Britons buy record 164m bottles of sparkling wine in 2018

Sales of champagne and other sparkling wines are at £2.2bn so far this yearBritons bought a record 164m bottles of champagne and sparkling wine this year – and roughly one-quarter of them will have been drunk on Christmas Day or will be enjoyed on New Year’s Eve.Sales of champagne and other sparkling wines, including an increasing number grown on vines in the south of England, are at £2.2bn so far this year. Continue reading...