Franken

Question 1

What are the bereiche of the Franken? West to East.

Answer 1

Mainviereick
Maindreiek
Steigerwald

Question 2

In what state is Franken?

Answer 2

Bavaria

Question 3

Describe the Franken’s climate

Answer 3

Very continental

Short hot summer, super cold winter

Question 4

What is the Franken’s most planted grape? Why?

Answer 4

Muller-Thurgau, at 26% of vineyard acreage due to winter frost dangers.
The only anbaugebiet dominated by MT.

Question 5

What percentage of Franken’s acreage is Silver? And Riesling?

Answer 5

Silvaner: 24%
Riesling: ~4%

Question 6

Why does spontaneous fermentation work better for Riesling than Silvaner?

Answer 6

Riesling has enough acidity to carry a little RS if it gets stuck. Silvaner is lower acid

Question 7

What is the soil and climate of Mainviereck?

Answer 7

Weathered red sandstone

Slightly more mild climate

Question 8

In which bereiche in Franken does most of the PN come from? Why?

Answer 8

Mainviereck

Slightly warmer climate

Question 9

What gemeindes and GLs of Mainviereck are most known for PN?

Answer 9

Burgstadter Centgrafenberg
Burgstadter Hundsruck
Klingenberger Schlossberg
Grossheubacher Bischofsberg

Question 10

What is the small GL located with the Centgrafenberg GL? What size is it?

Answer 10

Hundsruck

10.98 ha

Question 11

What is the commercial center of Franken? Where is it located?

Answer 11

Wurzburg

Western edge of Maindreieck

Question 12

Which Bereich makes the most wine in Franken? About what percentage?

Answer 12

Mandreieck

Nearly 75%

Question 13

What is the soil of Maindreieck?

Answer 13

Shell-limestone soil

Question 14

What is the famous vineyard of Wurzberg? Who are the main landholders?

Answer 14

Stein
Juliusspital
Burgerspital
(Both charitable hospital foundations)

Question 15

What is the largest producer in Franken?

Answer 15

Juliusspital

Question 16

What grapes are classified for GL in the Franken?

Answer 16

Sylvaner
Riesling
Spatburgunder
Weissburgunder

Question 17

What are the GLs of Wurzberg?

Answer 17

Stein-Harfe
Stein Berg
(best parts of the 85 ha Stein vineyard)

Question 18

Name three major villages in Maindreieck.

Answer 18

(West to east)
Karlstadt
Thungersheim
Wurzburg
Randersacker
Sommerhausen
Escherndorf

Question 19

What is the GL Thungersheim?

Answer 19

In Maindreieck
Rotlauf GL
it’s a 6 ha plot with the 130 ha Joahnnisberg vineyard

Question 20

What are the GLs of Randersacker?

Answer 20

Pfulben

Sonnenstuhl Hoehnrot

Question 21

What is the GL of Sommerhausen? Who owns it?

Answer 21

Altenberg 1172

Alleinbesitz of Schloss Sommerhausen

Question 22

In which Bereiche is Iphofen?

Answer 22

Steigerwald

Question 23

Name the GLs of Iphofen.

Answer 23

Julius-Echter-Berg

Kammer

Question 24

How does the climate of Steigerwald differ from the other two bereiches?

Answer 24

Further from the Main, so less humid, less botrytis
highest altitude (400 m) and coolest.

Question 25

What is the soil of Steigerwald? How does this effect the vines?

Answer 25

black, gypsum-laced keeper soils

Help warm the vines at night in this cooler higher area

Question 26

What are the three most important villages in Steigerwald?

Answer 26

Iphofen
Castell
Escherndorf

Question 27

What is the GL of Castell?

Answer 27

Schlossberg

Question 28

What are the Pradikat Ochsles for the Franken?

Answer 28

78
87
100
125
150

Question 29

What is the tributary off the Main? What regions does it run through?

Answer 29

The Tauber
Franken (Maindreieck)
Baden
Wurttemberg

Question 30

What regions are allowed to bottle in Bocksbeutel?

Answer 30

Franken

Baden, but only in the Tauberfranken bereiche