Is it tight to turn up to dinner with no bottle?

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On 26 October 2026, BeverageDaily reported the Wine and Spirit Trade Association's estimate that, over three and a half years, duty on a 14.5% ABV bottle of wine would rise by £1.20. With VAT, it said that meant £1.35 on the shelf price. That is an estimate for a strong bottle, rather than a price change on every wine. It does put a cost on the familiar idea of arriving at dinner with a bottle.

A 2025 ranking reported by Decanter, based on Numbeo figures, put a mid-range UK bottle at £8; it was a travel company's comparison, not a shop price for every bottle. In Lidl's 2023 research among 2,000 adults who drink wine, respondents said they would pay up to £12.50 for a bottle when hosting, against nearly £9 when buying for themselves. Attest's research, updated on 24 June 2026, found that most surveyed drinkers across the UK and US brought alcohol to a friend's social event. I'd ask what the host would actually welcome, if anything, before treating a bottle as expected.