King Charles and the Queen Consort attended a state dinner at Schloss Bellevue presidential palace in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. It was King Charles's first state dinner as King.
The royal couple was visiting Germany for the King's first overseas trip since he became monarch.
The dinner was held at Schloss Bellevue, a palatial 18th Century former royal residence in Berlin that now serves as the presidential home.
Among the guests were former Chancellor Angela Merkel, dancer Motsi Mabuse and Canpino, the Anglo-German lead singer of best-selling punk band Die Toten Hosen.
They dined on marinated carp and watercress, chicken and mushroom with a blackberry malt reduction and a prune and black tea desert, washed down by three different wines or non-alcoholic cocktails.
The King gave a warm and witty speech recalling fond memories of beerhalls and Bavarian sausage as he and the Queen Consort attended the banquet in Berlin.
Which Wines were Poured?
Only German wines were poured, 3 sparkling wines and 3 still wines, white, red and sweet.
2017 Weingut Mohr, Pinot brut, Lorch, Rheingau
Weingut Mohr is a "no-name", environmentally conscious small winemaker in the western part of the Rheingau, owned in the fourth generation by Jochen Neher and his Turkish wife Saynur Sonkaya-Neher.
2015 Sekthaus Wegeler, Geheimrat „J“, Oestrich, Rheingau
A quintessential Rheingau Rieslingsekt of Weingüter Wegeler.
See: Cellar Visit and Tasting at Weingut Wegeler in Oestrich-Winkel, Rheingau - Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential Riesling
2015 Weingut Stigler Pinot brut, Ihringen, Baden
Weingut Stigler was founded in Ihringen in 1881. Today, it is run by the
fourth generation of the founding family, Andreas and Regina Stigler.
Their 12 hectares are situated primarily in the sites Ihringer
Winklerberg, Freiburger Schlossberg, and Oberrotweiler Eichberg. From
the 18th century to the end of the second world war, the Stiglers were
also restaurateurs in the old post house as well as the large restaurant
in the Freiburg train station.
See: Tasting and Cellar Tour at Weingut Stigler, Baden, with Andreas, Regina and Max Stigler - Germany-South and Alsace 2017 Tour by ombiasy WineTours
White
2003 Weingut Domdechant Werner, Hochheimer Kirchenstück, Riesling Spätlese trocken, Rheingau
A 10-year old Spätlese from a grand cru vineyard fully fermented to dryness. Under the new German wine law of 2021, Spätlese trocken does not exist anymore. This wine would be labelled as GG Grosses Gewächs.
The Brits call German wines "Hock", which is the shortened form of "Hochheim", the village were this wine comes from.
See: The New German Wine Law of 2021 - Tasting at the German Wine Society (Washington DC Chapter), presented by Annette Schiller
Red
2013 Weingut Kühling-Gillot, Oppenheimer Kreuz, Spätburgunder trocken, Rheinhessen
Red wine accounts to almost 40% of German wine, reflecting a variety of factors, including climate change.
Weingut Kühling-Gillot, owned and run by Carolin Spanier-Gillot and H.O. Spanier, is a top 10 producer in Germany.
See: Tasting with Carolin Spanier-Gillot, Weingut Battenfeld-Spanier and Weingut Kühling-Gillot, in Hohen-Sülzen - Germany-South and Alsace 2018 Tour by ombiasy WineTours
Sweet Wine
2019 Ahr 7, Spätburgunder, Ahr
An unusual wine. A wine made like a port wine with the grapes of 7 VDP producers in the Ahr valley: Weingut Nelles-Heimersheim, Weingut J.J. Adeneuer-Ahrweiler, Deutzerhof-Mayschoß,
H.J. Kreuzberg-Dernau, Meyer-Näkel-Dernau, Weingut Burggarten-Heppigen & Jean Stodden-Rech
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