PUBLIC TWITTER TASTELIVE! EVENT RESCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3RD
This December, Wines of Germany will engage the online wine community by hosting a public online German wine tasting using Twitter Taste Live!, otherwise known as TTL.
TTL is a premier online wine tasting community that connects winemakers and importers with consumers and influential wine bloggers through the use of the micro-blogging platform Twitter. These tastings allow participants to interact with German producers directly as they taste their wines.
To participate in the public online tasting, go to your local wine store and purchase the featured German wines:
- 2007/2008 Selbach-Oster, Riesling Kabinett, Mosel
- 2008 Leitz "Eins Zwei Dry" Riesling, Rheingau
- 2008 Dönnhoff Riesling, Nahe
- 2008 Darting Riesling Kabinett, Durkheimer Nonnengarten, Pfalz
On Thursday, December 3rd, log on to http://www.tastelive.com/ at 8 p.m. EST using your Twitter account to discuss the wines with German wine experts and wine enthusiasts. More information can be found on the Taste Live website.
In addition, this fall, Wines of Germany is hosting intimate TTL events for wine bloggers to further promote German wines. The following wineries are participating:
- Andrea Besslich of Schloss Reinhartshausen - Friday, October 30 at 8:00 p.m. EST
- Christian Ebert of Schloss Saarstein - Hosted Thursday, September 24
- Raimond Prüm of SA Prüm - Hosted Friday, October 2
- Philipp Kolmar of Castell - Hosted Wednesday, October 7
All of Wines of Germany's TTL events can be found by searching for the hashtag "#winesofgermany" on Twitter.com.
Please contact andrea.davidoff@rfbinder.com if you have any questions regarding the TTL tastings or if you would like to join the public tasting on October 22nd.
Pinot Days
San Francisco: June 28, 2009
Chicago: November 14, 2009
A San Francisco and Chicago event that showcases more than 200 producers of Pinot Noir. Consumers will be able to sample up to 400 wines from all over the world, including some of Wines of Germany's high-quality Pinot varieties.
Society of Wine Educators (SWE) Conference
July 25-31, 2009
Wines of Germany will host a seminar on German Pinot's for wine professionals at this year's 33rd Annual SWE Conference in Sacramento, CA.
For more information, email info@germanwineusa.com.
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Wines of Germany recently participated in the following events:
Riesling & Co. 2009
June 8, San Francisco | June 10, New York City
Europe's top Riesling producers will appear at Destination Riesling's 2009 Riesling & Co. tastings in San Francisco on June 8 and New York City on June 10. Wines of Germany and the European Union would like to invite you to meet top winemakers and to experience the exceptional 2008 vintage from Germany as well as Alsace and Austria.
Riesling Week
May 18-24, 2009 | New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Las Vegas, Miami
Wines of Germany and Destination Riesling will partner up for the fifth annual Riesling Week, an event that showcases the wide range of styles and versatility of the great Rieslings of Germany, Austria and Alsace. Held at restaurants around the country, this year's events will center around New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Las Vegas and Miami.
Pebble Beach Food & Wine
April 16-19, 2009
Wines of Germany will appear at Pebble Beach Food & Wine, a four-day tasting with over 200 acclaimed wineries and 50 celebrity chefs, that features wine tastings, cooking demonstrations and some of the most exclusive dining opportunities available in the world.
German Pinot Trio
March 18, 2009
A NYC event exploring Germany's Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc.
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