Germany - Franken Flashcards
What is the traditional bottle of
Franken?
Bocksbeutel
Name the Major producers of
Franken
Mainvreieck Bereich
Rudolf Fürst
Burgstadt
(Centrafenburg is here)
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Maindreieck Bereich
- *Juliusspital Würzburg**
- Würzburg*
- *Schloss Sommerhausen**
- Sommerhausen*
- *Hans Wirsching**
- Iphofen - {Eastern Maindreieck}*
- *Horst Sauer**
- Escherndorf - {Eastern Maindreieck}*
Steigerwald Bereich
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- *Castell’sches Domänenamt**
- Castell*
Bereiche of
Franken
[west-east]
MMS
My _M_ain _S_tein
Mainviereck
Maindreieck
Steigerwald
Major River of
Franken
Main River
Major City of
Franken
Würzberg
(in Maindreieck Bereich)
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Würzberg has 3 Grosse Lage:
Stein Hagemann
Stein Harfe
Innere Leste
Note:
- *Aschaffenburg** - marks westernmost Franken
- *Bamberg** - marks easternmost Franken
What is Rieslaner?
A late ripening cross of
Silvaner
x
Riesling
What is Muschelkalk?
A famous “peculiar” limestone soil of Franken found famously in the Stein (hagemann & harfe) Grosse Lage in Würzberg, and the Lump Grosse Lage of Escherndorf.
Note:
- It is not too dis-similar from Kimmeridgian soil. Gives a raciness to the wines.
What area of Franken is it’s best Red Wine producing area?
Mainvrieck Bereich
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Good Spätburgunder, and Frühburgunder are grown here.
What are the 3 famous wine cellars of Würzberg?
- *Staatliche Hofkeller**
- belongs to the state of Bavaria
- *Juliusspital**
- a church charity
- *Bürgerspital**
- a civic charity
What is the most planted grape in Franken?
Müller-Thurgau
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Silvaner is second with 1/5 of all plantings.
(1/3 of all plantings)
Main Gemeinden of
Maindreieck
[west-east]
[along Main river]
HWR-SE
Homberg a Main
Wurzberg
Randersacker
Sommerhausen
Escherndorf
Main Gemeinden of
Mainviereck
[west-east]
Burgstadt
Producers here:
Rudolf Fürst
Main Gemeinden of
Steigerwald
Iphoffen
Castell
In what Gemeinde is the producer
Furstlich Castell’sches Domänenamt?
Allienbesitz?
Castell!!
{Stiegerwald Bereich}
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Schlossberg {M}
(Casteller)
In what Gemeinde is the producer
Rudolf Fürst?
Burgstadt
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{Mainviereck Bereich}