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.
VDP.WeingutSilvaner, Spaetburgunder, Weissburgunder, Riesling, Mueller-Thurgau, Sauvignon Blanc, Scheurebe, Bacchus9.0 haRandersacker
Randersacker family estate farming 9 hectares of Sonnenstuhl and neighbouring Muschelkalk sites, with Silvaner leading a low-intervention, naturally styled range.
Tasting: Weekday and Saturday cellar-door sales in Randersacker; Sunday by arrangement.
Tip: The estate's stated philosophy is that a wine's beauty should develop naturally, not be manufactured, reflected in a minimal-intervention cellar approach.
VDP.WeingutSilvaner, Mueller-Thurgau, Scheurebe, Riesling, Spaetburgunder9.7 haFounded 1673Randersacker
Randersacker family estate since 1673, now in its twelfth generation, farming 9.7 hectares of limestone terroir with Silvaner leading at 35 percent.
Tasting: Cellar-door tastings and shop, Fair and Green sustainability certified, in Randersacker.
Tip: Twelve generations of continuous family ownership is unusual even by Franconian standards, ask about the estate's history on a visit.