Franken

Franken is a wine region in Germany.

Silvaner leads the plantings, with Müller-Thurgau, Riesling, Bacchus and Kerner alongside it.

The ground underneath is loam.

The climate is continental.

The vineyards themselves read as riverside and south-facing.

Dry white wine, sweet white wine and sparkling wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows crisp, mineral and floral notes, rich and honeyed flavors with good acidity.

Inside it sit Würzburg, Iphofen, Klingenberg, Randersacker and Volkach.

At the table these bottles work with seafood, poultry and salads.

Serve at 8 to 10°C.

In the glass.

Dry white: Crisp, Mineral and floral notes.

Sweet white: Rich, Honeyed flavors with good acidity.

Grapes planted here.

Bottles to look for.

• Burgerspital zum Heiligen Geist Wurzburger Stein Harfe Silvaner Grosses Gewachs, Franken, Germany
• Furst Lowenstein 'S' Homburger Kallmuth Silvaner, Franken, Germany
• Horst Sauer Escherndorfer Lump Riesling Beerenauslese, Franken, Germany
• Horst Sauer Escherndorfer Lump Silvaner Grosses Gewachs, Franken, Germany
• Horst Sauer Escherndorfer Lump Silvaner, Franken, Germany
• Juliusspital Wurzburger Silvaner Trocken, Franken, Germany
• Juliusspital Wurzburger Stein Riesling Trocken, Franken, Germany
• Juliusspital Wurzburger Stein Silvaner Grosses Gewachs, Franken, Germany

At the table.

• Seafood
• Poultry
• Salads

Serving and cellaring.

• Serve at 8 to 10°C.

Inside the region.

Nearby regions.

Franken: common questions

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