The main town of Franken is Würzburg. The Main river plays an important role in the growing of wine. It is the only wine region in the area of beer country Beieren (Bavaria). The slate in the soil gives good dry wine with rich minerals. Although Franken is next to the Rheingau the wines differs great from each other. This already starts with the planting of the Müller-Thurgau and Silvaner instead of the well known Riesling. The most famous vineyards in this area Stein and Innere, located on the ... | more