How much should you pay for a bottle of wine? Rarely.”Going back to the source, how much does it actually cost to produce a bottle of wine? Some buy ready-made wine from various producers, and then blend and bottle the wine. Excise duty on still wine is €3.20 per bottle (and double that for sparkling wine). Expensive wine is no different from expensive clothes, perfumes, cars, coffee, jewellery, and watches, except it doesn’t last as long as some.

Source: The Irish Times January 25, 2026 18:31 UTC