{"id":26987,"date":"2023-11-30T23:48:59","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T23:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cahootie.com\/?p=26987"},"modified":"2023-11-30T23:48:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T23:48:59","slug":"biggest-change-to-uk-drinking-laws-for-50-years-its-good-news-for-wine-lovers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cahootie.com\/world-news\/biggest-change-to-uk-drinking-laws-for-50-years-its-good-news-for-wine-lovers\/","title":{"rendered":"Biggest change to UK drinking laws for 50 years &#8211; its good news for wine lovers"},"content":{"rendered":"<li><span>Bookmark<\/span><span><svg class=\"active-svg svg-change-fill\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><\/path><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"svg-bookmark-done\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 22 28\" fill=\"none\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"svg-to-bookmark\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 25 28\" fill=\"none\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span><\/span><\/li>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31570556.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/1_Group-of-girls-women-drinking-red-wine-celebrating-and-having-fun-together-focus-on-clinking-gla.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>For out-of-this-world news, sign up for the Spaced Out newsletter<\/p>\n<h2>Thank you for subscribing!<\/h2>\n<p>For out-of-this-world news, sign up for the Spaced Out newsletter<\/p>\n<p>We have more newsletters<\/p>\n<p>The UK is set to bring about its biggest change to UK drinking laws in the last five decades \u2013 and it is thanks to Brexit.<\/p>\n<p>Under the new changes, champagne and wine will soon be sold by the pint. The pint sized punch was previously banned by Brussel&apos;s officials.<\/p>\n<p>Sir Winston Churchill once claimed that a pint of champagne was \u201cenough for two at lunch and one at dinner\u201d. According to SunOnline, pre this outruling more than half of UK champagne sales were by the pint.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE:<\/b> <b>US Navy officer &apos;saw 300ft triangular UFO above house that blasted out radiation&apos;<\/b> <\/p>\n<p><b> For more stories of the paranormal, strange and unexplained, check out the Daily Star&apos;s Weird News section. <\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31570561.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Nice-to-meet-you.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><b><br \/> <\/b><\/p>\n<p>The pints were then outlawed in 1973 when the UK joined the European Common Market. Plans were originally set to bring the drinks back in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>However, legal delays mean that it could now come back in 2024. The Department for Business and Trade has told other Whitehall sectors the ban will soon be lifted.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31570563.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_A-pint-in-the-pub.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31569932.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/0_Huge-solar-storm-could-cripple-internet-for-weeks-scientists-predict.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> Huge solar storm could cripple internet for weeks, scientists predict<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Government insiders say a consultation with the champagne and English sparkling wine industries is \u201cimminent\u201d. Changes to weights and measures legislation would then pave the way for pint-sized servings for all wines \u201cearly next year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A business department source said: \u201cThis is just the latest win from our push to ditch pointless and restrictive EU rules.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>For more from the Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters <\/i><\/b><b><i><u>here<\/u> <\/i> <\/b> .<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brexit<\/li>\n<li>UFO<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/latest-news\/biggest-change-uk-drinking-laws-31570565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bookmark For out-of-this-world news, sign up for the Spaced Out newsletter Thank you for subscribing! 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