UK to Allow Pint Bottles for Wine by 2024, But Uptake Uncertain
• UK government announcing that wine can be sold in pint bottles (568ml) from 2024, enabled by Brexit
• Consultation found little support for wider return to imperial measurements like pounds and ounces
• Pint wine measures were common pre-UK joining the EU in 1973
• Unclear if winemakers will actually sell pint bottles due to high costs and low demand
• Announcement criticized by some as government distraction from fixing more pressing issues