In Vino Veritas is a complex secondary quest in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 that will have players trying to figure out the secret behind the most expensive and successful wine in the region of Kuttenberg for Casper, a ruined wine seller that is desperately trying to save his vineyard and family business.

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Where To Start In Vino Veritas KCD2
To pick up the In Vino Veritas secondary quest, players need to talk to an NPC called Casper Rudolf in Kuttenberg. Casper can be located on the western access to the city, around the Fountain. He will be selling wine next to his cart and produce, but when talking to him, he will offer a free sample. Players should accept and then speak their minds about the taste to start this quest.
Casper will ask them for help, and the first thing they need to do is to recover a manuscript about wine that has been left as a keepsake with Casper’s former lover, Adleta Mannlicher, the daughter of a renowned blacksmith of Kuttenberg, who is quite protective of her. So, she is kept under tight supervision when she’s outside the house, and she spends the day in a local garden. To access that area, players will have to deal with her brother, Hugo Mannlicher.
How To Get Casper’s Book In Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
Following one of the markers on the map during the day will lead players to discover Adleta’s hiding spot, but upon approaching it, they will be stopped by Hugo, her brother. Here’s what players need to do to recover Casper’s Book and keep moving forward with In Vino Veritas.
- Approach the Gardens by Day and talk to Hugo Mannlicher.
- Convince him to let Henry enter the garden. Talking to him about Blacksmithing will convince him to leave his post for enough time to talk to his sister.
- Once he is gone, approach Adleta Mannlicher and talk to her about the book.
- She will make a suggestive proposal, and players should pick the ‘I could be your friend too‘ option.
- Then, pass a Charisma Check to recite some poetry.
- After that, choose the Book as the reward. (Avoid the Kiss option to prevent dealing with her brother later.)
Alternatively, players can pick up five Marigolds from the flower bed in the garden and surrender them to Adleta in exchange for the book. Now, players should Study the book to unlock more dialogue options for the following Quest step. After that, they should go to the Tavern Keeper, Havel, to extract information from him.

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Armed with the knowledge about wine and how to drink it, Henry will be ready to go to Havel, the Tavern Keeper, and have a distinguished discussion between sommeliers. Havel will first ask Henry where he hails from, to which players need to answer Germany. Then, he will invite them for a drink, and players should accept and start this drinking mini-game. Havel will ask some questions, and players will have to pass Drinking checks to discover some secrets about the offered wine.
The first one will be an Easy check, and Havel will be delighted if Henry manages to pass it. After that, he will question them about what’s the best wine in the Germany region — players should answer Steinberger. Two more checks will follow, but players do not need to pass them, only attempt to do it.
Refusing to pass the check saying ‘I don’t have any opinion about this wine,’ will result in Havel cutting the conversation and failing to get the information needed for the quest.
After a while, Havel will offer his finest wine and ask the players if they notice what’s missing. They should answer ‘Ginger, It’s missing ginger!‘ to please the Tavern Keeper and earn valuable information about the Monastery and how it works.
To make things clear, Havel will ask four important questions, and here are the answers in the correct order:
- Germany.
- Yes, I would love to (accept to drink with him).
- Steinberger.
- It’s missing ginger.
Turns out, the Monks are burning some sort of incense in the cellars to make the wine taste better. Return to Casper with the results of Henry’s investigation, and take this chance to return his book to him. Players will now be tasked with an infiltration mission to delve into the Monastery and discover their secret, as well as some well-guarded grape seedlings.

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How To Infiltrate The Monastery During The In Vino Veritas Quest
Players have the chance to perfectly infiltrate the Monastery Wineyard by taking part in the Under the Straw Hat Task, which will basically make them become hirelings at the vineyard. Talk to the Recruiter at the entrance of the Vineyard, then to the Supervisor to start working right away. If it’s done by day, Henry will gain full access to the main building of the Vineyard, the place where players need to go to complete one of the objectives of the quest: to uncover the secret of the monastery.
Now, with full access to the common areas of the Vineyard, circle around, gathering herbs to look less conspicuous, and notice the big wall at the side of the monastery. There’s a guard watching that door (remember that and the position of the guard for later).
The main building is easily accessible through the door next to the supervisor, and players only need to enter. They should aim for the back door in the kitchen to enter the deposit room. Once there, look for a Medium difficulty door. Use lockpicking to open it, and go to the chest at the end to look for the quest item needed to complete the ‘Find the Monastery Secret’ objective: Sulfer Wicks.
How To Get The Wine Seedlings For Casper In KCD2
From the access door to the main building, look straight ahead and wait until there’s no one else inside the building. Then, open the door that leads to the back of the building to enter a restricted area where the Wine Seedlings are located.
Stick to the left wall and wait until the Worker washing tools leaves, then walk toward the other side where the Seedling orchard is located. Players should be looking for a square plot of dirt with small pointy plants that do not look like any plant they’ve seen before in the game, so there will be no way to mistake them.
Keep in mind that the guard can still hear Henry and will enter to investigate, so stay clear of the double wooden doors and remain in stealth the whole time. Now, carefully remove five seedlings from the plot and return to the door leading to the main building. Players might want to wait a few moments before returning to the building if there’s any Vineyard worker inside — to prevent raising the alarm.
If done correctly, Henry will have all the materials he needs to complete In Vino Veritas and return to Casper for his rewards. Travel back to Kuttenberg, and look for Casper next to the fountain to deliver the Wicks, the Seedlings, and the book if it wasn’t delivered previously.
Casper will reward players with 75 Groschen for the Secret, 425 Extra Groschen for the Seedlings, and a Lvl. 4 Drinking Skill Book. With that, players will have successfully completed In Vino Veritas.
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