Thursday, December 22, 2022

Announcement: Annette Schiller Presenting "All Sorts of Sparklers: How do the Bubbles get into that Bottle" at the Northern Virginia Chapter of the AWS on Friday, January 6, 2023

Picture: Visit of a Small, Premium Sekt Producer: Sektkellerei Bardong in the Rheingau, Germany – Germany-North Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015), Germany

Dear Members and Friends,

The Northern Virginia Chapter of the AWS will have the first meeting of the new year on Friday, January 6, 2023 at 7:00pm. We will once again be meeting at The Falls Church Episcopal, located at 115 East Fairfax St., Falls Church, VA 22046. 

We'll be starting the year with a bang (or a satisfied sigh) as Annette Schiller be presenting us with several sparkling wines. I'll have more details in the near future.

I look forward to seeing you there!

Angela Crandall
AWS NOVA 
Chapter Chair
703-244-8071
 
Annette already provided similar presentations, with different sparkling wines, at the National Convention of the American Wines Society in 2021 and at the German Wine Society (Washington DC Chapter). See the two postings below. Both postings contain the powerpoint presentations Annette used at the tastings.

Abstract - National Convention of the American Wines Society in 2021 
 
The market of sparkling wine has seen the fastest-growing trend over the last decade, with world-wide consumption up 56%. It can be confusing to see all the different labels, with prices vacillating between just a few dollars per bottle to close to one hundred.

There is Champagne, Cava, Crémant, Prosecco, Sekt, and recent trendy additions, such as Pet-Nat, to name just a few. But they all have one thing in common: they have significant levels of carbon dioxide in the bottle to make them fizzy. We will taste six sparkling wines from around the globe and will evaluate the difference in the various methods of how the CO2 gets into the bottle.
 
All Sorts of Sparklers: How do the Bubbles get into that Bottle - Presentation by Annette Schiller, ombiasy WineTours, at the 2021 American Wine Society National Conference in Atlantic City 
 
All Sorts of Sparklers: How do the Bubbles get into that Bottle? - Wine Tasting by the German Wine Society with Annette Schiller
 
Wine List for the Tasting at the Northern Virginia Chapter, January 06, 2023
 
How do the Bubbles get into that Bottle?

One fermentation:
- Adding CO2
1) NV Secco, Pink Ribbon, Pinot Noir, Hillinger, Burgenland, Austria
- Méthode Ancestrale
2) 2018 Pet-Nat, Tscherne 18-Pet Pink, Steiermark, Austria

Secondary fermentation
- Charmat Method (tank fermentation)
3) NV Prosecco, Borrasca, Brut, DOCG Valdobbiadene, Veneto, Italy

- Transfer Method (2 different bottles)
4) NV Korbel, Brut, California, USA
5) NV Jansz Tasmania, Australia

- Méthode Traditionelle (same bottle)
6) NV Paul Cheneau, Cava Brut, Spain
7) NV Domaine Gracieux Chevalier, Crément de Bourgogne, France
8) NV Graham Beck, Rosé, Brut, South Africa
9) 2018 Peter Jakob Kühn, Riesling, Brut, Rheingau, Germany
10) 2017 Steininger, Grüner Veltliner Reserve, Brut, Kamptal, Austria
11) 2017 Domaine Carneros by Taittinger, Napa Valley, USA
12) NV Taittinger Brut La Française, France
 
Pictures: Cellar Visit and Tasting at the Champagner House Taittinger in Reims, Champagne - Burgundy (and Champagne) 2016 Tour by ombiasy WineTours

Pictures: Jean Pierre Josselin, Annette Schiller and Gisela Leon. See: Visit and Tasting at Champagne Jean Josselin, a Grower Champagne House in Gyé­ sur­ Seine – Bourgogne (and Champagne) Tour 2016 by ombiasy WineTours, France
 
schiller-wine: Related Postings 

ombiasy WineTours: Wine Tour Schedule 2023 - Austria, Germany/East, Burgundy/ Champagne, Germany/ North

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Maison Guigal in Ampuis, Côte Rôtie, Northern Rhône: Cellar Tour, Tasting and Vineyard Tour - Rhône Valley Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Culture and History, France

Tour and Tasting at Château Haut-Bailly, Graves, Appellation Pessac-Léognan, Grand Cru Classé, with Cellar Master Jean Christoph - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France

How Does the Negociant System in Bordeaux Work? Tour and Tasting at Millésima - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France

Cellar Tour and Tasting with Daniel Wagner at Weingut Wagner-Stempel (VDP) in Siefersheim, Rheinhessen - Germany-South and Alsace 2022 by ombiasy WineTours

Tasting with Helmut Dönnhoff and Sascha Johannes Schömel at Weingut Dönnhoff (VDP) in Oberhausen, Nahe - Germany-South and Alsace 2022 by ombiasy WineTours

2022 Annual Riesling Party at the Schiller Residence in McLean, Virginia, USA 

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The Wines of Germany: Presentation by Annette Schiller at the German Embassy in Washington DC/ Consular Conference December 2021

Massive Tasting of Bordeaux 1982 - the Vintage that made Robert Parker a Star, USA/ France

Carl Willner, Christian Schiller and Ken Bensley of the German Wine Society/ Washington DC Chapter (Re-)elected to the National Board, USA, Germany 

"Silent Winds, Dry Seas" - Literary Salon: Book Reading and Discussion with the Author Vinod Busjeet Followed by Dinner at the Schiller Residence in Virginia, USA 

The American Wine Society National Conference 2022 in Bellevue/ Seattle, Washington State - Seen through Christian Schiller`s Camera Lens

The End of the "Grosslage" in Germany - Seminar about the new German Wine Law of 2022 at the 2022 American Wine Society National Conference in Bellevue/ Seattle, Washington State, led by Annette Schiller

Christian Schiller: Re-elected to the Board of the "Weinfeder", the Association of German Wine Journalists

2022 Holiday Party of the German Wine Society (Washington DC Chapter) at the Cosmos Club in Washington DC Downtown, USA/ Germany

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