The Winery Klaus Henke of Franken

Winery Klaus Henke - Sommeracher Katzenkopf Silvaner Kabinett Trocken
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
It is ranked in the top 2944 of the estates of Franken.
It is located in Franken

The Winery Klaus Henke is one of the best wineries to follow in Franken.. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Franken to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Klaus Henke wines

Looking for the best Winery Klaus Henke wines in Franken among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Klaus Henke 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 Klaus Henke wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Klaus Henke

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Klaus Henke

How Winery Klaus Henke wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or vegetarian such as recipes of veal escalope (piccata milanese), endives with ham or spinach and goat cheese quiche.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Klaus Henke.

  • Silvaner

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 sparkling wines of Winery Klaus Henke

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Klaus Henke

How Winery Klaus Henke wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Klaus Henke.

  • Scheurebe

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.

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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 Klaus Henke.

Discover the grape variety: Panse précoce

Most certainly finding its first origins in southern Provence, registered in the Official Catalogue of table grape varieties list A1. According to genetic analyses published in Montpellier (Hérault), it is the result of a cross between the bicane and the pascal blanc. It should not be confused with the foster' white grown in Italy and wrongly called panse précoce. Finally, it can also be confused with the Panse de Provence, which has downy-pubescent leaves and ripens in the second half of the year.

News about Winery Klaus Henke 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: OIV

International Organisation of Vine and Wine. Intergovernmental organization studying the technical, scientific or economic questions raised by the culture of the vine and the production of wine.