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Taf · 14-01-2024, 11:12

When Wales copied Scotland's Minimum Unit Pricing for alcohol, it was expected that England would soon follow. But Rishi & Co. decided to do so in a more underhand way by announcing alcohol excise rates to rise "in stages". That added extra costs to wines especially.

Despite a huge wine glut in Australia, many exporters decided to drop the alcohol content to maintain a "price point" in UK shops.

The 2 wines I have enjoyed for a couple of years dropped from 13.5% to 11%, whilst keeping the same price, changing their taste to undrinkable.

I tried a few others, but they soon either disappeared or also dropped in alcohol content and flavour.

So it's back to beer for me after not touching a single drop for several years.

The high alpha over-hopped craft beers do not suit me at all, and all the UK brewed ales are at stupid prices, so I have returned to Polish Karpackie.

14-01-2024, 11:12	#6145
Taf cf.mega poster Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Kairdiff-by-the-sea Age: 68 Services: TVXL BBXL Superhub 2ac (wired) 1Tb Tivo Posts: 9,834	Re: The what are you drinking now? When Wales copied Scotland's Minimum Unit Pricing for alcohol, it was expected that England would soon follow. But Rishi & Co. decided to do so in a more underhand way by announcing alcohol excise rates to rise "in stages". That added extra costs to wines especially. Despite a huge wine glut in Australia, many exporters decided to drop the alcohol content to maintain a "price point" in UK shops. The 2 wines I have enjoyed for a couple of years dropped from 13.5% to 11%, whilst keeping the same price, changing their taste to undrinkable. I tried a few others, but they soon either disappeared or also dropped in alcohol content and flavour. So it's back to beer for me after not touching a single drop for several years. The high alpha over-hopped craft beers do not suit me at all, and all the UK brewed ales are at stupid prices, so I have returned to Polish Karpackie.