Crisp white wines from vines in the heart of Franconian wine country.
Southeast of Frankfurt, the Main River flows the particularly verdant Franconian wine country. And one of the best places to experience the bounty of the vines is in the medieval village of Iphofen with its baroque town hall, turreted walls, gabled houses and surrounding vineyards.
Iphofen has approximately 716 acres under cultivation for wine production. The ancestral tradition of wine making and production has turned the town into a premier destination for wine tourism.
The two leading grape varietals are riesling and silvaner, and the majority of the wines come in distinctly shaped, rounded bottles, known as Franken “Bocksbeutel” bottles. This style of bottle dates back to the 16th century and may only be used for winemaking in this region.
Georg Ludwig Frobenius was born in 1566 in Iphofen.
