![TIL that in 1909 in Germany a tax on sparkling wine was introduced as a temporary measure to pay for the expansion of the German navy. It still exists today : r/todayilearned TIL that in 1909 in Germany a tax on sparkling wine was introduced as a temporary measure to pay for the expansion of the German navy. It still exists today : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/hWjaT_CnWLvDCnpV6WrkRehbCf8srsN0g5EZ6-l4DrY.jpg?auto=webp&s=b633805b516ba553224778fe034b219dbd68fa16)
TIL that in 1909 in Germany a tax on sparkling wine was introduced as a temporary measure to pay for the expansion of the German navy. It still exists today : r/todayilearned
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Cheaper Champagne, pricier Pinot Grigio and maybe a battle with the EU as UK revolutionises its wine tax regime | Meininger's International
![English and welsh producers celebrate end to sparkling 'Super tax' - Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News English and welsh producers celebrate end to sparkling 'Super tax' - Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News](https://harpers.co.uk/images//29534.photo.2.jpg)
English and welsh producers celebrate end to sparkling 'Super tax' - Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News
![Rishi Sunak cuts tax on champagne - but leaves it off Budget changes sheet - Manchester Evening News Rishi Sunak cuts tax on champagne - but leaves it off Budget changes sheet - Manchester Evening News](https://i2-prod.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/incoming/article21988474.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200c/1_getty-images-north-america.jpg)