Please plan to join the German Wine Society on Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 7:00 pm for a presentation on the Pinot grapes of Germany, and tasting of nine wines to illustrate the varieties using these grapes, by our own Annette Schiller, who has brought some of these wines back from Germany just for us. This is our first in-person event of 2024. Registrations for this event are due by Tuesday, March 19, 2024, and the price is $45 for GWS members, $52 for non-members. Please be aware that, due to limited supply of the wines, we have a maximum cap of 40 for attendance at this event. Reserve early to avoid disappointment!
The 13 wine-growing regions are spread across Germany like a picture. Only in these different regions can the different grape varieties find what they need: the right soils and sheltered locations facing the sun.
Germany has been known in the U.S. mostly for its delicious Rieslings. Yes, Riesling is the #1 grape produced in Germany and Germany is also the #1 producer of Riesling world-wide (40% of the global Riesling production is in Germany). However, because of Germany’s very different wine regions ranging from 48.5° latitude to 51° latitude, the Pinot grapes also discovered perfect growing conditions and feel very comfortable in Germany. The monks from Burgundy brought Pinot grapes to Germany as early as the 12th century (and this origin is reflected in the “Burgunder” part of each grape’s German name). Today Germany is the #1 producer of Pinot-Blanc (Weissburgunder), #2 producer of Pinot-Gris (Grauburgunder), and #3 producer of Pinot-Noir (Spätburgunder) world-wide.
We will take you on a discovery tour through 7 different wine regions (including at least one that is normally impossible to find in the U.S.) and taste 3 Pinot Noir,
3 Pinot Gris, and 3 Pinot Blanc wines. The wines we will enjoy are as follows:
The Spätburgunders
2018 Blauer Spätburgunder, Weingut Ziereisen, Baden
2020 Pinot Noir, Weingut Kloster Eberbach, Rheingau
2020 Spätburgunder, Simonroth, Weingut Schnaitmann, Württemberg
The Grauburgunders
2021 Pinot Gris, Asselheim, Weingut Gaul, Rheinhessen
2021 Grauburgunder, Schweigen, Weingut Jülg, Pfalz
2017 Grauburgunder, Reserve, Weingut Hunn, Baden
The Weissburgunders
2020 Weissburgunder, Weingut Wittmann, Rheinhessen
2021 Weissburgunder, Weingut Dönnhoff, Nahe
2022 Weissburgunder, Kloster Heilig Kreuz, 1.Lage Weingut Schloss Proschwitz, Sachsen
A tasty buffet of cheeses, bread, crackers, charcuterie, grapes and veggies will be provided to accompany the wines.
Our tasting will begin at 7 p.m on Saturday, March 23, with the doors opening at 6:30 p.m. to admit guests. The location is the Van Ness Room that we have often used before for membership meetings and other events, including our New German Wine Law tasting in 2023, at 3001 Veazey Terrace NW, Washington, DC 20008. Enter through the main lobby of the apartment building on the 5th floor, and then go down to the 2nd floor by elevator and proceed down the hall to the clubroom. While there is not off-street parking at this location, on-street parking is available (bear in mind DC parking restrictions and meters), and there is easy access to Metro, at the Van Ness Red Line station.
You can register and pay for this event in either of two ways.
First, you can register on our chapter website, https://germanwinesocietydc.org ,and make payment by PayPal. You will need to create a GWS account for the website if you do not already have one, and you will also need to have a PayPal account, as we cannot accept payment by other forms of credit or online transfer. If you are coming as a couple or other group, you can either register and pay for each individual separately, or do it as part of a single transaction and complete the payment on PayPal together. If you do a single transaction, please also email the Secretary of the GWS Capital Chapter at the address below to provide the names of each individual coming, as the individual names will not all appear on the website form for multiple persons registering together.
Second, if you prefer to register by mail and pay by check for the event, please clip off the registration form attached to this notice, indicate the names of all who will be attending, and mail a check made out to the German Wine Society in the proper amount along with the form to:
Carl Willner
President and Secretary, GWS Capital Chapter
1014 Reserve Champion Drive
Rockville, MD 20850
You can also reach the Secretary by e-mail at carl.willner1@verizon.net.
Whether you are registering by mail or online, please be sure to provide the names of all persons for whom you are registering, and pay the appropriate price depending on whether each person is a GWS member (with annual dues paid), or a non-member. You can also become a member or renew, if your membership is not current, together with your registration for this event by including an annual $35 dues payment (for an individual or a couple), through PayPal, or by mail using a check, in the same manner as registering for the event.If you have been a member of the GWS Capital Chapter in the past but are not sure of your current membership status, please email the Secretary at the above e-mail to confirm your status.
We are no longer requiring proof of covid-19 vaccination or masking to attend our in-person events, but do request that if you are experiencing symptoms of covid-19 or other contagious illness, or have tested positive for such an illness, you stay home and recover, and avoid putting other guests at risk. Refunds can be provided in these circumstances if you notify us before the day of the event, to allow us time to find another guest to take your place. Otherwise, refunds can only be made if you notify us before the deadline for registration.
All GWS members and guests are reminded that alcohol consumption can lead to intoxication. Members and guests should use public transportation to events, rely on a designated driver, or taste the wines rather than finish them.
If you have questions about this event, you may contact the event organizer and presenter, Annette Schiller, at aschiller@ombiasypr.com , or by phone at 703-459-7513. Annette’s website is www.ombiasypr.com . For questions about registration and membership, please contact Carl Willner, Capital Chapter President and Secretary, at carl.willner1@verizon.net .
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To register by mail, please fill out and cut the reservation form below with your check – do not mail the entire notice.
REGISTRATION FORM FOR GERMAN WINE SOCIETY PINOTS TASTING, MARCH 23, 2024
$45.00 Members / $52.00 Non-Member Guests