Smarter Regulation: Wine Reforms Consultation

Leaving the European Union has given us a once-in-a-generation opportunity to review how we make and shape Great Britain's regulatory framework for food and drink. The current 400-page rulebook for wine is overly complex and bureaucratic. It blocks innovation in the wine sector, including banning practices that could help us reduce carbon emissions, increases production costs and reduces consumer choice. We want to make changes that ensure England and Wales continue to have a thriving wine sector, able to invest and innovate to meet existing and emerging consumer demands and trends. This consultation forms part of the Smarter Regulation programme of regulatory reform announcements that began this month with the publication of Smarter Regulation to Grow the Economy. Through this consultation and further regulatory reform updates, the Government will take action to reduce the burdens on business, reduce the cost of living,&