Question

What did people drink during the Renaissance?
Did they drink water?

Answer 1

Renaissance people drank very little water because there was so much danger of disease from drinking polluted water. Watered wine and beer were much more common beverages. Check these sites for many more details.

http://www.sca.org.au/st_florians/university/library/articles-howtos/what-people-drank.htm

http://www.homemade-dessert-recipes.com/renaissance-drink-recipes.html

http://www.medievalrenaissancecookery.com/beverages.htm

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/medny/roces2.html