Vacation Viking Budapest to Amsterdam Oct 2016 » Koblenz, Germany » T Koblenz00051

In the Kernburg, we first enter the wine cellar in the Gothic hall building. In this vault you can learn about the drinking habits and the astonishing wine consumption in the Middle Ages - about 2 to 3 liters per person per day! At that time, far more barrels were stored here than we now see empty, for wine was, besides beer, an important food, because the water, often contaminated by pathogens, was distrusted.