Wineries in Wurzburg or Romantic Road
 

We are traveling down the romantic road in May. We will be starting in Bamberg then to Wurzburg and down to Fussen. Anyone have suggestions about wineries to visit along the way?

Are you staying overnight in Würzburg? Then you are very likely to end up in hospital in the evening, just as happens to us whenever we visit. (Family joke...)
There are two of them: Bürgerspital and Juliusspital. Both were founded centuries ago as hospitals and homes for the poor and the needy, both received lots of donations from wealthy citizens, including land, including vineyards. Both operate very good wineries and very good restaurants where you can sample their own and other wines and enjoy regional food. Highly recommended - it does not matter much which of the two you choose. Try a Silvaner or Riesling from "Würzburger Stein" - this is the vineyard on the hillside right below the castle, facing the old town.

Obviously the "hospitals" mentioned by quokka. There are many others - - Fraenkische Weinstuben in the Hotel Rebstock, the Steinburg Hotel overlooking the city (great photo op.), the restaurant in the Festung Marienberg (the castle overlooking the city), the Ratskeller in the city hall.

If you have car, also try some of the nearby villages and towns, like Ochsenfurt.

The Steinwein (regional Wuerzburg) wine comes in the Bocksbeutel bottles, similar to the Malthous Rose from Portugal. Mikes a nice decoration.

Most wines of that region come in Bocksbeutel bottles. They are the trade mark of Franken/Franconian wines, no other wine region in Germany is allowed to use them (exception: four villages in Baden - long story behind).

One hint: Franconian wines are dry, or very dry. The wine law has special rules for this region, "trocken" (dry) and "halbtrocken" (semi-dry) don't mean the same as elsewhere. There is even the classification "fränkisch trocken" (Franconian dry) which means drier than dry - just in case you prefer sweeter wines, avoid these. If you love fresh dry wines, Franconia is perfect.