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, ...

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, ...

Plain old water might be your go-to beverage of choice on a hike, but not in Germany's Black Forest. On some special trails, you'll never go thirsty, thanks to the bottles of locally made schnapps ...

Oberkirch is a small village of about 20,000 people 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, ...

Among the many, many pleasures of living in Europe, I'd have to put schnapps at the top of my list. Of course, schnapps are available the world over. But only in Europe can you regularly find a range ...

Each week we answer all those burning questions that you’ve always wanted to know the answer to, but then get too drunk (or shy) and forget to ask. From the home office: What is schnapps exactly, and ...

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 ...