Vineyards in Escherndorf

Weingut Horst Sauer ★ 4.7

VDP.WeingutSilvaner, Mueller-Thurgau, Riesling, Bacchus, Scheurebe, Weissburgunder, Spaetburgunder21.5 haMagdalena and Horst SauerWinemaker Sandra SauerEscherndorf

Escherndorf specialist farming 21.5 hectares including the VDP.Grosse Lage Am Lumpen 1655, with Silvaner and Riesling from the steep, south-facing Lump slope.

Tasting: Tastings for groups up to 28 by appointment; walk-in sales during posted weekday and Saturday hours.

Tip: The Escherndorfer Lump gradient runs 40 to 60 percent, so the estate's Grosses Gewaechs bottlings reward a decant.

Weingut Rainer Sauer ★ 4.4

VDP.WeingutSilvaner, Mueller-Thurgau, Riesling, Bacchus16.6 haNATURLAND CERTIFIEDEscherndorf

Naturland-certified organic estate in Escherndorf farming 16.6 hectares, with Silvaner past 60 percent of plantings on the Lump and neighbouring Muschelkalk slopes.

Tasting: Weekday and Saturday cellar-door sales; tastings by appointment.

Tip: Ask for the Escherndorfer Lump Silvaner trocken, the estate's calling card since Naturland conversion.

Weingut Michael Froehlich ★ 4.1

VDP.WeingutMueller-Thurgau, Silvaner, Riesling, Spaetburgunder8.5 haEscherndorf

Small Escherndorf estate on the Lump vineyard farming 8.5 hectares, a VDP member since 1997, with Mueller-Thurgau and Silvaner leading production.

Tasting: Cellar-door and online shop sales, weekday and Saturday hours.

Tip: A smaller, less-visited Lump producer than its Escherndorf neighbours, worth seeking out for value bottlings.

Weingut Egon Schaeffer ★ 4.3

VDP.WeingutSilvaner, Mueller-Thurgau, Riesling, Schwarzriesling, Weissburgunder, Bacchus, Scheurebe, Chardonnay5.8 haPeter and Sophie SchaefferEscherndorf

Small family estate on the Escherndorfer Lump, farming 5.8 hectares under Peter and Sophie Schaeffer since 2022, with Silvaner leading a dry Franconian range.

Tasting: Cellar-door sales in Volkach-Escherndorf, Monday to Saturday.

Tip: Recently planted Chardonnay is a new departure for the estate, worth asking about alongside the core Silvaner.

Wine Bars in Escherndorf

Bocksbeutel-Hof ★ 4.0

10 by the glassEscherndorf

Courtyard wine stop on Escherndorf's Bocksbeutelstrasse, a short walk from the Lump vineyard, pouring Escherndorf growers by the glass with Franconian bar snacks.

The list: Courtyard wine bar in Escherndorf pouring growers from the Lump vineyard by the glass alongside Franconian snacks

Pours: Escherndorfer Lump Silvaner, Escherndorfer Riesling

Nightlife in Escherndorf

Bocksbeutel-Hof ★ 3.9

10 by the glassEscherndorf

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.

Dietary in Escherndorf

Weingut Rainer Sauer ★ 4.4

NATURLAND CERTIFIEDEscherndorf

Naturland-certified organic estate in Escherndorf, farming the Lump and neighbouring Muschelkalk slopes with Silvaner past 60 percent of plantings.

Tip: The Escherndorfer Lump Silvaner trocken is the estate's clearest expression of the Naturland conversion.

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