Dear Wine Folks,
you are in for a very special treat. Please join me on April 5, 2018 for a one-of-a-kind wine pairing dinner with Christian Stahl from Germany. Christian belongs to the wild generation of young wine makers in Germany who clearly want to renounce wine folklore, who clearly want to work with grape varieties true to their region, who clearly want to produce only upper premium quality wines.
Christian’s wines appeal to the demanding palate and to the ambitious gastronomy (Christian himself is also a brilliant chef!). And I do not need to mention that the menu Bart and Dieter created to match the wines will be outstanding!
For this dinner don’t think “Riesling”. Yes, I personally love German Rieslings, but there is more to German wine than Riesling. The majority of the 13 wine regions in Germany are not just “Riesling”. Christian Stahl makes wine in Franken. The Franken region straddles along the Main River (yes, that’s the river that you see when you land at Frankfurt am Main airport). The Main is with more than 320 miles the longest river lying entirely in Germany, going from East to West and flowing into the Rhine River in Mainz. This river rivals the beauty of the Mosel River with its many twist and turns and horseshoe bends. The Franken wine region starts just 60 miles east of Frankfurt Airport and is an easy 45 minute ride on the Autobahn. On your next stop over in Frankfurt - take a break and check it out!
Signature grape in Franken is the “Silvaner”. Silvaner is an ancient variety originally from Central Europe in Transylvania. During the 30-year war, around the mid 17-hundreds the grape came to the Franken region in Germany. Christian Stahl produces extremely racy, excitingly sleek Silvaner that can age very well.
Christian also focuses on two other unique German varieties: Müller-Thurgau and Scheurebe. Müller-Thurgau is a crossing of Riesling with Madeleine-Royale created in the late 19-hundreds. Christian understands to bring out the sexiness of the grape and to make a Müller-Thurgau that will keep you thinking about it. Scheurebe was created in 1916 by viticulturist Dr. Scheu. It is often regarded as the German answer of Sauvignon-Blanc. He crossed Riesling with Bouquet Blanc and created a grape that brings out wines with a lively acidity and intense, captivating aromas of lemongrass, papaya, passion fruit.
See you at the dinner.
CHEERS
Annette
US$69.69 per person (excluding tax and gratuity)
YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR THE DINNER HERE
p.s.
Those who came to our Riesling Party 2016 will remember meeting him as he was our guest of honor and presented his wines at the event. See: Annette and Christian Schiller’s Summer of Riesling 2016 in McLean, Virginia, with German Star Winemaker Christian L. Stahl, German Wine Journalist Joachim A.J. Kaiser and Virginia Star Winemaker Chris Pearmund
Some will remember him from a fun wine dinner at EVO Bistro in McLean in 2017. See: Franken Wines, Virginia Oysters and French-Mediterranian Food: Winemaker Dinner with Christian L. Stahl from Winzerhof Stahl, Germany, and Chef Driss Zahidi at Evo Bistro in McLean, Virginia
Those who came on the Germany-East Tour by ombiasy WineTours 2017 will definitely remember the out-of-this-world lunch Christian cooked for us at Winzerhof Stahl. See: Lunch with Christian L. Stahl, Winzerhof Stahl, Franken: Not only a Gifted Winemaker but also a Gifted Chef - Germany-East Tour 2017 by ombiasy WineTours
Finally, the wines Christian Stahl will pour are all trocken/ dry.
Cheers
Christian Schiller
The Menu
Dinner at BToo
Wines of Germany!
"Winzerhof Stahl" from Franken wine region
Please welcome our special guest winemaker Christian Stahl
Welcome
Sparkling wine, Winzerhof Stahl, 2016 Secco
First Couse
Foie gras lollipop, cherries, speculoos cookies
Rosé, Winzerhof Stahl, 2016
Second Course
Cured seabass, avocado and cucumber, Persian lemon
Silvaner, Winzerhof Stahl, 2016
Third Course
White Asparagus, morel mushroom, slow poached egg
Müller-Thurgau, Winzerhof Stahl, 2016
Fourth Course
Faroe Island Salmon, ramps, griddled fiddlehead fern
Hasennest Steep Slope, Winzerhof Stahl, 2016 Müller Thurgau, Premier Cru
Fifth Course
Almond Cake, passion-mango sorbet, lemon thyme
Scheurebe, Winzerhof Stahl, 2016
Thursday, April 5, 2018 at 6:30 pm
Executive Chefs Bart Vandaele & Dieter Samijn
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