📅 Time: Tuesday, May 13th – 7:00 PM EST
📍 Location: Kru, 190 N 14th St, Brooklyn, NY 11249
🎟️ Ticket Tiers
(Early Bird prices - reserve before end of day 5/6)
VinusClub Members Early Bird $198 ($216 After 5/6)
Non-member Early Bird $208 ($226 After 5/6)
Restaurant Resy Ticket $228
- VinusClub members may bring 1 non-members at the member price during Early Bird.
- Only 14 ticketed seats available — the rest reserved for winemakers and hosts.
Join VinusClub for an intimate, one-night-only Riesling dinner featuring two of Germany’s most exciting winemakers — Nicola Libelli of the legendary Dr. Bürklin-Wolf and Tobias Knewitz, the rising star behind Weingut Knewitz.
This will be a deeply interactive and immersive evening, with only 18 total seats (14 ticketed) to ensure meaningful conversation, generous pours, and a once-in-a-lifetime lineup of wines — 11 bottles across 6 courses, including magnums and a 30+ year-old dessert wine.
🍷 About the Winemakers
Nicola Libelli – Chief winemaker at Dr. Bürklin-Wolf, one of the oldest and most prestigious estates in Germany, located in the heart of Pfalz. Bürklin-Wolf pioneered the use of the Burgundy-style Grand Cru vineyard classification system in Germany and is globally recognized as a benchmark for dry Riesling. Nicola is Italian by birth, witty, warm, and a passionate lover of Champagne and white Burgundy—making him a uniquely charismatic ambassador for Germany’s finest terroirs.
Tobias Knewitz – Owner and winemaker at Weingut Knewitz, a young estate from Rheinhessen that has quickly risen to acclaim for its sleek, precise Rieslings and world-class Chardonnay. Tobias is part of the new guard of German wine: global in outlook, bold in vision, and not afraid to push boundaries.
🍽️ Full Wine & Food Pairing Menu
Welcome Bites
・2022 Knewitz Grüner Silvaner Trocken (Rheinhessen)
・2022 Knewitz Chardonnay Trocken (Rheinhessen)
Salad Course
・2022 Knewitz Appenheim Riesling Trocken (Appenheim, Rheinhessen)
・2022 Dr. Bürklin-Wolf Forst Riesling Trocken (Forst, Pfalz)
Small Plates
・2022 Knewitz Goldberg Erste Lage Riesling Trocken (Gau-Algesheim, Rheinhessen)
・2022 Knewitz Nieder-Hilbersheim Riesling Trocken (Nieder-Hilbersheim, Rheinhessen)
Big Plates – Light Fares
・2021 Dr. Bürklin-Wolf Hohenmorgen GC Riesling Trocken (Deidesheim, Pfalz)
・2021 Dr. Bürklin-Wolf Gaisböhl Monopole GC Riesling Trocken (Ruppertsberg, Pfalz)
Big Plates – Heavier Dish
・2020 Dr. Bürklin-Wolf Hommage à Luise Riesling (off-dry, Pfalz) – Magnum
・2017 Dr. Bürklin-Wolf Wachenheim Riesling Auslese (Wachenheim, Pfalz)
Dessert
・1990 Dr. Bürklin-Wolf Wachenheimer Mandelgarten Ehrenfelser Trockenbeerenauslese
(Wachenheim, Pfalz)
Why This Night Matters
From Rheinhessen’s new generation to Pfalz’s legendary vineyards, this dinner tells the story of German Riesling—past, present, and future. You'll experience wines from village-level to Erste Lage and Grand Cru, culminating in a 1990 TBA that bridges decades of German winemaking excellence.
Whether you're a Riesling connoisseur or simply curious about what makes these wines world-class, this will be an evening to remember!
Reserve your seat now for this rare celebration of wine, terroir, and conversation—direct from the source.