Wineries aren't immune from surging wages and input costs.

Will there be a cost of drinking crisis?

Gabriel Stone, 22.11.2022

Wine has so far escaped the eye-watering price hikes of energy and food bills. But the industry is hardly immune to inflation so why haven’t prices jumped yet & how much longer can they hold out?

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So you’ve winced at the cost of your weekly shop – is that really the price of butter? Then you return home to find a new electricity bill. That reflex to immediately turn off the fridge is halted by the urge for a reviving glass of white wine. But how much longer can your favourite Sauvignon Blanc survive the ravages of inflation? And is that its only threat?

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