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June 2008: has the incidence of cork taint started to decrease?
| yes, I'm finding fewer corked wines |  76.3% |
| no, the level is about the same | 19.7% |
| no, I'm finding an increase in cork taint | 4.0% |
May 2008: For average consumers (not collectors) has Parker's influence been good or bad?
| Good | 45.2% |
| Bad | 39.4% |
| Neutral | 15.4% |
March 2008: is buying Bordeaux 'en primeur' dead?
| no, it just needs a great vintage | 60.2% |
| for me It was never alive | 17.3% |
| yes, I'll never buy that way again | 15.8% |
| no, I'll be buying this year | 6.4% |
February 2008: how much of your wine do you buy on the Internet?
| about half: 40% - 60% | 22.7% |
| a lot: 70 - 80% | 20.9% |
| quite a lot: 20%, or 30% | 19.7% |
| very little - maybe 10% | 14.9% |
| almost everything: 90% or 100% | 13.1% |
| none - I only buy in shops | 8.3% |
January 2008: Is Champagne overrated?
| No, Champagne is a classic wine | 70.4% |
| Yes, all Champage is overrated | 29.6% |
November 2007: Is raising tax on all alcohol by 10% a good way to curb problem drinking?
| No, it will not work | 78.2% |
| Yes, but other action needed | 13.2% |
| No, the problem is over-stated | 6.2% |
| Yes, it is fair and effective | 1.2% |
| Yes, but exclude wine | 1.2% |
October 2007: how do you preserve leftover wine?
|
stick the cork back in | 44.7% | |
use a vacuum pump system | 30.0% | |
decant into smaller bottle | 11.6% | |
other | 7.9% | |
just cook with it | 3.0% | |
freeze it | 1.8% | |
use a gas cannister | 0.6% |
September 2007: what's the oldest wine you've ever drunk?
|
1961-1970 | 19.4% | |
pre-1900 | 16.4% | |
1951-1960 | 13.9% | |
1941-1950 | 10.9% | |
1971-1980 | 8.9% | |
1981-1990 | 8.9% | |
1921-1930 | 5.9% | |
1931-1940 | 4.4% | |
1991-2000 | 4.4% | |
1911-1920 | 3.4% | |
1900-1910 | 2.4% | |
post-2000 | 0.4% |
August 2007: do you buy bottled water in restaurants?
| Sometimes | 44.9% |
| Yes, always | 33.3% |
| No, never | 23.6% |
July 2007: do you recycle your empty wine bottles?
|
Yes, always | 90.6% | |
Yes, sometimes | 5.5% | |
No, no recycling facilities | 3.2% | |
No, too much effort | 0.7% | |
No, its a waste of time | 0% |
July 2007: how often do you drink wine at home?
| every day | 44.2% |
| several times per week | 35.7% |
| 2 or 3 times per week | 18.7% |
| about once per week | 1.4% |
| less frequently | 0% |
June 2007: which of these factors would most influence your buying decision on an 'everyday' bottle of wine?
|
brand or producer | 28.1% | |
region of origin | 20.4% | |
grape variety | 13.3% | |
critic's recommendation | 12.6% | |
special offer price | 9.8% | |
friend's recommendation | 8.4% | |
country of origin | 5.6% | |
alcohol level | 1.4% |
May 2007: is rosé's current popularity just a passing phase?
|
no, rosé deserves its place | 66.6% | |
yes, it's driven by fashion | 33.4% |
April 2007: how would you rate your own wine tasting skills?
|
good | 39.3% | |
advanced | 26.2% | |
average | 22.2% | |
below average | 7.0% | |
expert | 4.3% | |
poor | 1.0% |
March 2007: where did the last wine you drank come from?
|
France | 37.5% | |
Australia | 15.2% | |
Italy | 10.1% | |
Spain | 7.6% | |
New Zealand | 6.3% | |
South Africa | 4.4% | |
Germany | 4.4% | |
Chile | 4.4% | |
California | 3.1% | |
Other Europe | 2.5% | |
Portugal | 1.9% | |
Argentina | 1.2% | |
Other New World | 0.6% |
February 2007: friends ask you to choose, order and taste the wine in a restaurant. How do you feel?
| Relaxed | 48.2% |
| Delighted | 43.6% |
| Nervous | 7.6% |
| Horrified | 0.6% |
November 2006: have you already chosen your Christmas day wines?
| Have started to make vague plans | 42.8% |
| No, It's far too early to decide | 34.6% |
| Yes, I know exactly what I'll be pouring | 17.3% |
| I won't be pouring anything special | 3.0% |
| I don't celebrate Christmas | 2.0% |
| Depends what the relatives bring | 0% |
September 2006: which of these stands without equal in the world of wine?
|
Burgundy (red) | 21.6% | |
Champagne | 21.6% | |
all of them | 16.8% | |
none of them | 14.8% | |
Rhone Syrah (Shiraz) | 12.1% | |
Bordeaux (red) | 8.7% | |
Alsace Riesling | 4.0% |
September 2006: how often do you decant a wine before pouring?
|
seldom | 54.4% | |
often | 39.6% | |
never | 4.5% | |
always | 1.5% |
August 2006: what's your favourite beverage other than wine?
|
beer | 45.4% | |
tea | 14.1% | |
coffee | 11.1% | |
other non-alcoholic drink | 9.0% | |
whisky | 8.0% | |
armagnac | 4.0% | |
other alcoholic drink | 3.0% | |
brandy or cognac | 2.0% | |
don't have one | 1.0% | |
vodka | 1.0% | |
tequila | 1.0% | |
rum | 1.0% |
August 2006: do you own a refrigerated wine storage cabinet?
|
no | 55.0% | |
yes (I live in the UK) | 34.0% | |
yes (I live elsewhere) | 11.0% |
July 2006: what's your target price for everyday drinking?
|
£6-£8 | 46.5% | |
£4-£6 | 31.1% | |
£8 or more | 21.0% | |
£4 or less | 1.4% |
June 2006: How confident are you that you can spot a corked wine?
|
I can spot obviously corked ones | 47.3% | |
can spot a corked wine every time | 35.7% | |
I've rarely identified a corked wine | 16.4% |
I'd have no idea a wine was corked | 0.6% |
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May 2006: rose wine is apparently selling faster than ever before, but how much pink wine do you drink?
|
only 1 or 2 bottles a year | 25.0% | |
maybe 7- 12 bottles a year | 20.0% |
maybe 3 - 6 bottles a year | 16.2% |
maybe 13- 20 bottles a year | 15.0% |
none | 13.7% |
more than 21 bottles a year | 10.0% |
April 2006: which scoring system do you use when tasting wine?
|
20-point | 22.0% | |
100-point | 21.1% | |
good, very good, etc | 19.2% |
I don't score wines | 16.5% |
another system | 11.0% |
5-point | 9.2% |
3-point | 0.9% |
April 2006: should all of the ingredients used in making a wine be listed on its label, including any additives?
|
Yes | 58.3% | |
No | 41.7% |
March 2006: should French winemakers be allowed to plant whatever grapes they want, wherever they want to?
|
Yes | 59.3% | |
No | 40.7% |
February 2006: what is the main influence on what wines you buy?
|
the Internet | 28.3% | |
browsing the shelves | 20.7% | |
newspapers & magazines | 12.2% |
special offers and sales | 11.3% |
wine merchant's advice | 10.3% |
formal tastings | 9.4% |
talking to friends | 6.6% |
advertising | 0.9% |
January 2006: is Parker's influence starting to decline?
|
Yes | 58.8% | |
No | 41.2% |
December 2005: what delivery charge is fair if buying one case of wine mail order or from an Internet merchant?
|
£5.00 | 30.3% | |
£7.50 | 25.5% | |
£10.00 | 23.4% |
£12.50 | 9.5% |
zero | 9.0% |
£15.00 | 2.1% |
£20.00 | 0.0% |
November 2005: would you buy everday wines in Tetrapack?
|
No | 60.8% | |
Yes | 39.2% |
October 2005: do you make and keep notes on wines you drink?
|
yes, very often | 27.3% | |
occasionally on special wines | 26.7% | |
yes, on almost everything | 26.0% |
no, never | 20.0% |
September 2005: what is your best source of truly interesting wines?
|
independent merchant | 65.8% | |
internet merchant | 17.4% | |
direct from producer | 11.9% | |
national wine shop chain | 3.1% |
supermarket | 1.5% |
August 2005: how many bottles do you have in your cellar?
|
less than 200 | 16.7% | |
less than 100 | 14.4% | |
less than 750 | 12.7% | |
less than 300 | 10.4% |
less than 400 | 8.6% |
less than 500 | 8.6% |
less than 1000 | 8.6% |
more than 1000 | 7.5% |
less than 50 | 6.3% |
more than 2000 | 5.7% |
don't have a cellar | 0% |
July 2005: should the drink-drive limit be reduced to zero?
|
No | 75% | |
Yes | 25% |
June 2005: do you have a professional interest in wine?
|
No, just a wine lover | 55.8% | |
Yes, retailer | 13.9% | |
Yes, wholesaler | 8.0% | |
Yes, wine journalist | 6.6% |
Yes, other supply | 4.4% |
Yes, other | 4.4% |
Yes, wine marketing | 2.9% |
Yes, wine consultancy | 2.2% |
Yes, wine maker | 1.4% |
May 2005: 'terroir' - is it mainly just marketing spin?
|
No | 87.0% |
Yes | 13.0% |
April 2005: if I was given a £500 (800 Euro) voucher I would buy...
|
12 bottles x £40 fine wine | 38.7% | |
24 bottles x £20 fine wine | 30.6% | |
1 bottle Lafite 1961 | 11.5% | |
1 bottle DRC La Tache 2000 | 5.4% |
1 magnum Krug 1975 | 4.0% |
1 bottle Petrus 1986 | 4.0% |
48 bottles x £10 wine | 4.0% |
100 bottles x £5 wine | 0.6% |
1 bottle Yquem 1961 | 0.6% |
March 2005: what percentage of your net personal income goes on wine?
|
4 - 7% | 31.8% | |
8 - 11% | 23.8% | |
1 - 3% | 18.1% | |
12 - 15% | 9.0% |
21 - 25% | 5.6% |
16 - 20% | 4.5% |
31 - 40% | 3.4% |
51% plus | 2.2% |
26 - 30% | 1.1% |
40 - 50% | 0% |
February 2005: do you actively support smaller producers by buying thier wines?
|
Yes, I seek out small producers | 47.2% | |
somewhat - it is something I consider | 35.9% | |
No, I just buy good wine | 16.9% |
February 2005: how do you store the majority of your fine wines?
|
dedicated room / cellar | 28.5% | |
in professional storage | 21.7% | |
in a chiller cabinet | 17.0% |
in a dedicated cupboard | 13.6% |
in a specially constructed room | 8.8% |
no dedicated space | 8.1% |
I don't store fine wine | 2.0% |
January 2005: how often do you personally encounter a corked wine?
|
one in 50 bottles | 29.1% | |
more than one in 25 bottles | 21.5% | |
one in 25 bottle | 18.0% | |
one in 100 bottles | 11.8% |
one in 75 bottles | 6.9% |
one in 200 bottles | 5.5% |
one in 500 bottle | 4.1% |
never had one | 2.7% |
one in 1,000 bottles | 0% |
December 2004: at what age should children be encouraged to take a small glass of wine with dinner?
|
13 to 17 years | 42.4% | |
8 to 12 years | 37.9% | |
7 or under | 17.2% | |
18 or over | 2.5% |
December 2004: have you ever hidden the cost, or lied to your partner about the price you have paid for a wine?
|
yes | 56.4% | |
no | 43.6% |
November 2004: how do you keep records of your wine cellar?
|
excel/access/word | 40.9% | |
I don't keep records | 28.1% | |
a paper logbook | 17.2% | |
an online system | 9.0% | |
dedicted cellar software | 3.6% | |
I don't have a cellar | 1.0% |
November 2004: what is your biggest single purchase of the same wine?
|
1 case | 36.1% | |
2 cases | 26.3% | |
more than 4 cases | 13.4% | |
6 - 11 bottles | 9.8% | |
3 cases | 7.3% | |
2 - 5 bottles | 3.0% | |
2 bottles | 2.4% | |
1 bottle | 1.2% |
October 2004: which supermarket wine range is the most exciting?
|
Waitrose | 72.8% | |
Booths | 11.2% | |
Sainsbury's | 5.6% | |
Tesco | 4.6% | |
Safeway/Morrisons | 2.8% | |
Asda | 1.8% | |
Aldi | 1.0% |
October 2004: what is your gut feeling on wine fraud?
|
I suspect it happens occasionally | 62.5% | |
very rarely indeed or never | 18.7% | |
I suspect it happens often | 18.7% |
September 2004: What is your experience of returning faulty wine?
|
most retailers very good |
63.2.2% | | I never return wine |
10.3% | | small merchants best |
9.1% | | supermarkets best |
8.0% | | mail order / internet best |
5.7% | | most retailers very bad |
2.2% | | big wine chains best |
1.1% |
September 2004: where do you fit on the scale of wine obsession?
|
wine is a major interest | 66.9% | |
I'm obsessed with wine | 29.8% | |
wine is a minor interest | 3.2% |
August 2004: How much rose do you buy or drink?
|
less than 5% of total consumption |
46.8% | | none |
25.2% | | 5 - 10% of total consumption |
19.8% | | 10 - 20% of total consumption |
4.5% | | 20 - 30% of total consumption |
1.8% | | 30 - 50% of total consumption |
0.9% | | 50 - 80% of total consumption |
0.9% | | more than 80 % of total consumption |
0.0% |
August 2004: do you deliberately choose to holiday in wine regions?
|
often | 45.3% | |
sometimes | 28.2% | |
rarely | 26.5% |
July 2004: Have you ever refused a faulty wine in a restaurant?
|
yes | 86.9% | |
no | 31.1% |
July 2004: In a restaurant, would you prefer a wide range of half-bottles, or a wide range of wines by the glass?
|
half-bottles | 58.6% | |
by the glass | 41.4% |
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