Average cost of bottle of wine ‘to top £5’ (UK)

The average price of a bottle of wine in the UK will go above £5 next year, new research carried out by Accolade Wines suggests. Decanter reports that at present the average cost of a bottle of wine sold in the UK off trade is £4.71, but tax rises will push it above the £5 mark, Accolade Wines says, adding, ‘since 2002, 80% of the rise in the price of wine can be atrributed to tax increases.’