Germany
Franken
Franken is a wine region in Germany. A cool continental region in Bavaria, known for firmly dry wines and the distinctive flask-shaped Bocksbeutel bottle.
Where it is
Map data: Candiago; Natural Earth
Places in Franken
Casteller Schlossberg
The gypsum keuper hill at Castell in Franken, where Silvaner was first planted in Germany in 1659.
Escherndorfer Lump
A steep horseshoe of vines inside a loop of the Main at Escherndorf, facing due south.
Iphofer Julius-Echter-Berg
A gypsum keuper slope below the Steigerwald forest at Iphofen, in eastern Franken.
Würzburger Stein
The long south-facing limestone hill above Würzburg on the Main, planted in Silvaner and Riesling.