Franken

Main Varieties

46% Müller Thurgau
20% Silvaner
11% Bacchus

6078 ha under vine

Comment

Little seen outside Germany, this region produces mainly dry wines, most notably from Silvaner, and also Riesling. These can be excellent, firm wines. The Silvaners sometimes have an exotic opulence which makes them quite unlike the bland versions from many other regions. Rieslaner dessert wines can be very successful. Not always though are Franken wines worth their generally high prices.

Top Growers

Bürgerspital zum Hl. Geist, Theaterstr. 19, 97070 Würzburg, Phone (0)931-3503450.
R. Fürst, Hohenlindenweg 46, 63927 Bürgstadt, Phone (0)9371-8642.
M. Fröhlich, Bocksbeutelstr. 41, 97332 Eschendorf, Phone (0)9381-2847.
M. Göbel, Freidhofstr. 9, 97236 Randsacker, Phone (0)931-709380.
Juliusspital, Klinikstr. 5, 97070 Würzburg, Phone (0)931-3931400.
J. Ruck, Marktplatz 19, 97346 Iphofen, Phone (0)9323-3316.
H. Sauer, Bocksbeutelstr. 14, 97332 Escherndorf, Phone (0)9381-4364.
E. Schäffer, Astheimerstr. 17, 97332 Eschendorf, Phone (0)9381-9350.
R. Schmitt, Maingasse 13, 97236 Randersacker, Phone (0)931-708351.
Schmitt's Kinder, Am Sonnenstuhl, 97236 Randersacker, Phone (0)931-708303.
Staatlicher Hofkeller, Residenzplatz, 97070 Würzburg, Phone (0)931-3050920.
J. Störrlein, Schulstr. 14, 97236 Randsacker, Phone (0)931-708281.
Hans Wirsching, Ludwigstr 16, 97346 Iphofen, Phone (0)9323-3033.
Zehnthof, Kettengasse 35, 97320 Sulzfeld, Phone (0)9321-6536.