GermanyCurated by Michele Edington, Certified Sommelier
Nuremberg is the Franconian stop where sausage smoke, red beer, gingerbread, and dry Silvaner all belong at the same table. Drink Silvaner in a Bocksbeutel, try Rotbier with lunch, and bring home the Franconian bottle that feels sturdy, savory, and very hard to fake.
At a glance
Wine snapshot
Nuremberg sits in Franconia’s food-and-drink world, with the serious wine villages west of the city along the Main and nearby hills. Look for dry Silvaner in the Bocksbeutel, plus Bacchus, Müller-Thurgau, Scheurebe, Riesling, Domina, Spätburgunder, Rotling, and local Sekt.
Also worth a sip
Nuremberg is one of the stops where beer deserves the spotlight. Rotbier is the local signature, a red lager with malt, toast, and enough old-city personality to carry a meal. Franconian lagers, Kellerbier, wheat beer, and small pours of fruit brandy all fit the table too.
Order Rotbier with Nürnberger sausages before you start making the day complicated. It’s malty, local, and exactly right with mustard, sauerkraut, pretzels, and crisp little sausage edges.
Common questions
- What wine is Nuremberg known for?
- Nuremberg sits in Franconia’s food-and-drink world, with the serious wine villages west of the city along the Main and nearby hills. Look for dry Silvaner in the Bocksbeutel, plus Bacchus, Müller-Thurgau, Scheurebe, Riesling, Domina, Spätburgunder, Rotling, and local Sekt.
- What grapes are grown around Nuremberg?
- Silvaner, Müller-Thurgau, Bacchus, Scheurebe, Riesling, Kerner, Weißburgunder, Domina, Spätburgunder, Dornfelder.
- Why is Nuremberg a notable wine stop?
- Picture a finger-sized Nürnberger Rostbratwurst, grilled over beechwood and tucked beside a swirl of sweet mustard, with a crisp Franconian lager beside it. That's the real Nuremberg—a beautifully preserved medieval city where beer, not wine, is the everyday drink. Franconia has one of the densest brewing traditions in all of Germany, and the local pilsners, dark dunkels, and wheat beers were built to stand up to hearty, sausage-forward cooking. Setting that expectation upfront makes your port day far more rewarding: come hungry, come thirsty, and lean into the beer-hall culture.
- Is Nuremberg a wine destination?
- Nuremberg is one of the stops where beer deserves the spotlight. Rotbier is the local signature, a red lager with malt, toast, and enough old-city personality to carry a meal. Franconian lagers, Kellerbier, wheat beer, and small pours of fruit brandy all fit the table too.
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