4 editor-picked estates growing Domina in Franken.
Where to taste Domina in Franken: the estates that grow it, how the region expresses the grape, and how to book a visit.
Bavaria's state wine estate, tracing its own history to 1128, farms 104.2 hectares across Muschelkalk, Keuper and Buntsandstein sites including the Wuerzburger Stein-Berg.
Tasting: Sales and events desks at the Rosenbachpalais on Residenzplatz, adjoining the Wuerzburg Residence cellars.
Tip: The cellars sit beneath the Wuerzburg Residence, a UNESCO site, so pair a tasting with the palace tour.
Family estate on Iphofen's central marketplace since 1839, farming 11.2 hectares of Keuper soil, with Silvaner from the Julius-Echter-Berg Grosse Lage as the flagship.
Tasting: Vinothek on Iphofen's historic Marktplatz, with weekday, Saturday and by-arrangement Sunday hours.
Tip: The estate also bottles a red Domina, an unusual choice for Iphofen, worth trying alongside the Silvaner GG.
Ten-generation Randersacker family estate farming 13.2 hectares of shell-limestone Sonnenstuhl, Marsberg and Pfuelben sites, with Silvaner leading the range.
Tasting: Weekday and Saturday cellar-door sales in Randersacker.
Tip: Randersacker's Sonnenstuhl site runs 50 hectares total; ask which parcel the current Grosses Gewaechs comes from.
Organic-certified fourth-generation estate at Franken's western edge near Alzenau, farming 11 hectares with Riesling leading over Mueller-Thurgau, Silvaner and Domina.
Tasting: Tastings for groups up to 18, cellar tours, and the annual Hofweinfest on the second weekend of July.
Tip: Domina, a Franken-bred red crossing, is a distinctive pour here alongside the more common Riesling and Silvaner.