Dear friends,
I wish all of you a very successful year 2017, and lots of happiness, health, and good wine and food.
Some very good news came from Germany: Christian Stahl of Winzerhof Stahl from the Franken wine region is coming to town to promote his wines of the phenomenal 2015 vintage.
With 3 out of 5 grapes in the Gault Millau WeinGuide Germany 2017, Winzerhof Stahl belongs to the elite of winemakers in Germany. Winzerhof Stahl is in Franken, a beautiful wine region that produces crisp, fruity, beautiful whites from Riesling but also from a lot of other grape varieties (signature grape is Silvaner) just one hour drive east of Frankfurt. Like so many other colleagues from this region, Christian's wines are virtually unknown outside of Germany.
Within Germany, however, Christian has shown a very strong performance. When Christian Stahl took charge of his parent’s winery 10 years ago, the vineyard area totaled 2 hectares. Within a decade, he was able to grow the winery to 20 hectares of pristine vineyard sites. When Christian Stahl took over, the winery was not even mentioned in Germany’s wine guides. Within a decade, he received 3 grapes in Germany’s leading WineGuide. In 2012, Christian Stahl was Falstaff (the leading Austrian wine and life style magazine) Winemaker Newcomer of the Year 2012.
See:
Best German Wines and Winemakers - Falstaff Deutschland Wine Trophies 2012
New Generation – The 111 Best Young German Winemakers (A Listing by Stuart Pigott)
Best German Wines and Winemakers – Stuart Pigott’s Favorites (December 2014)
Christian decided to start exporting to the US in 2016 and is now visiting the Washington DC, Chicago and New York markets. 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.
Together with Chef Driss Zahidi of Evo Bistro we organize a 5 course winemaker dinner with Christian. Please welcome Christian Stahl on January 22, at 6.30 pm at Evo Bistro in McLean. Below please find the invite which includes all information on the wines, the menu, the price and how to sign up.
Looking forward to seeing many of you at Evo Bistro on January 22.
CHEERS
Annette
Picture: Chef Driss Zahidi and Christian Schiller at Evo Bistro. See: Dennis Cakebread and his Wines, Napa Valley, at EVO Bistro, Virginia
MENU
- Reception -
Hors D'Oeuvres
Winzerhof Stahl Spark 2015
- First Course -
Smoked Salmon, Creme Fraiche Cheesecake and watercress
Winzerhof Stanl Drink Pink 2015 (Rose' Cuvee)
- SecondCourse -
Artichokes flan with crabmeat and peas coulis
Winzerhof Stahl Sivaner 2015
- Third Course -
Moroccan spiced shrimp with confit leeks and cumin-beurre blanc
Winzerhof Stahl Scheurebe 2015
- Fourth Course -
Loup de Mer served with risotto
Winzerhof Stahl Hasennest Muller Thurgau 2015
- Fifth Course -
Baby calf veal chops, charred brussel sprouts-
polenta, pepper sauce
Winzerhof Best of Silvaner 2015
5 Course Paired German Wine Dinner
$85 per person (tax and gratuity not included)
January 22, 2017 at 6:30 p.m.
Make your reservations on OPEN TABLE or call Evo Bistro at 703.288.4422
1313 Old Chain Bridge Rd, McLean, VA 22101
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