Franconia, or Franken, as it is also called, is home to some interesting white wines, many of which are made from Sylvaner and Müller-Thurgau due to the region's continental climate. Many of the top vineyards chart a W shaped path along the south facing slopes of the River Main and its tributaries. The early ripening Silvaner is also popular here.
Bürgstadt is a village in the Franconia wine region, but at its western edge, close to the region of Württemberg. It is known for its two VDP Grosse Lage sites - Centgrafenberg and Hunsrück.
Read more ▸The village of Castell lies at the eastern edge of the Franconia wine region. The village boasts the first official planting of the Silvaner grape, as far back as 1659, and today the variety makes up just less than half of the village’s grape cu...
Read more ▸The small village of Escherndorf has a viticultural history dating back 1000 years. Silvaner and Riesling are well suited to the steep clay and limestone slopes that curve into a natural amphitheatre...
Read more ▸The village of Frickenhausen is known for its barren, stony limestone soils and the VDP Grosse Lagen of Mönchshof.
Read more ▸The baroque festival town of Würzburg is the most important winemaking centre in Franconia. Some of the region’s most famous vineyard names surround the town, including the VDP Grosse Lage Stein-Berg, the source of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe‘...
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