Friday, May 15, 2026

Invitation: 5 Sundowner Wines at the Washington Wine and Cheese Seminar/ American Wine Society (Washington DC Chapter) on Tuesday, May 19th, 2026, with Annette Schiller (ombiasy WineTours)

Pictures: Sundowner in the Caribbean. See: From Marigot Bay in St. Lucia to Saint-Pierre in Martinique - Amazing 2 1/2 Weeks on the Catamaran Sailboat "Wanderlust" in the Caribbean, with Chris, Cornelia, Viatrix and Ernst (April 2026)  

Dear wine friends,

I invite you to join me next Tuesday, May 19th at 7.45 pm when we taste some delicious summer wines.

On our very first trip to South Africa I learned about the “sundowner” tradition: After a drive through the bush you stop, put a nice tablecloth on the hood of your car, get some nice wine glasses and a cooler out of the trunk and a delicious wine. You sit, sip and watch the day go by and the evening coming. 

Coming home we started to continue this tradition - not every day when it is too busy and when there are a zillion things to do - but occasionally we sit on our front porch or on our deck in the back yard and celebrate a sundowner.

The days are getting longer and the evenings are getting warmer. The idea of a sundowner becomes more appealing. I chose 5 excellent wines:

3 Whites:
2023 Chardonnay, Pouilly-Fuissé, Domaine Sangouard- Guyot, Burgundy
2025 Sauvignon Blanc / Semillion, Château du Clos du Prévot, Bordeaux
2024 Riesling, Weingut Balthasar Ress, Rheingau, Germany

1 Rosé:
2025 Rosé, Vallée des Pins, Vignobles Foncalieu, Coteaux d’Aix en Provence

1 lighter Red in case you crave a steak and you start to put on the grill:
2024 Schiava, Kellerei Kaltern, Alto Adige

As usual we will have two cheeses and baguette from Calvert & Woodley. This is a 30 $ tasting.

Looking forward to have a sundowner with you next Tuesday.
Annette

Washington Wine & Cheese Seminar, American Wine Society DC Chapter
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WHERE & WHEN WE MEET: The Seminar meets at 7:45 PM every Tuesday (except for July, August and the weeks of December 25th and January 1st) at St. Patricks Episcopal Church at 4700 Whitehaven Pky, between Foxhall Road and MacArthur Blvd. 

No reservations are required.

SNOW DAYS: Classes may be cancelled due to inclement weather based on the decision of St. Patricks Church and Day School. Cancellations will be announced in the Mailing List as soon as St. Patricks make the decision. 

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