Volkach's evening wine-bar stop on the main street, pouring Mainschleife growers by the glass after the town's restaurants close their kitchens.
The list: Mainschleife growers by the glass into the evening, Volkach's closest thing to a late wine bar
Tip: Volkach closes early outside festival weekends; this is the most reliable after-dinner glass in town.
Address: Hauptstrasse 34, 97332 Volkach, Germany, Franken
Weingut Glaser's Nordheim wine bar, doubling as a seasonal Heckenwirtschaft each September for evening tastings of the estate's own Franken range.
The list: Standing wine bar year round, adding seasonal Heckenwirtschaft evening service each September pouring the Glaser estate's own range
Tip: The Heckenwirtschaft weeks in September are the liveliest evening sessions; outside that window it runs as a quieter standing bar.
Courtyard wine stop on Escherndorf's Bocksbeutelstrasse that shifts to lantern-lit evening seating once the kitchen closes, a short walk from the Lump vineyard.
The list: Courtyard wine stop below the Lump vineyard, evening seating lit by lantern once the kitchen service ends
Tip: Ask for a courtyard table rather than the front room for the evening lantern-lit atmosphere.
Evening courtyard pours at the moated Schloss Sommerhausen, in the same Michelin-recognised village as restaurant Philipp, with occasional after-hours cellar tours.
The list: Castle courtyard pouring the Schloss Sommerhausen estate range into the evening, with cellar tours on request
Tip: Evening cellar-tour slots are limited; book ahead through the estate directly.