Following a Brexit victory, alcohol rules are expected to undergo significant alteration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ministers are expected to return with pints of Champagne and wine within months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to The Sun, this would be the first time pint-sized bottles have been permitted since they were forbidden by Brussels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The move would signal a return to Sir Winston Churchill’s policies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A pint is claimed to be “enough for two at lunch and one at dinner” by the wartime Prime Minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pint-sized bottles accounted for almost 60% of Champagne sales in the United Kingdom. They were, however, made illegal when Britain joined the European Common Market in 1973.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2021, a proposal to reinstate the pint measures was floated. However, it has reportedly been hampered by a number of legal snags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Department for Business and Trade has allegedly informed other Whitehall departments that the prohibition will be lifted soon. According to government sources, a consultation with the champagne and English sparkling wine industries is “imminent.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Weights and measures legislation changes would then open the door for pint-sized wine servings. They might return “early next year.”<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Following a Brexit victory, alcohol rules are expected to undergo significant alteration. Ministers are expected to return with pints of Champagne and wine within months. According to The Sun, this … <\/p>\n