidays” in Hindi, I think, which is pertinent, because …This year the dinner will be at Rasika in the West End, Friday, December 6, 2013, starting at 7 p.m. The address is 1190 New Hampshire Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20037.The venue is stunning. We plan to be in a private room, the Library. The menu showcases such modern Indian cuisine as Tawa (Griddle), Sigri (open Barbeque), Tandoori and regional dishes. Naturally, this served dinner will be paired with fabulous German wines selected specifically for the dishes themselves. Among the wines Rasika serves several come from vintners the club favors, such as Müller-Catoir, Leitz, Doennhoff, and Erben. All the more reason to come to this event!We are planning an extensive menu comprising a variety of dishes, and here is just a hint of what we have selected:Starter of Palak Chaat (crispy baby spinach, sweet yogurt, tamarind, date chutney)Entree of Tandoori Tamatar Salmon (Scottish salmon, sun-dried tomato, basil, mint chutney) and Chicken Tikka Masala (the national dish of England!)Dessert of Cardamom Ice Cream (which is absolutely delicious!)A subsequent announcement containing the full menu and paired wines will be forthcoming.

Luxembourg Wine Tasting
2013-10-25 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Luxembourg Embassy, 2200 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20008, United States
We have been invited to return to the beautiful Embassy of Luxembourg on Friday, October 25, 2013 at 7 p.m. for another exciting opportunity to enjoy the wines of the “other Mosel,” the Moselle River in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.Those who attended our last tasting at the Luxembourg Embassy in March 2011 will recall what a wonderful evening it was, and this event promises to be even more spectacular, with about twice as many wines — we had seven last time — and expect over a dozen to be available this time.Some of the dry and sparkling wine varieties will be familiar from the last tasting, but this time we will also have many of the sweeter “specialty wines” of Luxembourg, including the vendange tardive (late harvest), vin moelleux (mellow wine), vin de glace (ice wine), and vin de paille (straw wine).This is truly a unique tasting opportunity, as Luxembourg’s specialty wines are produced in very small quantities and are not normally available in the United States — we have them thanks to the assistance of our Embassy contacts.Ambassador of Luxembourg Jean-Louis Wolzfeld will deliver some opening remarks on the history of wine-making in Luxembourg, its wine region and the types of wines. In addition, Ambassador Wolzfeld is choosing several special wines from his Embassy’s cellar that we will be able to taste in comparison with the Luxembourg wines that are now in our Society Cellar. Light refreshments will be served during the tasting.

Oktoberfest "Reverse" Tasting
2013-09-21 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Harbor Square Party Room, 500 N St SW, Washington, DC, 20024, United States
Please join us Saturday, September 21, at 7 p.m. for our tasting at the Harbour Square Club Room, which provides us a stunning view of the Washington skyline. The price for this tasting is $25 for members, $32 for guests. In years past, we (virtually) visited the Rheingau, Rheinhessen, Pfalz, and Mosel to celebrate and learn more about these regions’ fine wines. This year we visit some of our lesser well known regions. It is an opportunity to experience wines from our cellar and local retailers along with snacks representing these regions. As with years past, your pourers (board members) have undertaken considerable research to ensure your experience is both delicious and delectable.Here are a couple of articles to tickle your tongues (best to read them in the order listed):Wines of the Times: Germany’s Rieslings on the Tip of the Tongue, by Eric Asimovwww.nytimes.com/2013/08/28/dining/reviews/germanys-rieslings-on-the-tip-of-the-tongue.htmlOn the Riesling Road: Day 5 – Dry Fear and Loathing on the Rhine for Theise and Co.?www.stuartpigott.de/?p=3855We have selected the specific wines we’ll be sampling. Here they are:Table 1: SAALE-UNSTRUT, FRANKEN AND HESSISCHE BERGSTRASSE2005 Schmitt Kinder Riesling Spaetlese, Franken2003 Born Riesling Spaetlese, Saale-Unstrut2003 Hessische Bergstrasse Riesling “Selection,” Hessische Bergstrasse Table 2: BADEN, WUERTTEMBERG AND AHR2005 Heger – Spaetburgunder QBA, Baden2008 Bernhard Huber – Pinot Noir, BadenWZG Moglingen Trollinger QBA, Wuerttemberg NV2008 Schnaitmann Bellback Lemberger Wuerttemberg2008 Meyer-Nakel Blue Slate Spaetburgunder, Ahr2011 Meyer-Nakel Blue Slate Dernau Pinot Noir, AhrTable 3: NAHE 2006 Paul Anheuser Scheurebe2009 Kruger-Rumpf Schiefer Riesling Feinherb1998 Wallhausen Mullenberg Riesling Auslese2010 Doennhoff Norheimer Kirschheck Riesling Spaetlese2011 Doennhoff Norheimer Kirschheck Riesling Spaetlese 2011 Doennhoff Oberhauser Bruecke Riesling Spaetlese2003 Doennhoff Oberhauser Bruecke Riesling SpaetleseTable 4: A surprise selection we’re keeping a secret!

Spargelfest Dinner
2013-05-17 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Cafe Mozart, 1331 H St NW, Washington, DC, 20005
We are at that time of year again for our traditional Spargelfest dinner. This year the Spargelfest will be held at Café Mozart, a long-established German restaurant in Washington, D.C., on Friday, May 17, starting at 7 p.m. The price for the event will be $80 for members and $90 for non-members. The Board encourages all members and friends of the Society to reserve as early as possible. The deadline for making a reservation is May 13. Please send your check with contact information (name, telephone and email) to:GWS5607 Huntington ParkwayBethesda, MD 20814.We’ll celebrate this annual event beginning with a Henkell Trocken Sekt, followed by a four-course dinner with various preparations of white and green asparagus, and seven other German, Austrian and Alsatian white and red wines, concluding with an Eiswein. We have paired this meal with wines from Café Mozart as well as some from the Chapter’s cellar to match the bountiful variety of dishes that Café Mozart is offering us, in this delicious and traditional dinner. The dinner will be served family-style, allowing guests to choose the dishes and quantities they prefer from the ample options available. The range of German dishes available at Café Mozart will recall for many members the past Spargelfests that we enjoyed at the German Embassy House.FIRST COURSE – AppetizersHome-made liver-terrine with buttered asparagus tips served on mini-croutons, and a variety of German salads – clear coleslaw, tomato salad, cucumber salad, including bi-color marinated asparagus2011 Leo Hillinger Small Hill Pinot Noir/St. Laurent/Merlot blend, Burgenland, Austria2006 J.L. Wolf Villa Wolf Pinot Noir, Wachenheim, Pfalz, GermanySECOND COURSE – SoupCream of asparagus soup with herb croutons2011 Anton Bauer Gruener Veltliner Gmoerk, Wagram, Austria2006 Paul Anheuser Scheurebe Kreuznacher Moenchberg, QbA, Nahe, GermanyTHIRD COURSE – Main DishesArray of boiled and grilled white and green asparagus served with drawn butter and sauce hollandaise; petite grilled veal scaloppini; fried chicken cutlets; boiled, buttered new potatoes; German mini potato pancakes served with sour cream and caviar; creamy pasta with grilled shrimps; bite-size German sausages including bratwurst, debreziner, smoked bratwurst and knackwurst; and cured Westphalian ham-wrapped asparagus2011 Willm Riesling, Alsace, France2011 Dr. Thanisch Riesling Erben Mueller-Burggraf, QbA, Mosel, GermanyFOURTH COURSE – Dessert and Coffee or TeaChoice of German Chocolate cake, Black Forest cake, Apple Strudel, Truffle cake, Hazelnut torte, and a platter of different kinds of small pastries or cookies 2002 Seebrich Niersteiner Oelberg Riesling Eiswein, Rheinhessen, Germany

German Dry Rieslings!
2013-04-19 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Harbor Square Party Room, 500 N St SW, Washington, DC, 20024, United States
Riesling in general and dry Riesling in particular is not really trendy in the U.S. Yet Eric Asimov, the New York Times´ wine critic, recently detected a “rising popularity of Riesling.” which, to him, signaled “the increasing sophistication of Americans who have fallen in love with wine.”Our April tasting will put our love for German wines to the stellar test of dry Riesling. Gunther Hellmann has offered to do a tasting of exclusively dry Riesling. He is a wine aficionado, visiting Washington DC for a few months and has participated in two of our recent tastings. He will share his take at and love for German wine, in particular dry Riesling, with us.Gunther Hellmann was so kind as to bring a selection of wines from his cellar inGermany for this tasting, which we will complement with additions from local stores. The selection consists of dry Rieslings from the Mosel, the up and coming Pfalz and Rheinhessen regions and the Nahe Valley. The tasting will include “Grosses Gewaechs/Grand Cru” wines from world-class Riesling producers Weingut Klaus Peter Keller in Rheinhessen and Weingut Hermann Doennhoff in the Nahe Valley. Overall, we will get a very good overview of what German winemakers are able to produce when it comes to other than sweet-style wines.The tasting will be on Friday, April 19, at 7 p.m. The price is $35 for members and $42 for non-members.The wines we will be serving (listed here in alphabetical order) are:2009 Bassermann-Jordan, Auf der Mauer, Pfalz2011 Dönnhoff, Riesling trocken, Nahe2010 Dönnhoff, Hermannshöhle, Grosses Gewächs, Nahe2011 Fogt, Spätlese trocken, Siefersheimer Goldenes Horn, Rheinhessen2011 Franzen, Riesling trocken, “Der Sommer war sehr groß”, Mosel2007 Heymann-Löwenstein, Schieferterrassen, Mosel2006 Keller, Hubacker, Großes Gewächs, Rheinhessen2008 Koehler-Ruprecht, Saumagen, Kabinett trocken, Pfalz2009 Seehof, Westhofener Steingrube, Rheinhessen2011 Wagner-Stempel, Siefersheimer Riesling trocken, Vom Porphyr, Rheinhessen

New Vintage Tasting with Phil Bernstein
2013-03-22 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Harbor Square Party Room, 500 N St SW, Washington, DC, 20024, United States
Every year we host a tasting to provide members and guests with an early opportunity to taste wines from the new vintage. The 2011 wines are just arriving, and now is a great time to sample what is available so you can decide what to buy based on the most important information of all– what tastes good to you!The tasting will be Friday, March 22, at 7 p.m. The price is $35 for members and $42 for non-members.2011 was something of a return to normal after the big, fruity wines of 2009 and the wild and crazy wines of 2010. Terry Theise calls it a “good guy” vintage, with delicious wines that are approachable now.We are fortunate that DC boasts one of the best German wine retailers in the country, Phil Bernstein of MacArthur Beverages, who will present some value wines, some new wines, and all wonderful wines.The wines we will be serving are:Flight #12011 Gysler Scheurebe HT2011 Kruger-Rumpf Scheurebe SpaetleseFlight #22011 Doennhoff Riesling Estate Qba2011 Egon Mueller Scharzhofberger KabinettFlight #32011 Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Kabinett2011 Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich SpatleseFlight #42011 Schaefer Froehlich Bockenauer Felseneck Spaetlese2011 Schaefer Froehlich Bockenauer Felseneck Spaetlese GKFlight #52011 Fritz Haag Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Spaetlese2011 Fritz Haag Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr AusleseCome and experience some of the most delicious and complex whites that the wine world has to offer.

Rapturous Reds Redux
2013-02-22 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Harbor Square Party Room, 500 N St SW, Washington, DC, 20024, United States
Join us Friday, February 22, at 7 p.m., as we experience “Rapturous Reds Redux” as presented by our own Michael Fritze, who has spent his time meticulously researching candidates for this tasting. The price for this tasting is $35 for members and $42 for non-members. It will be held at the Harbour Square Club Room.We are happy to present a reprise of last year’s popular German red wine tasting. Although Germany is rightfully known for world-class white wines, a revolution is taking place in German red wine quality. This is due to a combination of improved winemaking practices and the effects of global warming. Together with the traditional red wine regions of the Ahr, Wűrttemberg, Baden and Rheingau (Assmannshausen), a new generation of ambitious vintners is realizing extraordinary quality improvements in German red wine. Mike Fritze has again thoroughly researched both existing and new red wine vintners and developed a tasting menu that should satisfy everyone’s curiosity about German red wines. This tasting will feature prominent German red wine producers from the Pfalz, Rheinhessen, Baden, Ahr, and Rheingau. Varietals featured include Spaetburgunder (Pinot Noir), Dornfelder, Trollinger and Lemberger.The wines we will taste:N.V. Wűrttembergische Weingärtner (WZG) Trollinger QbA, Wűrttemberg (Möglingen)2008 Schnaitmann Lemberger Württemberg Trocken Wűrttemberg (Fellbach)2009 Villa Wolf Pinot Noir Pfalz (Wachenheim)2009 Becker Pinot Noir Pfalz (Schweigen)2009 Knipser Blauer Spätburgunder Trocken Pfalz (Laumersheim)2008 August Kessler Spätburgunder Rheingau (Assmanshausen)2008 Bernhard Huber Pinot Noir Baden (Malterdingen im Breisgau)2011 Meyer-Näkel “Blauschiefer” Pinot Noir Ahr (Dernau)2009 Schneider Dornfelder Trocken Rheinhessen (Nierstein)2007 Knipser “Gaudenz” Pfalz (Laumersheim)

Annual Membership Meeting
2013-02-01 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Harbor Square Party Room, 500 N St SW, Washington, DC, 20024, United States
Prosit Neujahr! You are cordially invited to attend this year’s membership meeting on Friday, February 1, at 7 p.m. There will be some very good wines from the cellar to drink with our — by now traditional — quiz game and cheeses and bread to go with the wines. There will also be short reports on how we arrive at prices for a tasting and the report on the chapter’s finances, membership, etc.It is at this annual meeting we elect new officers. We are anticipating vacancies on the board this coming year, including the possibility that our current president plans to step aside, into the emeritus position. This election is critical to the future of the society and your vote counts!! We should take advantage of this opportunity to introduce fresh thinking into guiding the evolution of the society and planning future events. Please consider giving back to the Chapter by serving on the board or by volunteering to plan a monthly tasting. It is very important that you come and vote at this meeting — it is your chapter and you can help shape its activities by voting. The wines we will be tasting are a spectacular vertical tasting through which we will impart an appreciation of how our favorite wines will age. 2001 Donnhoff Norheimer Kirschheck Spatlese, Nahe2011 Donnhoff Norheimer Kirschheck Spatlese, Nahe2003 Donnhoff Oberhauser Brucke Spatlese, Nahe2011 Donnhoff Oberhauser Brucke Spatlese, Nahe1998 Kruger Rumpf Munsterer Dautenpflanzer Spatlese, Nahe2011 Kruger Rumpf Munsterer Dautenpflanzer Spatlese, Nahe1999 JJ Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Spatlese, MSR2011 JJ Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Spatlese, MSR

Holiday Dinner at the National Press Club
2012-12-06 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | National Press Club, 529 14th St NW, Washington, DC, 20045, United States
Ho Ho Ho, German Wine Society Members and Friends of German Wines, Our annual holiday paired dinner will be held Thursday, December 6, 2012, starting at 7 p.m.This year the dinner will be at the National Press Club. Also, it will be a served dinner with wines selected to pair perfectly with the courses!Read on …The venue is stunning: a private room, the 1st Amendment, offering us views overlooking the White House, Treasury Building, Willard Hotel, and other historic downtown landmarks. What a terrific opportunity for a very special evening with friends and family! Let’s hope for a light dusting of snow to really set the festive evening mood.The evening begins at 7PM with passed hors d’oeuvres paired with one of our favorite Sekts.Chicken and Lemongrass Potstickers, Bacon and Manchego-stuffed Dates, and Country Tri-meat Pâté with green peppercorns on toast.Henkell RieslingThe evening continues when we are seated at 7:30PMA starter of Arugula, Cilantro, and Mushroom Salad with Goat Cheese and Candied Walnuts – a visual as well as culinary feast!2009 G A Schneider Niersteiner Paterberg Riesling Kabinett, Rheinhessen2008 Fitz-Ritter Gewürztraminer Spaetlese, PfalzA main course of Seared Halibut served with an Egg, Caper, Lemon, and Pear Sauce; Roasted Red Potatoes; Seasonal Vegetable; and Bread and Butter – an exciting change from years past!2001 Dr.Thanisch Bernkasteler Doctor Riesling Spaetlese, Mosel2002 Eugen Wehrheim Niersteiner Oelberg Riesling AusleseThe evening concludes with a special dessertApple/Mango/Apricot Crisp topped with Crème Fraiche1989 Eugen Mueller Forster Ungeheuer Scheurebe Trockenbeerenauslese, PfalzCoffee ServiceThe cost of the evening is $95 for members and $105 for non-members.

Holiday Sampler Tasting
2012-11-09 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Harbor Square Party Room, 500 N St SW, Washington, DC, 20024, United States
The holidays are rapidly approaching — where does the time go? To leverage inventories currently ongoing at our favorite retailers, we have arranged a sampling of wines with a particular focus on helping you select the perfect wines for your upcoming holiday festivities. Plan on a relaxed evening Friday, November 9, starting at 7:00 p.m. Our hosts, Klaus Teuter and John Edmonds, are fast assembling a terrific presentation comprising tasting notes and reviewer recommendations. Cost for the event is $35 for members and $42 for non-members. The list of wines to be sampled is: 2011 Kestener Paulinshofberg Riesling Kabinett, Weingut Bastgen2007 Muskateller Kabinett feinherb, Weingut Messmer2011 Maringer-Reif Piesporter Michelsberg Riesling2011 Scharzhofberger Riesling Kabinett, Weingut Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt2010 Scheurebe Spaetlese, Weingut Kruger-Rumpf2010 Norheimer Kirschheck Spaetlese, Weingut H. Donnhoff2009 Brauneberger Juffer Riesling Auslese, Weingut Willi Haag2009 Brauneberger Juffer Riesling Auslese, Weingut Thanisch Plus, John and Klaus have hinted at a couple of surprise wines that you won’t want to miss!

Oktoberfest in the MSR
2012-09-21 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Harbor Square Party Room, 500 N St SW, Washington, DC, 20024, United States
Friday, September 21, at 7 p.m. at the Harbour Square Club Room, which provides us a stunning view of the Washington skyline. The price for this tasting is $35 for members, $42 for guests.In years past, we (virtually) visited the Rheingau, Rheinhessen, and the Pfalz to celebrate and learn more about these regions’ fine wines. This year we visit the Mosel/Saar/Ruwer, a region near and dear to our hearts. It is an opportunity to experience wines from our cellar and snacks representing the region. As in previous years, your pourers have undertaken considerable research to ensure your experience is both delicious and delectable. The specific wines we’ll be sampling have been finalized and will come from our cellar. Here they are.Table 11997 Ehlen Erdener Treppchen Riesling Spatlese Mosel1996 Meulenhof Erdener Treppchen Riesling Spatlese Mosel1983 Deinhard Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese MSR2004 Bollig Lehnert Piesporter Goldtropfchen Riesling Spatlese MSRTable 22002 Selbach Piesporter Michelberg Riesling Kabinett MSR1996 Willi Haag Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese MSR1990 Staatliche Trierer St. Maximiner Kreuzberg Riesling Auslese MoselTable 31997 Simon Serrig Herrenberg Riesling Spatlese Mosel1997 Wagner Ockfener Bockstein Riesling Spatlese Saar2010 Dr. Fischer Ockfener Bockstein Riesling Qba SaarTable 42009 Dr. Thanisch Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese Mosel2008 Dr. Thanisch Bernkastler Badstube Riesling Kabinett Mosel2001 Dr. Thanisch Erben Muller-Burggraef Spatburgunder Qba Mosel2001 Dr. Thanisch Bernkasteler Doctor Riesling Spatlese Mosel

Introduction to Austrian Wines
2012-07-27 18:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Austrian Embassy, 3524 International Ct NW, Washington, DC, 20008, United States
Friday, July 27, we will hold a very special evening – an exploration of the wines of Austria … at the Austrian embassy!Working with our member Christian Schiller, Klaus Wittauer of KWSELECTION has organized this interesting and informative introduction to these wines and arranged for it to be presented at the Austrian embassy. The price for this tasting is $40 for members and $47 for non-members.The wines for this tasting are being finalized. Anticipate a follow-on to this announcement in a few days, but don’t let that stop you from reserving your place for this unique opportunity to expand your wine knowledge!On Klaus Wittauer: There are a number of important importers of Austrian wine in the US and Klaus Wittauer is one of them. He was born in Austria and attended Hotel and Restaurant Management School in Salzburg. He then worked for many years in some of the world‘s top restaurants in Austria, Bermuda and the United States, including famed L‘Auberge Chez Francois in Great Falls, Virginia, where he and Christian Schiller first met. Then he moved to the wine import side and became the wine buyer for Sutton Place Gourmet in Washington DC before creating his own import company KWSELECTION with the renowned Austrian winemaker Anton Bauer about ten years ago.On KWSELECTION: This company includes top producers from most of the wine producing areas of Austria: Anton Bauer from Wagram, Leo Hillinger from Burgenland, Gustav Strauss from Styria, Martin Mittelbach from Wachau, Karl & Brigitta Steininger from Kamptal, Steindorfer from Neusiedlersee , Meinklang from Burgenland, and his most recent addition, Weingut Netzl from Carnuntum. As an Austrian married to an American, Klaus has a close relationship with all of his wineries in Austria and has succeed in expanding distribution throughout the United States, with a strong focus on the East Coast.

Summer Solstice Potomac River Cruise
2012-06-24 19:15 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | Georgetown Waterfront, 3050 K St., NW, Washington, DC, 20007, United States
We will be casting off all lines and getting underway from Georgetown Harbor, just at the bottom of 31st Street NW at 7:15 PM June 24, aboard the Nightingale. We will have a few cheeses and fruits to complement our excellent cellar wines. This will be a relaxing, post-dinner cruise so we can concentrate on the wines and the atmosphere. There are many dining establishments in the Georgetown area, several right in the Georgetown Harbor area, and we encourage all who want to take the cruise to dine there beforehand. The boat, the Nightingale, is the same boat we used the last several years and it is the perfect size for our group. It is all on one level, and we have tables and chairs and a bar from which to serve the wine. It also has protection against inclement weather, which of course will not occur.So, please join us for this pleasant summer evening on the river.

Spargelfest at Cafe Berlin
2012-05-08 18:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Cafe Berlin, 322 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington, DC, 20002, United States
This year our Spargelfest wine dinner will take place at Café Berlin Tuesday, May 8. Café Berlin has been serving traditional German cuisine on Capitol Hill since 1986. It is walking distance from Union Station and occupies the ground floor of three joined townhouses as well as the accompanying outdoor Bier Garten. The chefs are German, as are the owners, so the traditional dishes are authentically prepared, but with a lighter touch. Cafe Berlin is located at: 322 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20002 (www.cafeberlindc.com).We have designed a menu to satisfy your appetites: a soup, an appetizer, entree choice, all themed around our favorite pointy-headed spring vegetable, and a special dessert, … and, it’s a bargain at $80.00 for members, $87.00 for guests. WELCOME WINE << Fitz Ritter Sekt, NV Extra Trocken, Pfalz >> SOUP STARTER Cream of Asparagus Soup, served with Graved Salmon << Selbach, Salomon, Trocken, Mosel >>SALAD COURSE Marinated Chilled Asparagus, with Balsamic-Orange Vinaigrette << Gruener Veltliner, Pratsch, Weinviertel >> MAIN COURSE (choice of one) Grilled Swordfish, topped with a Mango-Orange Concasses and Asparagus, served with Sauce Hollandaise and Potato Pancakes Or Paniertes Schweineschnitzel mit Spargel (sautéed, lightly breaded pork steak), served with Asparagus, Sauce Hollandaise and New Potatoes << Leitz “Dragonstone” Riesling, Rheingau >> << Dr Pauly-Bergweiler “Noble House” Riesling, Mosel >>DESSERT (choice of one) Black Forest Cherry Cake Or Linzer Torte Coffee or Tea

New Vintage Tasting with Phil Bernstein
2012-02-17 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Harbor Square Party Room, 500 N St SW, Washington, DC, 20024, United States
Every year we host a tasting to provide members and guests with an early opportunity to taste wines from the new vintage. The 2010 wines are just arriving, and now is a great time to sample what is available so you can decide what to buy based on the most important information– what tastes good to you!The tasting will be Friday, February 17, at 7 p.m. The price is $35 for members and $42 for non-members.2010 was an extremely unusual vintage in Germany, with some of the lowest yields in the past 100 years. In his recent report, David Schildknecht writes that some of the 2010 wines are frightful and many others are mind-bendingly complex. In the words of Terry Theise, what’s good in 2010 is absurdly good, and what’s not good is a mess. His candidate motto for the 2010 vintage is: WTF!!We are fortunate that DC boasts one of the best German wine retailers in the country, Phil Bernstein of MacArthur Beverages, who will pick some of the good stuff for us. Phil will present some value wines, some wonderful wines, and some new wines. The wines we will be serving are:2010 Dr L Riesling Qba2010 St Urbans Hof Riesling Qba2010 Donnhoff Kreuznacher Krotenpfuhl Riesling Kabinett2010 Donnhoff Oberhauser Leistenberg Riesling Kabinett2010 A.J. Adam Riesling Kabinett2010 Egon Muller Scharzhofberger Riesling Kabinett2010 Fritz Haag Braunenberger Juffer Sonnenur Spatlese Erste Lage #7 Riesling2010 Schloss Lieser Braunenberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese2010 Monchoff Erdener Pralat Riesling Auslese2010 Selbach Oster Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling AusleseCome and experience for yourself one of the most unusual vintages in the history of German wine.

Annual Membership Meeting
2012-01-21 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Harbor Square Party Room, 500 N St SW, Washington, DC, 20024, United States
Prosit Neujahr! You are cordially invited to attend this year’s membership meeting when we will elect new officers. There will be some very good wines from the cellar to drink with our — by now traditional — quiz game and cheeses and bread to go with the wines. There will also be short reports on how we arrive at prices for a tasting and the report on the chapter’s finances, membership, etc.

Holiday Dinner at Cosmos Club
2011-12-03 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Cosmos Club, 2121 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC, 20008, United States
We know you’ve been nice, so join us at our holiday paired dinner at the Cosmos Club, Saturday, December 3, 2011, starting at 7 p.m. The address for our tasting is 2121 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20008. Metro is near and parking is ample.The venue is stunning: a private room, the Members Dining Room, in this landmark building. Perfect for that special evening with friends and family!Our sponsor, Dean Collins, has graciously offered to provide brief tours of the Cosmos Club starting at 6:30 p.m. prior to our dinner at 7 p.m. When you reserve, please indicate if you will be joining us for what is sure to be an interesting and enlightening insight into the club, its building, and its history.Paired with the dinner, this will be a “first look” at the 2010 J.J. Prum portfolio. The menu is:Amuse-BoucheFig and Goat Cheese Flatbread with pear chutneyHenkell SektOur StarterArugula Salad with frisee, radicchio, tomato, feta, Kalamata olives, lemon vinaigrette2010 JJ KabinetOur EntreeStriped Bass with Tomato-topped Crabmeat, served with curried spinach and a red Thai curry sauceHot Popovers2010 Graacher Himmelreich Spaetlese2010 Wehlener Sonnenuhr SpaetleseOur DessertHazelnut Crunch Cake – Hazelnut dacquoise, Ganache, crunchy wafers and orange liquor2010 Graacher Himmelreich Auslese2010 Wehlener Sonnenuhr AusleseCoffee/TeaDinner is $95 for members, $105 for non-members.The deadline for reservations is Tuesday, November 29, so that we may provide Chef the count. This promises to be a wonderful event so send off your reservations right away and don’t miss out.

Rieslings 'round the World
2011-11-04 19:30 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Harbor Square Party Room, 500 N St SW, Washington, DC, 20024, United States
Mark your calendar now for our “Rieslings ’round the World” Riesling Blind Tasting, led by our own Carl Brandhorst. The evening’s tasting takes place in the Harbour Square Club Room. The address for our tasting is 500 N St SW, Washington, DC. 20024-4605. Parking is available on the street and in the complex on a first-come-first-served basis. The date is Friday, November 4th, starting at 7:30 PM. The price will be $35 for members and $42 for non-members. At this tasting, the German Wine Society will present a blind tasting of Rieslings from several countries around the world. There will be ten wines in two flights, five wines to a flight. There will be one German wine to satisfy those thinking that only German Rieslings are worth drinking. In each flight, five wines will be poured for comparative tasting. During the break between the flights, light hors d’oeuvres will be served. Only crackers and water will be available during the flights.. The session will be limited to 36 participants because the available wine is limited. After each flight participants will receive a list of the wines tasted. During the flights, sheets containing the modified Davis Scale, normally used in national wine judging events, will be provided so that participants can record their impressions based upon color, aroma, taste, finish and hedonistic impression. The purpose of this educational tasting is to show that excellent Rieslings are produced in countries other than Germany, and for each participant to determine which of the wines he or she prefers. In selecting the Rieslings for this presentation, the presenter tasted many Rieslings generally available in the Washington metropolitan area to see which ones met his criteria. The criteria will be stated at the beginning of the presentation. The deadline is Friday, October 31st. Please send your reservation ASAP, so we can finalize planning. We are united in our love for German wines. But the Riesling grape grows in many places and makes excellent wine outside of Germany. This is not an exercise to pick out the German wine, but to show the variation that the Riesling grape exhibits and to see if you like some of these different styles.
