TRINK: The Wines of Franconia

Interesting article in TRINK (author not identified):
TRINK:Franconia Wines
about the growing interest in the German region of Franconia.

They characterize it as Germany's most underrated wine...to which I would agree. They identify Silvaner as one of the great wines from Franconia...to which I would also agree.

I almost never see any wines from Franconia....but when I do I buy them. One of the problems is that many Franconia wines are bttld in the Bocksbeutel (which I like that it's named after a ram's scrotum). For those folks who bitch about fitting the Turley or SQN btls in their wine racks, wait'll you try to shelve a Bocksbeutel!!

Anyway....an interesting article & I wish we would see more Franconia wines in the USofA.
Tom

Hi,

I do not agree with the selection of the benchmarks except for Fürst with his Spätburgunder.

Her are some benchmarks that are missing

Rudolf May
Weingut Weltner
Zehnthof Luckert
Rainer Sauer

They are more mineral, what I prefer, than say Wirsching and Horst Sauer (also missing) who are more on the fruity side.

Best

Winfried