Franken

Bavaria

"Franconian wine is wine for the sick," people used to say. This statement alludes to the wholesome and mineral nature of the typical wine of the region, the Silvaner. In the Steigerwald, large volumes grow on gypsum skeuper soils; moreover, the Silvaner from Iphofen and the surrounding area ripens particularly well. In the Würzburg region, the Triassic limestone dominates - and with it, the spiciness in the wine. Downstream near Bürgstadt and Klingenberg, red sandstone is found in the soil. Here, Silvaner takes a back seat and leaves the stage to the finely fruity Pinot Noir. Whether filled in the traditional Bocksbeutel or in a Burgundy bottle, Franconia's wines still have the reputation of being particularly honest representatives of their kind: prepared according to good professional practice and excellent to pair with food.
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Wineries in this region

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Weingut Horst Sauer
Winery
Germany
Escherndorf,  Franconia,  Bavaria,  Germany
5
Stars
Weingut Rudolf Fürst
Winery
Germany
Bürgstadt,  Franconia,  Bavaria,  Germany
5
Stars
Fürstlich Castell’sche Domäne
Winery
Germany
Castell,  Franconia,  Bavaria,  Germany
4
Stars
Weingut Bürgerspital
Winery
Germany
Würzburg,  Franconia,  Bavaria,  Germany
4
Stars
Weingut Hans Wirsching
Winery
Germany
Iphofen,  Franconia,  Bavaria,  Germany
4
Stars
Weingut Juliusspital
Winery
Germany
Würzburg,  Franconia,  Bavaria,  Germany
4
Stars
Weingut Konrad Schlör
Winery
Germany
Wertheim-Reicholzheim,  Baden,  Baden-Wuerttemberg,  Germany
4
Stars
Weingut Rainer Sauer
Winery
Germany
Escherndorf,  Franconia,  Bavaria,  Germany
4
Stars
Weingut Rudolf May
Winery
Germany
Retzstadt,  Franconia,  Bavaria,  Germany
4
Stars
Weingut Schmitts Kinder
Winery
Germany
Randersacker,  Franconia,  Bavaria,  Germany
4
Stars
Weingut Steintal
Winery
Germany
Klingenberg am Main,  Franconia,  Bavaria,  Germany
4
Stars
Weingut Staatlicher Hofkeller Würzburg
Winery
Germany
Würzburg,  Franconia,  Bavaria,  Germany
3
Stars
Weinhaus Boessneck
Winery
Germany
Iphofen,  Franconia,  Bavaria,  Germany
3
Stars
Winzer Sommerach – Die Genossenschaft
Winery
Germany
Sommerach,  Franconia,  Bavaria,  Germany
3
Stars
Weingut Fürst Löwenstein
Winery
Germany
Kleinheubach,  Franconia,  Bavaria,  Germany
3
Stars
Weingut Richard Östreicher
Winery
Germany
Sommerach,  Franconia,  Bavaria,  Germany
3
Stars
Weingut Rothe
Winery
Germany
Nordheim,  Franconia,  Bavaria,  Germany
3
Stars
Weingut Schloss Sommerhausen Martin Steinmann
Winery
Germany
Sommerhausen,  Franconia,  Bavaria,  Germany
3
Stars
Weingut Schwab
Winery
Germany
Thüngersheim,  Franconia,  Bavaria,  Germany
3
Stars
Weingut Störrlein Krenig
Winery
Germany
Randersacker,  Franconia,  Bavaria,  Germany
3
Stars
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