The short answer
The KCD2 wine quest is In Vino Veritas, a Kuttenberg side quest listed in the broader KCD2 quest guide and started by Casper Rudolf near the fountain. The safest route is to read Sir Bushek's Vintner Wisdom, impress Havel with Germany → Steinberger → It's missing ginger, report to Casper, get hired at the monastery vineyard, take the Sulphur Wicks, and collect five Wine Seedlings before the final hand-in.
Use this KCD2 wine quest route:
Reference table
| Step | Best action |
|---|---|
| Start | Speak with Casper Rudolf north of the fountain to begin the KCD2 wine quest |
| Wine book | Give Adleta five Marigolds, then read the book |
| Havel tasting | Choose Germany, Steinberger, and It's missing ginger |
| Other valid wines | France → Avignon; Italy → Vin Santo |
| If Havel refuses | Wash, wear noble clothes, remove blood, and return during his normal schedule |
| If tasting fails | Search Havel's upstairs office for his ledger |
| Vineyard | Get hired to start Under the Straw Hat |
| Required item | Take Sulphur Wicks from the locked room behind the kitchen |
| Optional bonus | Steal five Wine Seedlings from the closed yard |
You do not need to finish Under the Straw Hat to complete the KCD2 wine quest. Do finish a KCD2 wine quest workday and collect the wage first if you want that activity recorded cleanly; turning in In Vino Veritas ends your cover and can mark the repeatable work activity failed afterward.
How to Start the KCD2 Wine Quest
The KCD2 wine quest becomes available after the story reaches the Kuttenberg region. Look for Casper Rudolf at his wine cart just north of the fountain on Vintners' Street. The KCD2 Kuttenberg guide helps with city services and the later trip to the Sedletz vineyard. If the timed dragon-bones search is already active, finish it before taking this longer route.
Accept Casper's sample and agree to investigate why the Sedletz Monastery's wine is better than his. He points the KCD2 wine quest toward two leads: a wine book held by Adleta Mannlicher and the innkeeper Havel at the Emperor Charles Tavern.
The KCD2 wine quest book is optional, but reading it gives Henry the safest dialogue path.
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Get Adleta's Book for the KCD2 Wine Quest
Adleta is in a guarded garden in southwest Kuttenberg. Pass Hugo Mannlicher's dialogue check or climb the nearby guard tower and cross the wall into the garden.
Once inside during the KCD2 wine quest, speak with Adleta about Casper's book. The cleanest KCD2 wine quest solution is:
Follow the steps
- Say you could become her friend.
- Offer to bring a gift for her garland.
- Pick five Marigolds from the same garden.
- Give them to Adleta and receive Sir Bushek's Vintner Wisdom.
- Open the inventory and read the book before meeting Havel.
A successful persuasion can win the book immediately. Read it before leaving; merely carrying it does not prepare Henry for the KCD2 wine quest tasting.
KCD2 Wine Quest Havel Answers
For the KCD2 wine quest, Havel responds better to a clean, high-Charisma appearance; the KCD2 armor guide includes a dedicated Charisma outfit setup.
Havel runs the Emperor Charles Tavern in northern Kuttenberg. Before the KCD2 wine quest tasting, wash Henry, remove blood, and wear clean noble clothing with high Charisma. A refusal usually points to appearance, schedule, or quest-state trouble.
The easiest KCD2 wine quest answer path is Germany → Steinberger → It's missing ginger. France also works with Avignon, and Italy with Vin Santo. In the KCD2 wine quest dinner story, answer “Truly an odd menu.” Germany is not the only valid origin.
The KCD2 wine quest Drinking checks affect Havel's trust. The paired country-and-wine answer and ginger tasting answer are the important fixed facts; the ledger route below remains available if the conversation fails.
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KCD2.org generated infographic.
Havel Will Not Talk About Wine
Players most often get stuck here. Try these KCD2 wine quest fixes in order:
Follow the steps
- Put away dirty, bloody, or low-Charisma equipment.
- Wash at a trough or bathhouse and equip your best social outfit.
- Return during the day or wait until his normal tavern routine resumes.
- Confirm that you spoke to Casper and that Make an impression on Havel is active.
If You Fail the Wine Tasting
Failing Havel does not end the KCD2 wine quest. This fallback branch of the KCD2 wine quest sends you to his restricted upstairs office to take Innkeeper Havel's Ledgers from the difficult locked chest; save first and bring lockpicks or a Quickfinger potion from the KCD2 recipes guide. Review the KCD2 lockpicking guide if keeping the sweet spot through the rotation is the real blocker.
The ledger reveals the monastery lead and lets the KCD2 wine quest continue. Do not confuse this ledger with Casper's wine book: Adleta has Casper's book, while Havel's office contains the fallback evidence.
KCD2 Wine Quest Vineyard and Under the Straw Hat
Travel north of Kuttenberg to the monastery vineyard. Speak with the Recruiter at the south entrance, accept the job, and then report to Administrator Jerome. This starts Under the Straw Hat alongside the KCD2 wine quest.
Getting hired is the easiest KCD2 wine quest approach because the central building is no longer automatically private while you are supposed to be working. The cellar room and seedling yard remain restricted, so you still need stealth, lockpicking, a key, or progress in the work task.
You can break in at night, but the outer gates have very hard locks and workers or guards can spot Henry. Taking the job is the simpler KCD2 wine quest route.
How to Complete Under the Straw Hat
Speak to Jerome, sleep in the assigned bed if he tells you to return in the morning, then start the shift. Carry the five sacks to the marked dung heap first; they are spread around the vineyard. Use the remaining work window to pull weeds between the vines. You do not need to strip the entire vineyard: the activity scores useful work, and later patches rebalanced the weed-picking score.
When Jerome announces the workday is over, collect the wage before returning to Casper. A good KCD2 wine quest shift can provide a cellar key. If Under the Straw Hat later shows as failed, that does not undo the KCD2 wine quest: the job repeats while your cover is active, and handing Casper the evidence closes that cover.
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Find the KCD2 Wine Quest Sulphur Wicks
The required KCD2 wine quest item is Sulphur Wicks. Enter the central building, cross the kitchen, and find the Medium locked door. The KCD2 wine quest wicks are in the crate or chest beyond it.
Use one of these KCD2 wine quest methods:
- Pick the Medium lock when nobody is watching.
- Pickpocket the relevant vineyard key from Jerome.
- Progress Under the Straw Hat far enough to improve your access.
Close doors behind Henry and leave before workers return. Being hired permits the main building, but stealing the KCD2 wine quest evidence is still a crime if seen.
The item name is sometimes spelled Sulfer wicks in guide transcriptions. It refers to the same sulphur-burning evidence required by the KCD2 wine quest.
Get Five KCD2 Wine Quest Seedlings
The KCD2 wine quest Wine Seedlings provide the largest optional payment. Use the central building's rear door into the closed yard; its outside gates have Very Hard locks.
In the yard, look for two planted areas and take five Wine Seedlings from the plot on the right. The KCD2 wine quest counter only requires five even if six plants are visible in the patch.
The yard stays restricted after hiring. Wait for workers to turn away, take five seedlings, and leave through the building. If the KCD2 wine quest marker does not update, confirm that you took Wine Seedlings rather than herbs.
KCD2 Wine Quest Rewards
Return to Casper with the Sulphur Wicks to finish the core KCD2 wine quest. Bring five Wine Seedlings before the final hand-in if you want the optional bonus.
Rewards vary with dialogue, interim payments, and optional goals. The stable KCD2 wine quest decision is to bring five seedlings before the final hand-in for the largest bonus; guides disagree on a single universal cash total, so do not plan around an exact maximum.
KCD2 Wine Quest FAQ
What are the correct Havel answers?
Use Germany, Steinberger, and It's missing ginger for the simplest route. France pairs with Avignon and Italy with Vin Santo; answer “Truly an odd menu” for Havel's dinner story.
Do I need Adleta's wine book?
No, but reading Sir Bushek's Vintner Wisdom makes the Havel section clearer and is the intended KCD2 wine quest preparation.
Do I have to complete Under the Straw Hat?
No. The job gives safer access and a possible key. If you do work, carry five sacks, weed until the shift ends, and collect your wage before handing the KCD2 wine quest evidence to Casper.
Where are the Sulphur Wicks?
The KCD2 wine quest wicks are behind a Medium locked door reached through the kitchen in the vineyard's central building.
What is the best KCD2 wine quest route?
Get the book with five Marigolds, use the Germany tasting answers, get hired, take the wicks through the kitchen, steal five seedlings from the rear yard, and return everything to Casper in one final trip.
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