Franken Flashcards
What was all Franken wine once called
Steinwein or stone wine
Where is Rudolph Furst based?
Mainviereck
Franken
bereiches of Franken
Mainviereck
Maindreieck
Steigerwald
most planted variety in Franken at 26% of the vineyard
Muller Thurgau
Producers of Franken
Rudolf Furst
Juliusspital Wurzburg (hospital)
Horst Sauer
Hans Wirsching
Castell’sches Domainenamt
These villages of Franken have their own gU (2)
WB
Wurzburger Stein-Berg
Burgstadtler Burg
Min abv for licorwein in Franken
15%
These two Anbaugebeits were part of Communist Regime prior to legal unification in 1990
Saale Unstrut
Saschen
Where was the Reinheitsgebot produced in 1516
Franken
barley, hops, and water.
Most sharply continental climate in all of Anbaugebeits
Franken
Most traditional white grape of Franken
Sylvaner
This Anbaugebeit has a higher percentage of Silvaner planted than any country or the world
Franken
Most important quality grape of Franken
Silvaner
What is basic “Frankenwein?”
nameless: blended from Muller-Thurgau
Bacchus
Kerner and the like
Silvaner common vinification:
No oak
Large barrel
concrete eggs
long lees aging
malolactic fermentation
skin contact
Native fermentation is difficult because it cant taste dry if the ferment gets stuck