Frankfurt Apple Wine Festival kicks off

Apple wine is filled into the "bembel", a blue-grey earthenware jug in which apple wine is traditionally served, at the Frankfurt Apple Wine Festival in Frankfurt, Germany, on Aug. 9, 2019. The Frankfurt Apple Wine Festival is held here from Aug. 9 to 18. Frankfurt's apple wine culture has played an important role in the city's social life for hundreds of years. (Xinhua/Lu Yang)