Darling does his duty
Yes! Ireland no longer has the highest duty on wine in the EU. Here's Decanter's howl of anguish about the recent Budget:
Wine drinkers to suffer under massive price hike - decanter.com - the route to all good wine
Sparkling wine is another day's work, though, because Irish duty is at double the rate of still wine.
Could the more commercially enjargoned among you tell me please what "gondola ends" are? I'd hate to think we were missing out.