– I think that it is quite natural, it does not come as a surprise to me who works with wine on a daily basis. So says sommelier Oskar Sköld. Oskar Sköld is a sommelier and also runs his own wine festival in Trondheim. Photo: Privat Thousands will become more expensive According to Vinpuls.no, which has checked the price increase more closely, almost 10,000 products will become more expensive. A French cognac will cost NOK 7,000, 19 products will be more than NOK 1,000 more expensive and 694 products will increase by more than NOK 100. Sköld says the background for the price jump is, among other things, the weak krona, but that it is complex. – I think it makes sense. There is less supply of wines for which there is initially a very strong market, and then the price will go up. Examples of wines that are increasing in price: Pierre-Mayeul Beaune 1er Cru Les Sizies France: From 395 to 995 Schlosskellerei Gobelsburg Cuvée Bertrand: From 369.90 to 859.90 Carl Koch Oppenheimer Herrenberg Riesling Trocken: From 149.90 to 325 Lack of glass bottles Furthermore, Sköld says that is a shortage of glass bottles as a result of the war in Ukraine. – 60 per cent of the glass bottles that are made are produced in Ukraine, so there is a lot that comes into play, he says and adds: – There is probably no one who is sitting around making extra money from the prices going up. It is especially German Riesling and Burgundy that are rising in price. – There is a global market for these wines and there is not enough wine at all. But people are willing to pay that price for wine from Burgundy. Sköld himself is also fond of the much sought-after wine from France. – I told myself in 2014 that I shouldn’t buy so much Burgundy because it was so expensive. Now I’ve looked at the prices that were and wonder why I didn’t buy everything! – I regret it now, he laughs. – No sharp increase But Vinmonopolet itself asks people to take it easy. – There is no sharp increase. The price increase is on average 1.6 per cent. This is an average calculated from all our active products, where some increase, some decrease and some are unchanged, says Kristine Sanne. She is a communications adviser at Vinmonopolet and says that most goods will not see a price increase. Sanne says that it is the suppliers who have the opportunity to adjust the price three times a year, and that there are many reasons for the price increase. Among other things, she points to the consequences of the krone exchange rate and increased prices in general in society. – We have around 35,000 products at Polet, and two out of three products remain unchanged in price. Then it’s also worth taking with you: Some products are also going down in price, around 1,500 products. Communications adviser at Vinmonopolet, Kristine Sanne, says that there is no major change. Photo: Vinmonopolet Expand the horizon – Hopefully, people may be able to find new favorites and expand their horizons a little. That’s what Sköld says. He believes that people who go to the liquor store often have a specific wine they must have. One they know what tastes like. – I think many people may get a horrible shock when they see that the price of their favorite wine has gone up. He says you don’t find many wines below the 100 mark anymore. – When we in the wine group get together, we always have to talk about price and what things used to cost. Then we sit there and are upset that things are expensive while we continue to buy the same wines, he laughs.
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Today it will be more expensive to buy wine at the liquor store – news Trøndelag – Local news, TV and radio
