An overview image shows the wine village of Rech as a sign reads "the nicest wine view" near Dernau, North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany
Image: Bernd Lauter / AFP
In the Ahr valley, mud-smeared bottles rescued from flooded cellars represent hope for a new beginning after the deadly catastrophe that hit Germany three weeks ago.
"I told myself we couldn't just throw it all away," recalls Linda Kleber, the founder of the "Flutwein" ("Flood wine") initiative.