Wine Atlas
1033 regions · epoch 160›››Franken
Franken
Distinctive for its Bocksbeutel flask and dry Silvaner wines, Franken (Franconia) centers on the Main River around Würzburg. The continental climate and shell-limestone soils produce earthy, full-bodied whites quite unlike typical German Riesling. Silvaner here achieves a depth rarely found elsewhere.
Dry, earthy, Silvaner-focused
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