Sales and demand for fine wine in the uk have risen on the basis of the Brexit vote , according to wine merchants BI Fine Wines and Spirits . wine 's 31-year - low contributing to an eight - fold inter - day decline in sales to Asia on BI 's trading platform after the referendum and prices have risen 26 % since the result , compared to the same period last year . Demand for certain vintages , such as the 2007 and 2004 , has led to price spikes and pushed prices close to vanishing from the market . However , many sub - prime vintages were among the highest volume performers in July and 2008 .
Sales and demand for fine wine in the UK have risen on the back of the Brexit vote, according to wine merchants BI Fine Wines and Spirits. Sterling's 31-year-low contributing to an eight-fold inter-day rise in sales to Asia on BI's trading platform after the referendum and sales have risen 26% since the result, compared to the same period last year. Demand for certain vintages, such as the 2007 and 2004, has led to price spikes and pushed stocks close to vanishing from the market. However, many sub-prime vintages were among the highest volume performers in July and August.