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[-] 9point6@lemmy.world 31 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Holy shit the pint of wine measure is hilarious

They're definitely doing that to present as a success story and save face with the red faced express reader demographic.

Wahey, some bottles might contain an extra double shot of wine!

~~Not that I imagine anything was stopping wine makers from selling bottles that size, just not calling it a pint.~~

Edit: okay they couldn't before, but I still don't see many jumping at the opportunity to retool their bottling for a weird size they can only sell here

[-] towerful@programming.dev 17 points 10 months ago

Standard bottles of wine are generally 750ml tho. So a pint would be less.
The current small bottles are 187ml (personal?) and 375ml (half/demi).
So, 568ml just doesn't fit. And I have no idea who would actually produce them.

[-] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 8 points 10 months ago

English winemakers (yes, they exist…) who will now sell a pint of wine at the cost of a 0,75l bottle

[-] cynar@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

English wine can actually be quite good. It's only made in relatively small quantities though.

Be aware that English (or Welsh) wine is different from "British". English wine is made with English grapes, and is fairly 'artisan'. British wine is made from imported grapes, and is generally low price, low quality.

Why the hell even they would want to sell by the pint is a mystery to me however. Standardisation makes their lives easier, and their costs lower.

[-] cashews_best_nut@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I once had a bottle of fortified British wine. 20yrs later I can still remember the taste of the vomit. :(

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