An expensive habit

One of the reasons I never do a budget is that I'd be scared to see how much I spend on wine per annum! It was so much easier when I was young and the point of buying wine was to get as much as you could for your buck. Wine came in cardboard boxes, or for special occasions, in bottles with names like 'Passion pop'.

Gradually my limit per bottle has snuck up. When I first came back to Australia nearly ten years ago, my average spend was $10. Today, it's $25-28. (I don't know why I've settled on 28 except it seems so much better than $30).

In all that time, the steepest prices rises seem to have been in the last few months.
I suppose like everyone else, the grape growers are being hit by the drought, as well as rising fuel costs.

I've decided that the only option is to drink less often- keep my wine drinking to weekends only. Either that or go back to the Passion Pop.

I'm interested to see the habits of my fellow winelovers and where my own fit in, so have created the below poll.