The Winery Helmut Christ of Franken

Winery Helmut Christ - Johanniter Vom Wipfelder Zehntgraf Kabinett Trocken
The winery offers 48 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 569 of the estates of Franken.
It is located in Franken
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The Winery Helmut Christ is one of the best wineries to follow in Franken.. It offers 48 wines for sale in of Franken to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Helmut Christ wines

Looking for the best Winery Helmut Christ wines in Franken among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Helmut Christ wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Helmut Christ wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Helmut Christ

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Helmut Christ

How Winery Helmut Christ wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or vegetarian such as recipes of lamb with okra sauce, island grouper or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Helmut Christ

On the nose the white wine of Winery Helmut Christ. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Helmut Christ. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Helmut Christ

  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.59/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Helmut Christ.

  • Silvaner
  • Johanniter
  • Müller-Thurgau
  • Chardonnay
  • Bacchus
  • Riesling

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.

The top red wines of Winery Helmut Christ

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Helmut Christ

How Winery Helmut Christ wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of baked dumplings, smoked salmon pasta gratin or farfalle à la montagnarde.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Helmut Christ

  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Helmut Christ.

  • Spätburgunder
  • Blaufränkisch

Discover the grape variety: Johanniter

An interspecific cross between Riesling and FR 589-54 (Seyve-Villard 12481 x (pinot gris or rülander x chasselas or gutedel)) obtained in Germany in 1968 by Johannes Zimmermann. It has the particularity of having only one gene for resistance to mildew and powdery mildew. This variety can be found in Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands, etc. In France, it is practically unknown. Note that the "Johanniter" grape variety is a protected trademark.

The top pink wines of Winery Helmut Christ

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Helmut Christ

How Winery Helmut Christ wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of vegetarian such as recipes of salmon and goat cheese quiche.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Helmut Christ.

  • Spätburgunder

The word of the wine: Residual sugars

Sugars not transformed into alcohol and naturally present in the wine. The perception of residual sugars is conditioned by the acidity of the wine. The more acidic the wine is, the less sweet it will seem, given the same amount of sugar.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Helmut Christ

Planning a wine route in the of Franken? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Helmut Christ.

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

News about Winery Helmut Christ and wines from the region

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 ...

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 ...

The word of the wine: Residual sugars

Sugars not transformed into alcohol and naturally present in the wine. The perception of residual sugars is conditioned by the acidity of the wine. The more acidic the wine is, the less sweet it will seem, given the same amount of sugar.