- Trier
As early as the Middle Ages, the people of Trier were naturally proud of the city’s many churches and monasteries, its saints and, in particular, the fact that St Peter, one of the highest-ranking heavenly figures, was its patron saint. But something that is perhaps even more sacred to Trierers than all the saints put together is their Viez, a bitter apple wine drunk in proper style from a 0.4-litre porcelain jug known as a ‘Porz’. But what does this have to do with the Mattheiser Weiher? The sorb tree that thrives there, and which was regarded highly as a fruit tree even by the Romans, was particularly grown there before the mid-19th century because, when added in small quantities, its tannin-rich fruits gave the Viez a longer shelf life.
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Auf der Weismark/Arnulfstraße
54294 Trier
DE
Website: www.trier-info.de/sehenswuerdigkeiten/mattheiser-weiher