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What does autumn taste like in our part of the world? Four GA authors went on a culinary tour of the foothills of the Rhine, the Sieg, and Königswinter to find out. Their findings provide tips on seasonal vegetables, hearty classics and the right wines to go with them.

It has been two years since floodwaters swept through Germany's Ahr Valley. Many were killed and tens of thousands lost their homes. The key tourism and wine industries were shattered. DW takes stock of the recovery.

It has been two years since floodwaters swept through Germany's Ahr Valley. Many were killed and tens of thousands lost their homes. The key tourism and wine industries were shattered. DW takes stock of the recovery.

Andi KranzSergiy Karazy 1/2 Read More ALTENAHR, Germany, July 23 (Reuters) - Lukas Sermanns family has been making wine in Germanys Ahr wine district for almost 300 years. On Thursday last week, a night of flooding and ferocious storms all but wiped them out. The rolling landscapes of the Ahr valley were among the worst hit by the disaster which killed at least 180 people. A week on, most of the rescue work is done. Rebuilding businesses and lives is the next challenge - one that is testing the...