🍷 UK Wine Prices Over Time

ONS CPI Item 310315 (Bottle of Wine 70-75cl) · February 1994 – September 2024

Mean Price
Min-Max Range

Starting Price

£7.28

Feb 1994

Current Price

£23.82

Sep 2024

Total Increase

+227%

30 years

Max Recorded

£75.00

2022

💡 Key Insight

The shaded area shows the price range (min to max) observed each month. Notice how the range dramatically expanded after 2019, with premium wines reaching £75 while budget options remained under £10 — indicating increased market segmentation.

Source: Davies, R (2021), "Prices and inflation in the UK – A new dataset", Centre for Economic Performance, Occasional Paper 55, February.