We intend to give the consumer of the carafe of wine precisely the same protection as that now enjoyed by ordinary people drinking in pubs.
The consumer will not be able to order a carafe or half carafe of wine and know exactly where he stands.
There is an increasing interest in wines sold at the table, particularly where people buy not by the bottle but by the carafe.
Metrication of carafes of 10 fluid ounces and 20 fluid ounces is retained so that imperial measures can continue to be used.
He does not know the cost of obtaining new carafes, and posting extra notices.
The question is whether the quantity within a carafe is a vulnerable point and whether the price charged is a vulnerable point.
We have taken action to prescribe quantities for wine sold in carafes.
It would be difficult to relate the range of minimum sizes for carafes to the range of bottles.
