Miltenberg Wine Autumn

Wine Festival with Culinary Destination Ambitions

Miltenberg is recognized as a Culinary Destination Bavaria – an award for places with a special culinary identity. The Wine Autumn is the highlight of the town's culinary calendar. On Engelplatz, one of the most beautiful squares on the Bavarian Lower Main with half-timbered houses and a historic fountain, vintners from Churfranken – the wine region between Spessart, Odenwald, and Main – will be serving their finest wines.

Franconian Wines in Focus

On the menus of the participating vintners are the typical Franconian wine varieties: Silvaner, Müller-Thurgau, Bacchus, Kerner, as well as red wines like Spätburgunder, Domina, and Schwarzriesling. Many vintners come from the surrounding wine villages – Bürgstadt, Klingenberg, Großwallstadt, Erlenbach am Main – and bring wines directly from their estates. Accompanying this is classic Franconian cuisine: Sauerbraten, Rostbratwurst, Fränkische Brotzeitplatte (Franconian snack platter), Zwiebelkuchen (onion tart) with Federweißer (young wine), and more.

Schedule

The Wine Autumn traditionally takes place over two weekends, with a break in between. It is open from midday until late evening, allowing families to find their favorite time during the day and connoisseurs in the evening. On Sundays, there is often Sunday shopping in Miltenberg's old town, with the outlet center and local shops adding to the festival atmosphere. Live music on a small stage complements the program.

Miltenberg and Churfranken

Miltenberg is one of Germany's most beautiful medieval towns. The old town with its market square, Miltenberg Castle on the Greinberg, and the historic Main promenade attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists every year. Engelplatz, slightly off the market square, offers a quiet alternative – ideal for a leisurely wine festival. Churfranken – the wine-growing area between Aschaffenburg, Wertheim, and Bürgstadt – is one of Bavaria's northernmost wine regions and is protected as a nature park region.