Wine Counterculture Is Alive and Well in Franken
Franken was slower to wake up the wine counter culture revolution in Germany, but young growers are now more than making up for lost time.
No other wine country repays attention to detail the way Germany does. Plenty of us are familiar with the specificity of German wine labels, but few realize the focus, heritage, and love behind them. German wine is in the midst of a stunning transformation. It is moving from safe toward thrilling — and at blinding speed. Riesling reigns supreme, but there’s been a significant shift in the direction of Spätburgunder and Chardonnay that is very much worth tracking.
Franken was slower to wake up the wine counter culture revolution in Germany, but young growers are now more than making up for lost time.
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