Apfelwein is a signature dish of Germany; we have verified places to eat it in Frankfurt. Frankfurt's tart, still apple wine, poured from a stoneware Bembel into a ribbed Gerippte glass. Start with where to eat Apfelwein in Frankfurt.
Apfelwein · Frankfurt
Frankfurt's tart, still apple wine, poured from a stoneware Bembel into a ribbed Gerippte glass. Drink it pure, spritzed with sparkling water, or sweetened with lemonade if you must.
When Frankfurt's riverside vineyards faded, pressed apples took over, and by the 18th century Ebbelwoi was the city's daily drink. The service ritual is fixed: the grey salt-glazed Bembel jug, the diamond-cut Gerippte glass that grips greasy tavern fingers, and the deckel lid to claim your place. Sachsenhausen's taverns turned the drink into a civic institution, several still pressing their own, and autumn brings the young stages, sweet Süßer and part-fermented Rauscher, straight from the vats.
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