Food & Drinks

What the New UK Alcohol Duties Mean for Your £10 Bottle of Wine

Experts are now calling wine priced below £8 “undrinkable.”

New alcohol tariffs mean that the price of a quality budget wine is changing.

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You would expect a £10 ($13) bottle of wine to be a little better than a £7 bottle.

But those extra £3 could make it twice as good a bottle, according to UK winemakers. That’s primarily because of the way alcohol duties have been structured in the UK for years.