Oberkirch is a small village of about 20,000 in Renchtal, a region on the western edge of Germany’s Black Forest. Like many other villages nearby, people visit here for world-class restaurants, ...

As I've noted before, Germans will make schnapps out of just about anything. And not the sort of sickly sweet stuff we're used to in the States--just the pure "spirit" of the distillate, be it pears, ...

Bavaria, the scenic home of countless breweries, beer gardens, and Munich’s iconic Oktoberfest, is synonymous with beer, but all those suds can drown out another local specialty: Schnapsbrennen.

Now that's one way to encourage people to get outdoors. Courtesy of Renchtal Tourismus Plain old water might be your go-to beverage of choice on a hike, but not in Germany's Black Forest. On some ...

Taking on the Scots German Distillers Swap Schnapps for Single Malts The Germans, it seems, are not content with just making world-famous beer and schnapps. Now they are taking on the Scots at their ...

OK. I've been guest hosting MORNING EDITION all week. I normally cover Central Europe for NPR, and I brought back a little sample of what life is like there. This time of year, Christmas markets are ...

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