Winery Johannes NickelKerner
White wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Johannes Nickel's Kerner.
Discover the grape variety: Kerner
Intraspecific crossing between frankenthal and riesling obtained in Germany in 1929 by August Karl Herold (1902/1973). In 1951 and by crossing it with the sylvaner, we obtained the juwel. It should be noted that there is a mutation of Kerner, discovered in 1974 and bearing the name of kernling, with grapes of pink-grey to red-grey colour at full maturity. Kerner can be found in Germany, Belgium, Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, South Africa, Australia, the United States, Canada, Japan... practically unknown in France except in a few Moselle vineyards.
Informations about the Winery Johannes Nickel
The Winery Johannes Nickel is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Stetten (Franken) to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Stetten (Franken)
The wine region of Stetten (Franken) is located in the region of Franken of Germany. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Rudolf Fürst or the Domaine Rudolf Fürst produce mainly wines white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Stetten (Franken) are Riesling, Chardonnay and Kerner, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Stetten (Franken) often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or tropical fruit.
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.
The word of the wine: Servadou iron
A black grape variety from the southwest that produces a wine with spicy tannins and black currant and raspberry aromas. Under the name of Mansois, it is the main grape variety of Marcillac; it is also one of the important varieties of Gaillacois, where it is called Braucol. It is also used in the blends of other South-Western appellations (Fronton, Lavilledieu, Estaing, Madiran). Syn.: braucol, pinenc, mansois.
