German Mayfest in New York

“The place for all things German in New York” cordially  invites everybody to its very first Mayfest on May 4, from 6:30 to 9:30pm at Deutsches Haus at New York University.
Consul Jochen Wolter, president of the presenting German American Community Project writes: “This event will benefit our successful website GermanyinNYC.org, the colorful, events-centric information platform that brings [...]

Pinot Noir With an Umlaut

By by Eric Asimov
Published: January 11, 2010
TODAY’S word, people, is spätburgunder. Let’s say it slowly: SHPAYT-bur-GUHN-der. That’s German for pinot noir, and the time has come to say it out loud.
Trouble is, in the United States at least, hardly anybody has tasted it, much less heard of it. Most people don’t even realize that [...]