Volume 11-1
Dear Members and Friends,
Our best wishes for a bountiful 2011!
OUR MEMBER-EXCLUSIVE TASTING IS JANUARY 15:
Ring in the new year again at our annual complimentary tasting for members! Barry and Joan Boothe will be hosting the event this year at their beautiful Pacific Heights home. You may even be able to talk Barry into a tour of his spectacular wine cellar! We will be featuring a lovely buffet and the following wines:
| Vintage | Wine | Region | Pradikat | |
| 1 | 2009 | Wurtz Trocken | Rheinhessen | QBA |
| 2 | 2008 | Maximin Grünhäuser Herrenberg Alte Reben Trocken | Mosel | QBA |
| 3 | 2007 | Leitz Rüdesheimer Drachenstein | Rheingau | QBA |
| 4 | 2002 | Dr. Loosen Blue Slate | Mosel | QBA |
| 5 | 2000 | Müller-Catoir Haardter Burggarten | Pfalz | Kabinett |
| 6 | 2007 | Schäfer-Frölich Bockenauer Felseneck | Nahe | Spätlese |
| 7 | 2005 | Doctor J. Wegeler Bernkasteler | Mosel | Spätlese |
| 8 | 1998 | Von Simmern Erbacher Marcobrunn | Rheingau | Spätlese |
| 9 | 1989 | Egon Müller Scharzhofberger | Mosel | Spätlese |
| 10 | 2004 | Toni Jost Bacharacher Hahn | Mittlelrhein | Auslese |
| 11 | 2005 | Knebel Winninger Röttgen | Mosel | Auslese |
| 12 | 2005 | Rosch Trittenheimer Apotheke | Mosel | Auslese |
When: Saturday, January 15, 2011; 7:00-9:00pm
Where: The home of Barry & Joan Boothe; 2435 Divisadero Street, San Francisco
Price: Complimentary for paid members
RSVP: By reply email to Jennifer Dickinson by Monday January 10, 2011
2011 CALENDAR AND RENEWALS
Don’t miss out on another year of great wines and convivial company! Our scheduled events for 2011 are:
| Date | Description | Location |
| Saturday, January 15, 2011 | Complimentary Tasting (members only) | 2435 Divisadero Street, San Francisco |
| Thursday, March 24, 2011 | Wines from Wehlener Sonnenuhr (see highlights below) | Fort Mason |
| Thursday, June 23, 2011 | A Selection of Kabinetts (and a special sticky!) | Fort Mason |
| August (TBD), 2011 | Wine Dinner | TBD |
| Thursday, December 1, 2011 | Sparklers & Stickies | Fort Mason |
In addition to our themed tastings and dinner, we are planning some exciting new events, including wine bar/shop meet ups in the east bay and on the peninsula, and others. Stay tuned!
A sneak peak of the Wehlener Sonnenuhr tasting on March 24: with its steep slope, eponymous sundial and sun-drenched hills, the Wehlener Sonnenuhr vineyard is one of the finest vineyards in the Mosel region. Our tasting will feature a fantastic array of wines from this vineyard including those by Kerpen, Wegeler, Dr. Loosen, Meulenhof and some older bottles of J.J. Prum Auslesen from Barry Boothe’s wine cellar.
If you have not yet had a chance to renew, please send your check, payable to “German Wine Society,” to:
Jennifer Dickinson
121 Laurie Meadows Dr. #360
San Mateo, CA 94403
Annual dues are $70
New members: please add $25 for the one-time initiation fee
Member benefits include discounted tasting fees for yourself and a guest, the complimentary member-exclusive tasting, and a special gift if you refer a new member to the chapter!
NB: if you are planning to attend the January 15 event, we must receive your check before the tasting. Thank you.
MEMBER SURVEY
Our sincere thanks to you for your continued support of the San Francisco Chapter of the German Wine Society. As a membership organization, our goal is to provide the events, services and information that interest you. If you have not already completed it, our survey is still available here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HQ3BSPC
We would also invite you to contact us directly any time with feedback and suggestions.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
· If you missed Terry Theise at the Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant last year, he will be at Omnivore Books on Food, located in charming Noe Valley on Thursday, January 20 from 6-7pm. Details are on Omnivore’s events page. If you love cookbooks, especially unusual ones, get there early and browse their astonishing collection. If you have the day off and want to relax in the area, reserve a tea time at Lovejoy’s Tea Room. Our personal favorites are the Lapsang Souchong and their own Yorkshire Gold blend.
· On Saturday, January 22, Arlequin Wine Merchant in San Francisco’s eclectic Hayes Valley will be featuring wines by Austria’s Heidi Schrock and Germany’s Johannes Selbach. Details available on their website.
· On Thursday, January 27, Vin Vino Wine in Palo Alto will be featuring 2009 Mosel Superstars at the tasting bar. Details available on their website (scroll down to January).
GET INVOLVED
· Do you have German wine or cultural news? Tell us about it and we will feature it in an upcoming issue of the newsletter. All contributors will receive an entry into a drawing for a bottle of wine, to be given away at the wine dinner.
· Need to make room in your cellar? Donate wine to the GWS! The German Wine Society is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Plus, any wines you donate are tax-deductible at fair market value (because we drink ‘em, not sell ‘em!)
CONTACT US
Jennifer Dickinson, President & Secretary
650-312-1844
Harris Holzberg, Treasurer
415-945-8820
Shane Dickinson, Cellar Master
650-312-1844
Von Hurson
Membership & Trade Liaison
707-545-6880
We hope to see you on January 15!
Warmly,
