Wine and food experiences in Franken

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What Franken eats and drinks

The food and wine pairings our editors chose for Franken, the dishes you are most likely to meet on a tasting or at lunch.

• Franken Silvaner with Weisser SpargelSilvaner's low aromatic intensity and mineral, chalky texture do not fight the butter or hollandaise that Franconian white asparagus is served with...Read the pairing →
• Franken Silvaner with Gebackener KarpfenFried Main carp, breaded and pan-fried in the R-months, needs a wine with clean acid and neutral fruit that will not compete with the crisp crust; ...Read the pairing →
• Franken Riesling with Grilled Main ZanderHigh-acid dry Riesling off the Muschelkalk and red-sandstone sites cuts through river fish without overwhelming its delicate flesh.Read the pairing →
• Franken Spaetburgunder with SchaeufeleRoast pork shoulder, the Franconian Sunday classic, wants a red with enough tannin and acid to cut rendered fat but not so much oak that it fights ...Read the pairing →
• Light Franconian Red with BratwurstGrilled Nuernberger and Fraenkische bratwurst call for a light, low-tannin red that will not overwhelm a mild grilled sausage; the region's estate-...Read the pairing →
• Young Franconian White with ZwiebelkuchenZwiebelkuchen with Federweisser is a Franconian autumn tradition; a fresh, unoaked young white plays the same role as the traditional partially fer...Read the pairing →

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