Come one and all to join DACH Basel in celebrating Independence Day! We're hosting a 4th of July pot-luck picnic on Sunday, July 7th at Schützenmattpark. Bring some food and drinks to share. We will have a couple of grills that people can use. Or you could bring an extra grill! More are always welcome. Volunteers will be on hand to help people register to vote or request ballots for this year's mid-term elections.

Come get your pride on and support the LGBT community. The Zürich festival this year is between Bellevue and the Opernhaus directly on the lake. The Saturday June 15th parade will begin at Helvetiaplatz ending near the lake. The Zürich city chapter of DA Switzerland hopes Democrats from all over Switzerland will assemble with us at 13:15 at Bäckeranlage near the restaurant.  Lugano, Geneva, Basel, Bern and Lucerne: Please come march with us!

RSVP to Judy Brown judybrown4@gmail.com

Please join DACH Basel members for our monthly business meeting! We're back at Paddy's this month. Come at 6 for drinks, food and conversation. The business meeting starts at 7. Everyone is welcome.

Can't make it this month? We have business meetings regularly, normally on the 1st Tuesday of each month. Or, if you can't make our regular meetings but still want to help, please get in touch with Basel Chapter Chair, Tory Mallett, at basel@democrats.ch.

Now that the weather is getting warmer, are you wondering what wine to serve? Which bottle should you open before heading out to admire the spring and summer blooms?

Sommelier Steph wants to help you know which wines to drink when the sun is shining. She'll make it easy by sharing some somm sense. You'll be the envy of all your friends with your superior knowledge!

Snacks and wine tastings included in the CHF 25 entry.

Pricing: 

Americans: CHF 35 (CHF 10 donation to DACH included)

Non-Americans: CHF 25

Location: 

A private residence in Bruderholz.

The address will be sent to you upon registration/proof of payment.

About Sommelier Steph: 

After devoting 17 years to emergency and critical care veterinary nursing, Steph decided to leave medicine and turn her much loved wine hobby into a second career. She began working at a Finger Lakes winery where she immersed herself in every aspect of wine making: vineyard experience, harvest and crush, and the tasting room where she honed her skills in food and wine pairing. While working at the winery, she joined a company which provided small, semi-private, educations wine tours within the FLX region. Within this time, she also became beverage manager and wine captain of a high-end catering company, where she was able to continue her work with local winemakers in putting together tasting menus for private events.

She obtained her sommelier training through The Court of Master Sommeliers and is a member of the Guild of Sommeliers. SHe is currently a member of the sommelier team at Les Trois Rois, a 5-star hotel in Basel, where she serves as the bar sommelier and bar supervisor.

She lives in Muttenz with her husband Richard, her dog Gracie, and her super adorable kitty Ophelia.