Queen Elizabeth II enjoys Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

06/25/2015

During her state visit to Germany, HM Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh dined at Bellevue Castle in Berlin. They enjoyed a 4-course-menu with Wines of Germany. Find the menu and wine card below:

According to well informed circles in Berlin, Queen Elisabeth II likes fruity but dry German wines:

The Wine Card

2014er Saulheimer, Chardonnay Réserve, dry, Winery Thörle, Saulheim / Rheinhessen (region)
2012er Rummel, Spätburgunder i.e. Pinot Noir, dry, Winery Rummel, Landau-Nussdorf / Pfalz (region)
2013er Freiburg Schlossberg, Spätburgunder i.e. Pinot Noir "Weißherbst Beerenauslese", Winery Stigler, Ihringen / Baden (region)

The Menu

River trout, horseradish and rosted saladhearts
Deer beef tea (consommé) with filled leafy dough
Saddle of "Müritz"lamb with mustard and thym, Beelitzer asparagus and potatoe tartlet
Variations of straberries, elderblossoms and buttermilk from the Alps

More information

The Speech of the Federal President of Germany, Joachim Gauck (pdf)

Find Germany's Wineries (database)

Wines of Germany News

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