Guest Posted May 7, 2005 Report Share Posted May 7, 2005 i was wondering, why the wine prices in thailand are so high, concerning the prices of whisky, beer, etc... will it go lower in future? who can inform me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummigut Posted May 7, 2005 Report Share Posted May 7, 2005 My best guess is no, current status quo protects certain business interests. There is no upside for them to lower tariffs. <<burp>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 If you enjoy wine ...take it into Thailand with you. 7/11 used to have some good and cheap wines...now they have gone and what is left is expensive. Big C have a good selection...will have to pay 500THB for a drinkable bottle. SEA..is expensive for booze..take as much duty free aas you can...and in my case ...try and find *diet*coke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Dog Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 Huge taxes on wine, hits the local stuff as well as import . . . . however the FTA between Aus and Thailand means shortly some good Aussie wine cheap. Occasionally bargains (for here) can be had - 500 bottles of good Aussie plonk, whch at home would be 300 baht DOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 so how much is the tax on a bottle of wine? is it per weight or per value? cognac and whisky on the other hand is pretty cheap in comparison to other countries and even to europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummigut Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 Guess it depends on where you're comparing too about whisky. JW Black is 1000 baht here. Over the border it's 750. JW Gold is 1900 or 2000 baht here. Over the border it's 1500. As for wine. Renwood is a beautiful zinfandel that I used to stock in my cellar in the US. US$35 a bottle (now probably 50, grown in reputation). Anyways I was amazed to find this here. Not Old Vines but still a good vineyard from this vintner. 4,000 baht. $100. Was interesting to see a Grgich (sp? but it's close if not spelled correctly) in a restaurant. I recognize them mostly from their excellent chardonnays, but this wasn't a chardonnay. Was a type of red. 2,000 baht. <<burp>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elef Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 GG, Grgich is correct. In Pattaya I usually buy some not so bad australian red wine 500-600 baht for 1.5 L on extra price normally in Best supermarket (North or Center Pattaya Rds intersections with 2nd Rd - 2 shops) or Big C (opposite soi 2/3) sometimes. Big C is better for whiskys and especially Chivas for sometimes as low as 795 baht for 0.75 L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Dog Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 Just back rfom Villa, some good reds at two for 600 baht, so prices coming down slowly. No idea how it is calculated. DOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stickman Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 Are you sure about this? It is my understanding, which admittedly could be wrong, that wine is one of the things NOT included in the FTA and it was something that Aussie wine producers were most upset about... Stick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumsoda Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 I'm sure I read somewhere that wine will "gradually" reduce from pre FTA rates of 40% duty, to zero by.......wait for it...2015. Bloody long time to wait for a drink !!!! I have no idea as to how the reductions will be staggered, but if my recall is correct, it will be 10 years before all duty is gone. Realistically, if for example the rate drops by 4% p.a., the only offset will be that wines from Oz will maintain their current price levels for the next 10 years, as normal inflation and price increases will "eat up" any savings. Chock dee Dumsoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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