Zum Wohl!
“To your health” – the San Francisco German Wine Society Newsletter
Members and guests of Members of the San Francisco Chapter of the German Wine Society will gather on Sunday, February 23, 2025, from 7:00 pm to 9:45 pm for a Spectacular tasting of 27 wines. The event will be at the home of Barry and Joan Boothe (2435 Divisadero Street in San Francisco). Street parking is available in the area.
Food: There will be our usual buffet spread of enough delectable food to make a full meal, including dessert.
Wine: We will have three flights of wines featuringa)four grape varietals (Riesling, Scheurebe, Chardonnay, and Weissburgunder); b) wines from several regions (Rheingau, Mosel, Saar,Mittel Rhein, Pfalz, and Austria);c) several categories of wines (Sekt, Sekt Brut, Trocken, Trocken GL, Trocken GG, Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, and Trockenbeerenauslese) and d) wines from many vintages (1969, 1976, 1992,1994, 1995, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2020, and 2022). This will be another wonderful evening of fine & rare German wines from the Chapter cellar and the cellar of our Chapter President. We look forward to seeing you!
Cost: This event is a Members Only event and is free for 2025 Dues Paid Members(Members Only means that each 2025 Dues Paid Member may bring one guest and the Member and the one guest may both attend for free). In keeping with the Board’s policy to recruit new Members, a serious prospective Member who has never attended a GWS Event may also attend the 2-23-25 Event for free, if invited by a 2025 Dues Paid Member.RSVP’s (including the names of any guests) are required by Tuesday, February 18, 2025to give us sufficient time to ensure we have the amount of food necessary to serve all attendees.
Contact Barry Boothe to make your reservation.
Barry‘s email (preferred) : barrypboothe@aol.com
Phone: 415-346-5934
We will confirm your attendanceafter we have received your RSVP. Act now to reserve your place.
The GWS encourages members and guests to follow current public health guidelines for respiratory viruses, if they are medically eligible, and according to their physician’s advice. If you have recently been exposed to someone with COVID-19 or influenza but have no symptoms, please rapid-test on the day of the event and, if your result is positive, cancel your attendance. If you are feeling ill with a respiratory or other illness, please do not attend the Event.
Please let us know if you have any dietary restrictions or allergies.
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. We suggest those attending either utilize designated drivers or other modes of transit where available, or mostly taste rather than consume alcohol when such drivers or alternative means of transportation are not available.
Barry Boothe, President and Cellarmaster– barrypboothe@aol.com
Arlene Boro, Secretary–arlene.boro@buonvivant.com
John Bender, Assistant Cellarmaster – bender@stanford.edu
Bruce Lehman, Industry Liaison Officer – blehman510@sbcglobal.net
John Mensinger, Member at Large – jmensinger@hotmail.com
Angela Carlson, Event Organizer – norse.gal@gmail.com
Harris Holzberg, Treasurer – coachharris1@comcast.net
1-21-25 List of Wines for 2-23-25 GWS Event
Flight 1
1A – 2019 750 ml Mosel Riesling Sekt Gebrüder Simon
1B – NV 750 ml Rheingau Riesling Sekt Brut Sekthaus Solter
1C – 2015 750 ml Mosel Riesling Trocken Schmitges
1D – 2020 750 ml Pündericher Marienberg Fahrlay Terrasen Riesling Trocken GG Clemens Busch Mosel
1E – 2020 750 ml Pündericher Marienberg Raffes Riesling Trocken GL Clemens Busch Mosel
1F – 2022 750 ml Pündericher Marienberg Fahrlay Riesling Trocken GG Clemens Busch Mosel
Flight 2
2A – 2019 750 ml Saarburger Raush Riesling Kabinett Geltz-Zilliken Mosel/Saar
2B – 2019 750 ml Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling Kabinett Daniel Vollenweider Mosel
2C – 2003 750 ml Schloss Vollrads Riesling Spätlese GK Rheingau
2D – 2007 750 ml Brauneburger Juffer Riesling Spätlese Fritz Haag Mosel
2E – 2012 750 ml Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Spätlese Selbach Oster Mosel
2F – 2013 750 ml Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spätlese Feinherb Alte Reben Selbach Oster Mosel
2G – 2019 750 ml Pündericher Marienberg Riesling Spätlese Clemens Busch Mosel
2H – 2019 750 ml Saarburger Raush Riesling Spätlese Geltz-Zilliken Mosel/Saar
2I – 2019 750 Veldenzer Elisenberg Riesling Spatlese Max Ferdinand Richter Mosel
Flight 3
3A – 1976 750 ml Gimmeldinger Mandelgarten Scheurebe Auslese August Ziegler Malkommer Pfalz
3B – 1992 500 ml Bacharacher Hahn Riesling Auslese Toni Jost Mittel Rhein
3C – 1994 750 ml Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Auslese*** Josef Christoffel, Jr. Mosel
3D – 2003 500ml Winninger Röttgen Riesling Auslese Reinhard and Beate Knebel Mosel
3E – 2004 375ml* Schloss Vollrads Riesling Auslese Rheingau
3F – 2006 375 ml Erbacher Marcobrunn Riesling Auslese GKA Schloss Schönborn Rheingau
3G – 2002 375 ml* Kaseler Nies’chen Riesling Beerenauslese GKA von Beulwitz Mosel
3H – 2005 375ml Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling Beerenauslese Selbach Oster Mosel
3I – 2006 375ml Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg Riesling Beerenauslese Schloss Schönborn Rheingau
3J – 1995 375 ml Johannishof Reinish Chardonnay Trockenbeerenauslese J.W.V. Reinisch Austria
3K – 1969 375 ml Original Ruster Weissburgunder Trockenbeerenauslese Karl and Maria Kadner Austria
3L – 1992 375 ml Mussbacher Eselshaut Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese Muller Catoir Pfalz
*There are two 375 ml bottles of these wines