A guide to Domina worth seeking out, by region. We list the estates, how each region expresses the grape, and the bottles that show it best.

Domina in Franken

Staatlicher Hofkeller Wuerzburg ★ 4.6

VDP.WeingutSilvaner, Riesling, Mueller-Thurgau, Rieslaner, Scheurebe, Spaetburgunder, Domina104.2 haFounded 1128Freistaat Bayern (Bavarian state)Wuerzburg

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.

Weingut Johann Ruck ★ 4.4

VDP.WeingutSilvaner, Riesling, Domina11.2 haFounded 1839Johannes RuckIphofen

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.

Weingut Schmitt's Kinder ★ 4.5

VDP.WeingutSilvaner, Riesling, Mueller-Thurgau, Spaetburgunder, Weissburgunder, Domina, Bacchus, Scheurebe, Rieslaner13.2 haMartin SchmittRandersacker

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.

Weingut Hoefler ★ 4.2

VDP.WeingutRiesling, Mueller-Thurgau, Silvaner, Domina, Weissburgunder, Grauburgunder, Bacchus, Spaetburgunder, Schwarzriesling11.0 haFounded 1924ORGANIC CERTIFIEDAlzenau-Michelbach

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.

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