Where to taste Fruehburgunder in Franken: the estates that grow it, how the region expresses the grape, and how to book a visit.

Fruehburgunder estates in Franken

Weingut Rudolf Fuerst ★ 4.9

VDP.WeingutSpaetburgunder, Fruehburgunder, Riesling, Weissburgunder, Silvaner, Chardonnay22.8 haFounded 1638Fuerst family (Paul and Sebastian Fuerst)Winemaker Sebastian FuerstBuergstadt

Mainviereck red-wine estate at over 60 percent Spaetburgunder and Fruehburgunder on red Buntsandstein at Buergstadt, run by Paul and Sebastian Fuerst since 2018.

Tasting: Sales by appointment, weekdays 9am to noon and 2 to 5pm, Saturdays 10am to 3pm.

Tip: The Buergstadter Centgrafenberg bottlings are the estate's flagship Pinot Noir; book ahead, allocations sell out.

Hohenlindenweg 46, 63927 Buergstadt, Germany Book →

Weingut Zehnthof Luckert ★ 4.5

VDP.WeingutSilvaner, Riesling, Weissburgunder, Mueller-Thurgau, Fruehburgunder, Spaetburgunder, Muskateller, Sauvignon Blanc18.22 haWolfgang and Ulrich LuckertNATURLAND CERTIFIEDSulzfeld am Main

Naturland-certified organic estate in Sulzfeld farming 18.22 hectares, notable for cultivating all four Silvaner colour variants, yellow, green, blue and red.

Tasting: Vinothek in Sulzfeld's historic old town; online shop for mail order.

Tip: Ask to taste across the Silvaner colour variants side by side, a rarity even within Franken.

Kettengasse 3, 97320 Sulzfeld am Main, Germany Book →

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