Saturday, November 7, 2026

Apple Wine Story

 Over the past decade....I've grown a fondness for apple-wine (apple-cider)...German-style.

So in my Hessen state....there's two primary companies that market the stuff.  You can buy it in bottles, or cans.  

When I started to get attached to the stuff...if was 99-Euro-cents per can.  That was back in 2017.  

I stood in the local grocery yesterday (end of 2026), and pricing was 1.49 Euro (per can).  Yeah, roughly a 50-percent inflation rate over 9 years.

I brought this up to the wife, and she rattled off  two-dozen products....same trend....50-percent gain since the year or two prior to Covid.

We ate out last night...local German restaurant....end-price (with tip)....68 Euro.  It would have been 50 Euro eight years ago.  

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