Wine thread.

[TG]

After my recent visit to France I have decided I will never buy a bottle of wine in the UK again.

We were able to buy good quality plonk red/white/rose whatever for about 80p a bottle from supermarkets.

I have just been into Sainsbury's where they were trumpeting some plonk at half price. In this case normally 10 quid but as a special offer to customers: half price. I.e: 5 quid.

They can feck off.

Wetherspoons. Buy 2 glasses you can have the whole bottle for 6 quid.

They can feck off.

Bargain Booze. 3 bottles of piss for a tenner.

They can feck off.

You get the picture.

French cider is shite by the way.

[Barman]

Never buy Cypriot wine... 

[Snoopy]

After my recent visit to France I have decided I will never buy a bottle of wine in the UK again.

We were able to buy good quality plonk red/white/rose whatever for about 80p a bottle from supermarkets.

I have just been into Sainsbury's where they were trumpeting some plonk at half price. In this case normally 10 quid but as a special offer to customers: half price. I.e: 5 quid.

They can feck off.

Wetherspoons. Buy 2 glasses you can have the whole bottle for 6 quid.

They can feck off.

Bargain Booze. 3 bottles of piss for a tenner.

They can feck off.

You get the picture.

French cider is shite by the way.

Have you ever worked for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office?

You sound just like a chap I know who did. 

[Barman]

After my recent visit to France I have decided I will never buy a bottle of wine in the UK again.

We were able to buy good quality plonk red/white/rose whatever for about 80p a bottle from supermarkets.

I have just been into Sainsbury's where they were trumpeting some plonk at half price. In this case normally 10 quid but as a special offer to customers: half price. I.e: 5 quid.

They can feck off.

Wetherspoons. Buy 2 glasses you can have the whole bottle for 6 quid.

They can feck off.

Bargain Booze. 3 bottles of piss for a tenner.

They can feck off.

You get the picture.

French cider is shite by the way.

Have you ever worked for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office?

You sound just like a chap I know who did. 

Dippy? 

[Snoopy]

Indeed ~ the Rigsby of Reading himself.

[Snoopy]

But seriously you get what you pay for.
Local wine can be bought cheaply in France but it does not keep for more than a couple of months so no point in bringing back a car load. You need to pay a bit more to get something that will be worth drinking in a few months time if you want to get the best out of a trip to buy wine. That said much of what we pay in the UK goes in tax.

Duty Levels:
UK VAT is 17.5%
French VAT is 20.6%

The big cost difference is in the duty:
UK duty on a bottle of Champagne: £1.60
UK duty on a bottle of Sherry: £1.40
UK duty on a bottle of still wine: £1.44
French duty on any of the above: £0.04

And don't forget the VAT is added after the duty so you pay tax on tax when you shop in the UK.

[Barman]

Indeed ~ the Rigsby of Reading himself.

Rigsby!  

[TG]

After my recent visit to France I have decided I will never buy a bottle of wine in the UK again.

We were able to buy good quality plonk red/white/rose whatever for about 80p a bottle from supermarkets.

I have just been into Sainsbury's where they were trumpeting some plonk at half price. In this case normally 10 quid but as a special offer to customers: half price. I.e: 5 quid.

They can feck off.

Wetherspoons. Buy 2 glasses you can have the whole bottle for 6 quid.

They can feck off.

Bargain Booze. 3 bottles of piss for a tenner.

They can feck off.

You get the picture.

French cider is shite by the way.

Have you ever worked for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office?

You sound just like a chap I know who did. 

Dippy? 

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

[Snoopy]

Only teasing ... 

[Barman]

After my recent visit to France I have decided I will never buy a bottle of wine in the UK again.

We were able to buy good quality plonk red/white/rose whatever for about 80p a bottle from supermarkets.

I have just been into Sainsbury's where they were trumpeting some plonk at half price. In this case normally 10 quid but as a special offer to customers: half price. I.e: 5 quid.

They can feck off.

Wetherspoons. Buy 2 glasses you can have the whole bottle for 6 quid.

They can feck off.

Bargain Booze. 3 bottles of piss for a tenner.

They can feck off.

You get the picture.

French cider is shite by the way.

Have you ever worked for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office?

You sound just like a chap I know who did. 

Dippy? 

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Are you sure...?