British Pubs to Serve Lower-Alcohol Wine

The British government has agreed with pubs and bars across the country to stock and promote house wines below 12.5 percent alcohol. The aim is to curb binge drinking and alcohol abuse in the U, the effects of which are estimated to cost British taxpayers £21 billion a year

This week, industry representatives agreed on a range of measures to assist with this cause including asking bar owners and retailers to:

• Take super-sized cans off their shelves
• Take high alcohol cans off their shelves
• Stock lower-alcohol wines as their house wine
• Display and promote alcohol in shops and supermarkets “responsibly.”

The measures are part of the government’s Public Health Responsibility Deal which aims to remove one billion alcohol unit from the market, and implement responsible labelling system wide.

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