The UK does not produce much wine, but it is one of the largest wine importing countries.

 

Since the development of wine marketing in the UK in the 1970s and its later rapprochement with the EU, wine consumption has more than doubled. Wine is now consumed regularly by around 61% of the UK adult population.

 

The British person consumes about 108 bottles of wine per year, which is more than the rest of Europe. 

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 Alcohol and drinking in general is an important part of a country's culture, which has led over the years to the emergence of what is known as 'drinking culture', usually couched in negative terms to illustrate the dangers of excessive alcohol consumption. 

However, the term itself can also be used to describe the general drinking habits of a country.

 

 The culture of binge-drinking, for example, once seemed widespread in the UK. 

 

 But the UK has a reputation for enjoying a drink, and the UK drinking culture has a reputation for pubs, which are often promoted as social centres and friendly places where people can rest and relax.

 

 

Ritchie, Caroline, 2007/12/11, Beyond Drinking: The Role of Wine in the Life of the UK Consumer, International Journal of Consumer Studies (accessed 10/04/2022)

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Chris Wilson, 8/11/2019, DECANTER, Average British drinker consumes 108 bottles of wine a year, https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/average-british-drinking-consumes-108-bottles-of-wine-a-year-427450/ (accessed 10/04/2022)