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Bringing beer into Thailand

Old May 31, 2022, 8:23 am
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It's called The Wine Merchant
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Old Jun 4, 2022, 11:01 am
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Originally Posted by Diplomatico
Of course it does.

A high end bottle of wine is outrageously priced in Thailand.....bringing in four bottles of your own wine without paying the exorbitant Thailand tax on wine would amount to significant cost savings over the same situation involving four bottles of beer. (eyeroll right back at you)
For the last 20 years I always bring wine and champagne with me in Thailand and Indonesia.
Usually I bring one half and one bottle, to match the custom allowance. If we travel in group we bring the total allowance.
Wine storage can be a disaster in Asia, price can be 3 time more in shop and 10 time more in restaurant, and to buy high end bottle not ready to drink, what is the point ?

At least my wine are ready to drink give me pleasure and we enjoy with friends, and I don't feel ripped off.
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Old Jun 4, 2022, 11:30 am
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this thread is about bringing beer into Thailand
so why don't you wine sippers start your own thread?
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Old Jun 4, 2022, 2:43 pm
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Originally Posted by BinSabai
this thread is about bringing beer into Thailand
so why don't you wine sippers start your own thread?
Cos they will start w(h)ining.
Sorry, couldn't resist.
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Old Jun 4, 2022, 4:35 pm
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Originally Posted by BinSabai
this thread is about bringing beer into Thailand
so why don't you wine sippers start your own thread?
I don't have OCD so it doesn't bother me.
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Old Jun 4, 2022, 9:44 pm
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Originally Posted by GGLwannabe
It's called The Wine Merchant
Well, if I buy today in Switzerland its 4200 THB for one bottle of Chateau Beychevelle 2010 bordeaux st-julien, "wine merchant" sell it 11800 THB...

(If I bought it years ago it was probably half price of today Swiss price, so for me the ratio is worst)

Most of the french bordeaux wine proposed by wine merchant, lower priced, are mostly export production with unknown label.

No miracle wine is a luxury product for the Thai custom and heavily taxed, until it change, bring your own.
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