Each sample — raspberry, plum, sour cherry, Williams pear, quince, hazelnut — offered a full harvest season condensed into a moment. Florian Faude grew up in the Kaiserstuhl and had met ...

Originally published January 2, 2008 at 12:00 am Updated April 17, 2008 at 3:12 pm ...

White peach is a blend of white zinfandel wine, peach schnapps and apricot brandy. Both are topped with Sierra Mist and fruit. All the sangrias sell for $7 per oversized glass or $25 a pitcher.

Schnapps, or fruit brandy, has long been deeply woven into this region, located in the state of Baden-Württemberg. The climate that’s made parts of the Black Forest well known for its wines ...

The drink includes the following ingredients: Captain Morgan, blue curacao, raspberry schnapps, Malibu, and sour mix. Apparently, the drink is named after its appearance: “Dirty Bong Water.” ...

Schnapps distillers age their fruit brandies in large earthenware containers. At Schwarzwalder Hausbrennerei, which was founded in 1844, there are 40 containers of varying sizes, 11 of which are ...

Photo for The Washington Post by Liza Weisstuch Schnapps distillers age their fruit brandies in large earthenware containers. At Schwarzwalder Hausbrennerei, which was founded in 1844, there are ...