The best wines of Franken

Discover the best wines of Franken as well as the best winemakers of Franken and estates of Franken to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Franken and the best vintages to taste in this region.

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Top wines of Franken by region

Looking for a good wine of Franken among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Franken. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Franken with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Franken

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Franken

Red wines from the region of Franken go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef with garlic, veal grenadin with balsamic vinegar and honey or medallions of monkfish with citrus fruits.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Franken

On the nose the red wine of the region of Franken. often reveals types of flavors of cream, white pepper or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of blueberry, tobacco or vanilla. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Franken. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in red wine of Franken

  • 2005With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.19/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.92/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Franken

  • Spätburgunder
  • Pinot Noir Précoce
  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Meunier
  • Schwarzriesling
  • Lagrein

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Franken

A wine route planned in the region of Franken? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Franken.

Discovering the wine region of Franken

Franken, or Franconia in English, is a wine-growing region in the northwest of Germany's historic state of Bavaria. Though Bavaria may be more famous for its beer, Franken boasts a proud viticultural tradition and is one of the most unique regions in the country. There are just over 6,100 hectares (15,073 ac) of vines Planted in Franken and around 80 percent of these are white Grape varieties. Here, Riesling plays second fiddle to the often overlooked Silvaner and Müller-Thurgau.

Indeed, Silvaner lays claim as Franken's leading grape variety and is one of the only places in the world where it outperforms Riesling. This area is also home to the distinctive Bocksbeutal, an ellipsoidal bottle that is protected by the European Union. More than 40 percent of all Franken wines are bottled in the Bocksbeutel, which is often described as flagon-like in appearance. Only Franken and nearby villages in northern Baden are allowed to use the Bocksbeutal, with selected areas in Portugal, Italy and Greece permitted to employ their own variations.

The Main river cuts a weaving path through the best wine-producing villages, with south-facing Vineyards lining its banks. The many tributaries to the Main are also influential and help mitigate the cold winter temperatures brought about by the continental Climate. The river defines the region's three Bereichs, which are named after various geographical indicators: Mainviereck (Main square), Maindreieck (Main triangle) and Steigerwald (Steiger forest). Franken has a wine-making history that dates back at least 1,200 years, with evidence that Emperor Charlemagne approved a document describing the borders between the towns of Randersacker and Würzburg in 779.

Great white wines of Franken

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Franken

White wines from the region of Franken go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of sausages with kale, curried mouclade à la charentaise or red mullet fillets in saffron sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Franken

On the nose the white wine of the region of Franken. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, citrus fruit or melon and sometimes also flavors of yellow apple, mango or elderflower. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Franken. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Franken

  • 2014With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Franken

  • Silvaner
  • Riesling
  • Scheurebe
  • Bacchus
  • Traminer
  • Müller-Thurgau

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Franken

A wine route planned in the region of Franken? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Franken.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

Great sparkling wines of Franken

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Franken

Sparkling wines from the region of Franken go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of salmon pizza, mussel clusters or ham and comté quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Franken

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Franken. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of spices, citrus fruit or tropical fruit.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Franken

  • 2014With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Franken

  • Silvaner
  • Riesling
  • Müller-Thurgau
  • Scheurebe
  • Bacchus
  • Schwarzriesling

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Franken

A wine route planned in the region of Franken? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Franken.

The word of the wine: Maceration

Prolonged contact and exchange between the juice and the grape solids, especially the skin. Not to be confused with the time of fermentation, which follows maceration. The juice becomes loaded with colouring matter and tannins, and acquires aromas. For a rosé, the maceration is short so that the colour does not "rise" too much. For white wines too, a "pellicular maceration" can be practised, which allows the wine to acquire more fat.

Great pink wines of Franken

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Franken

Pink wines from the region of Franken go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of vienna cutlets, nanie's diced ham quiche or roast pork confit.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Franken

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Franken. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, floral.

The best vintages in pink wine of Franken

  • 2015With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Franken

  • Spätburgunder
  • Pinot Noir
  • Domina
  • Müller-Thurgau
  • Blauer Portugieser
  • Bacchus

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Franken

A wine route planned in the region of Franken? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Franken.

    Discover the grape variety: Scheurebe

    German grape variety obtained in 1916 by Georg Shere (1879/1949). It was given until then as coming from a cross between Riesling and Sylvaner, but genetic tests have shown that its father is the Bouquettraube (Bukettrebe), and it is closely related to the Kerner. The Scheurebe can be found in Austria, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Italy, Slovenia, Great Britain, the United States (California, Virginia, ...), Canada (Ontario, British Columbia, ...), ... practically unknown in France.

    Great sweet wines of Franken

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    Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Franken

    Sweet wines from the region of Franken go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of roast pork orloff, thai shrimp soup (tom yam goong) or pasta shells.

    The best vintages in sweet wine of Franken

    • 2012With an average score of 4.70/5
    • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
    • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5

    The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Franken

    • Riesling
    • Silvaner
    • Rieslaner
    • Spätburgunder
    • Bacchus

    The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Franken

    A wine route planned in the region of Franken? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Franken.

      The word of the wine: Erinosis

      Generally benign condition caused by a very small mite. The infested leaves show blisters on the upper surface, sometimes reddish, sometimes green, to which corresponds on the lower surface a dense felting, first pinkish white, then brownish or reddish.

      News from the vineyard of Franken

      Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

      The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

      Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

      The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

      Buying wine en primeur: How to approach it

      Colin Hay, a professor of political economy with a special interest in the Place de Bordeaux, considers the different ways of approaching en primeur purchasing, ahead of this year’s 2021 campaign. Buying en primeur wines is a rather strange and, arguably, arcane system of buying and selling in which the consumer purchases the wine typically in the early summer following the vintage even though it will not be bottled and delivered for a further 12-18 months. It is, in effect, a futures mark ...

      Discover other regions and appellation of Franken

      A wine route in the region of Franken ? Visit the most beautiful wine towns and villages

      • Abtswind
      • Bürgstadt
      • Dettelbach
      • Erlenbach am main
      • Frickenhausen
      • Grosswallstadt
      • Iphofen
      • Ippesheim
      • Ipsheim
      • Kitzingen
      • Klingrnberg
      • Mainstockheim
      • Nordheim
      • Nordheim am main
      • Obervolkach
      • Rimpar
      • Rödelsee
      • Schweinfurt
      • Segnitz
      • Seinsheim
      • Sommerach
      • Sommerach am main
      • Sommerhausen
      • Sulfeld
      • Theilheim
      • Thüngersheim
      • Triefenstein
      • Volkach
      • Volkach-escherndorf
      • Wiesenbronn
      • Wohnau
      • Zeil / ziegelanger