📍 Maindreieck
Shell-limestone slopes around Würzburg.
Maindreieck is the middle part of Franconia and the largest of its wine areas, with steep hills made mainly of Muschelkalk (shell limestone). It centres on Würzburg, where viticulture at the Würzburger Stein is documented since at least 779 AD. The first recorded Silvaner there dates from 1665.
Bürgerspital in Würzburg, over 700 years old, farms roughly 120 ha. Franconia's wines are often sold in the squat Bocksbeutel flask.
How it connects to Wine
📍 Maindreieck ← grows in ← 🍇 Müller-Thurgau → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 📍 Franconia
- Appellations
- 📜 Würzburger Stein-Berg
- Grapes
- 🍇 Silvaner, 🍇 Müller-Thurgau
Frequently asked questions
When was Silvaner first recorded at Würzburger Stein?
In 1665.
How big is Bürgerspital?
It farms roughly 120 ha.
Where does Maindreieck lie?
In the middle part of Franconia.
What to read next
- 📜 Würzburger Stein-Berg — A separate appellation for the famous Stein slope above Würzburg in Franconia.
- 🍇 Müller-Thurgau — A white German grape crossed by Hermann Müller in 1883; DNA analysis shows its parents are Riesling and Madeleine Royale.
Similar
📍 Steigerwald · 📍 Mainviereck · 📍 Kocher-Jagst-Tauber · 📍 Tauberfranken · 📍 Thüringen · 📍 Mansfelder Seen
What it includes
Sources
- Deutsches Weininstitut
- eAmbrosia – EU geographical indications register
- Wine With Seth - Würzburger Stein
- Wine With Seth - Würzburg
- Wine Tourism - Maindreieck