We’ve done a recent piece on the government’s idiotic taxation strategy pushing up the price on wine, now here’s one explaining how the weak pound has affected prices.
Just to clarify, for those of you didn’t know, the government has increased duty on wine under 15% abv by 36 pence (&vat) per bottle in the last 15 months [...]

We wine lovers have seen a rollercoaster ride over the last 13 months. In the April budget 2008 the darling, Darling, increased duty on still wine under 15% by 12 pence per bottle, with an even bigger increase on stronger wine and champagne/sparkling wine.
Then in December, with the stealth of a Royal Marine Commando, he slipped in another 12 pence per [...]