Rhine River

The Rhine River Rages With History

Rick Steves | Posted 11.12.2011

Rick Steves

A monument below my hotel window remembering Germany's dead from various wars still has an unused panel. My hunch is that it'll never be used.

Sulfuric Acid Tanker Capsizes On Rhine

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

BERLIN — A tanker loaded with sulfuric acid capsized on the Rhine river in Germany on Thursday, and special cranes and more than 100 rescuers st...

Man Feared Dead As Melting Snow Floods Germany

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

BERLIN (AP) -- Mild temperatures melted record December snowfalls across Germany, causing rivers from the Rhine in the west to the Oder in the east to...

The Great German Grape

Susan Fogwell | Posted 06.12.2011

Susan Fogwell

*SEE PHOTOS BELOW* Wine Connoisseurs and inquisitive travelers will find the medieval village of Bacharach ideal for white wine immersion and castle ...

Understanding German Riesling: It's Not All Sweet

Ari Bendersky | Posted 05.25.2011

Ari Bendersky

Riesling is possibly the most misunderstood grape varietal in the wine world. It runs the gamut from super-sweet dessert wines to bone-dry bottles that you could even pair with a steak.