Wine sold primarily in restaurants or to drink at home

Wine is now responsible for 26.1% of alcohol clearances

While its share of the total alcohol market has increased by 6% since 2007, wine has become primarily a restaurant/drinks-at-home product.

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Howeve in tandem with the rising share of the supermarket/conveniene store/discount retailer, the independent off-licence sector continues to decline in terms of the number of businesses in the market.

So stated DCU Senior Lecturer Tony Foley, author of the DIGI’s recently-published The Economic Contribution of the Drinks Industry 2013.

Wine is now responsible for 26.1% of alcohol clearances and he pointed out that the amount of alcohol consumed at home has increased due to income and regulatory constraints together with a change in consumer attitudes etc.

Wine is now responsible for 26.1% of alcohol clearances

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