Woolworths tests £5 Champagne
UK high street chain Woolworths is launching a Champagne at £5 ($10), the cheapest ever to be sold in the UK.
Maggie Rosen is a wine journalist, editor and author, hailing from New York but based in London. Aside from Decanter, she has contributed to the Financial Times, The Drinks Business, Harpers Wine and Spirit Weekly, The Wall Street Journal, The World of Fine Wine and Meininger's Wine Business International. She is also a member of the Circle of Wine Writers.
UK high street chain Woolworths is launching a Champagne at £5 ($10), the cheapest ever to be sold in the UK.
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