What we’re about
Hello! This is the DC Chapter of the German Wine Society. Our mission is to promote the understanding, appreciation, and knowledge of German wines. We conduct tasting seminars and pairing meals to enhance the appreciation of German wines and assist our members in their continuing education. If you enjoy German wine and culture, or just think you might, please don't be shy! Also check out our official website for events and additional information.
Upcoming events (1)
See all- GWS New Vintage Tasting with Phil BernsteinKing Farm Community Center, Rockville, MD
Every year we host a tasting to try German wines from the new vintage, with a focus on Riesling. Our host is Phil Bernstein, General Manager of MacArthur Beverages, one of the leading retailers of German Riesling in the country. Every year, Phil brings some of the best wines of the vintage.
The new vintage is 2023, another in an increasing string of very good vintages. Mosel Fine Wines says the 2023s are wines of zest, freshness, and lightness. Vinous Media found many of the wines to be “simply thrilling” and was struck by “how much flavor and expression they cram into an often small footprint” (meaning lighter wines with lower alcohol levels). Here is your chance to try the 2023s from some of the very best producers - and, with possible tariffs looming, to try them at pre-tariff prices!
DATE: Friday, May 16th, 2025. Doors open at 6:30 pm; tasting begins at 7:00 pm. Registrations are due by Monday, May 12, 2025.
VENUE: King Farm Community Center, 300 Saddle Ridge Circle, Rockville, MD 20850, Please park in the lot behind the swimming pool adjacent to the community center, and then come around to the front of the circle (not through the pool area) to enter the building. The Shady Grove Metro station on the Red Line is right across 355. The Red Line King Farm shuttle bus runs from there on a route passing the Community Center until about 7:30 pm, every 20 minutes, though if returning by Metro you would need to arrange a ride to the station with another guest, get a cab or walk (about 20 minutes to the station).THE WINES:
Welcome Wine - NV Hild Elbling Sekt Brut Mosel
Two Trockens
Vollenweider Felsenfest Riesling Trocken Mosel
Schaefer Fröhlich Vulkangestein Riesling Trocken Nahe
A Pair of GGs
Peter Lauer Riesling Fass 18 Kupp Grosses Gewächs Mosel
Dönnhoff Felsenberg Riesling Grosses Gewächs Nahe
Kabinetts Duo
Erbes Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Kabinett Mosel
Falkenstein Öckfener Bockstein Riesling Kabinett Alte Reben #22 Mia Mosel
Willi Schaefer Kabinett Vineyards Comparison
Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Riesling Kabinett Mosel
Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett Mosel
Delicious Spätlese
Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshohle Riesling Spätlese Nahe
Willi Haag Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese Mosel
An Auslese Finale
Schaefer Fröhlich Bockenauer Felseneck Auslese NaheA tasty buffet of cheeses, bread, crackers, cold cuts, grapes, veggies and sweets will be provided to accompany the wines.
COST: $58 for members, $65 for non-members.
If you have any questions about the event, please email the organizer, Dave Wendler: davewendler@yahoo.com . If you have questions about registration or membership status, please contact the President and Secretary of the GWS Capital Chapter, Carl Willner, at carl.willner1@verizon.net .
You can register and pay for this event only on our chapter website, https://germanwinesocietydc.org. Simply indicating interest on Meetup, while helpful to us, is not sufficient to secure a reservation.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.
