The cellar

Top-rated Silvaner

Every wine

The highest-rated Silvaner bottlings we have reviewed, one per producer.

4.8 Franken Julius-Echter-Berg Silvaner GG Weingut Hans Wirsching 4.8 Franken Schlossberg Silvaner GG Fuerstlich Castell'sches Domaenenamt 4.7 Franken Am Lumpen 1655 Silvaner GG Weingut Zur Schwane 4.5 Pfalz Odinstal 350 NN Silvaner Weingut Odinstal 4.4 Rheinhessen Tafelstein Silvaner Weingut Brueder Dr. Becker 4.3 Rheinhessen Silvaner Oppenheim Staatsdomaene Oppenheim 4.3 Rheinhessen Silvaner Westhofen Weingut K. F. Groebe 3.9 Baden Pferd Willi Silvaner Weingut Dr. Heger

Good value

Silvaner under €25

The best-rated Silvaner bottles we have reviewed that sell for under €25, one per producer, from every region we cover.

4.4 Franken Silvaner "L" Weingut Rainer Sauer 4.4 Franken Silvaner S. Weingut Horst Sauer 4.4 Franken Würzburger Stein Silvaner Trocken VDP.Erste Lage Weingut Juliusspital 4.3 Franken Casteller Kugelspiel Silvaner Trocken Fuerstlich Castell'sches Domaenenamt 4.3 Franken Dettelbacher Berg-Rondell Silvaner Trocken Weingut Glaser-Himmelstoss 4.3 Franken Escherndorfer Lump Silvaner Weingut Zur Schwane 4.3 Franken Kapellenberg Silvaner Trocken Weingut Bickel-Stumpf 4.3 Franken Kronsberg Silvaner Trocken Weingut Hans Wirsching

At the table

What to eat with Silvaner

Food pairing guide

The dishes our editors pair with Silvaner, grouped by kind of food, each with the bottle it comes from. Silvaner food pairing →

Region by region

Where Silvaner is made

4 regions, with their best Silvaner bottles and the estates that make them.

Wine and cheese

Cheese with Silvaner

Every cheese
Spundekäs Local tradition German Wikipedia says Spundekäs is classically eaten with white wine, so Rheinhessen wine houses and Straußwirtschaften serve it. It names no grape; a dry Silvaner or Riesling, with medium to high acidity, runs against the cream quark and paprika. Dry estate or village Silvaner and Riesling (steel, some with a part in large oak cask), Rheinhessen: Silvaner Westhofen · Silvaner Oppenheim · Silvaner Dreissigacker
Handkäse Local tradition German Wikipedia says cider is the usual drink with Handkäse, but in some areas, the Palatinate among them, a dry white wine is drunk with it too. The wines listed are dry whites of medium body with high or medium acidity. Dry white wine (trockener Weißwein), Pfalz: Odinstal 350 NN Silvaner
Obazda Our pick A dry, medium-bodied Silvaner with medium acidity is an easy partner for a paprika-seasoned spread at a Brotzeit: it has enough freshness for the butter and does not compete with the spice. German Wikipedia says Franconian cooks add wine to the spread itself. Dry village and estate Silvaner, Franken: Creutz Silvaner · VINZ Alte Reben Silvaner · Würzburger Silvaner Trocken
Bibeleskäs Our pick The German Wine Institute describes Silvaner's scent as recalling herbs or gooseberries, which echoes the chives in the curd. A dry, unoaked Silvaner with moderate acidity stays fresh beside the lightly sour quark. Silvaner, Baden: Pferd Willi Silvaner
Mainzer Käse Our pick Handkäs mit Musik is lean, salty and sharp with vinegar and onion, and a dry Silvaner with medium acidity stays out of the marinade's way. Dry Silvaner (steel, some with a part in large oak cask), Rheinhessen: Sonnenberg Silvaner · Silvaner Westhofen · Silvaner Oppenheim

Plan the trip

Taste Silvaner where it grows

Tastings and tours in the regions above, and somewhere to stay.

Booking links go to our partners (GetYourGuide, Viator, Zen Hotels), who may pay us a commission. It never decides what we cover. Editorial standards.

More regions are in research. Want Silvaner covered somewhere specific? Tell us where you want to drink.

Browse all grapes →