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 poultry such as recipes of monkfish tagine, veal chops au gratin or potato and bacon omelette.

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, grapefruit or citrus and sometimes also flavors of lime, minerality or red fruit. 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

  • 2009With an average score of 4.26/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2021With an average score of 4.01/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Franken

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

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

Homeland of German Silvaner: dry, straight, mineral and lively whites with notes of green apple, citrus, fresh herbs and a saline touch, planted here for over 350 years (1,500 ha, a quarter of the vineyard). Also supple, floral Müller-Thurgau, taut Riesling, aromatic Bacchus. Some discreet reds (Spätburgunder). 6,040 ha in Bavaria along the Main around Würzburg, red sandstone and shell-limestone soils.

Bottled in the famous ovoid Bocksbeutel.

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 chinchards with white wine and grapes, mussels with rosemary and barbecue or chicken with olives in a couscousier.

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, apples or peach and sometimes also flavors of green apple, apricot or pear. 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
  • 0With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2010With 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: Riesling

Crystalline, taut whites with vibrant acidity and aromas of citrus, green apple, white flowers, vineyard peach and mineral/petrol notes with age. Made as dry (Trocken, Alsace), off-dry (Kabinett, Spätlese) and sweet (Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese, late harvest). Star of the Moselle, Rheingau, Alsace AOC and Wachau. Also exported to Clare Valley and Finger Lakes.

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 brandade of cod from nimes, monkfish in foil or magic cake cheese 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
  • 0With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.84/5

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: Solid

A full-bodied wine, rich in tannins and probably with good ageing potential.

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 veal axoa (basque country), quiche without pastry or rabbit italian style.

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
  • 0With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.72/5

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: Kerner

    Aromatic, structured whites with lively acidity and a slender mouth, featuring muscat-like aromas of white peach, apricot, white flowers, citrus and Riesling-like notes. Made as nervy dry wines (Trocken), off-dry (Kabinett, Spätlese) and mineral high-altitude cuvées. Grown in Germany (Rheinhessen, Palatinate, Württemberg), northern Italy (Alto Adige in the high Val Venosta valleys) and Japan. A Trollinger × Riesling cross created in 1929 in Weinsberg.

    Great sweet wines of Franken

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    Want to buy a sweet wine of Franken cheap or sell a sweet wine of Franken at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

    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 stuffed round zucchini, rice with seafood or delicious thai chicken.

    The best vintages in sweet wine of Franken

    • 2012With an average score of 4.70/5
    • 0With an average score of 4.22/5
    • 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: Finesse

      Quality of a delicate and elegant wine.

      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
      • Escherndorf
      • 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
      • Triefenstein-homburg
      • Volkach
      • Volkach-escherndorf
      • Wiesenbronn
      • Wohnau
      • Zeil / ziegelanger