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There are 30% more wine experts in Scotland than the national average, yet almost one in ten people in Edinburgh believe that small canisters of gas are added to turn still wine into sparkling.

Almost one in three Glaswegians think that a sommelier rears female pigs.

London has the highest number of regular wine drinkers (70%).

Although 8% thought that sodium crystals were added to wine to make a sparkle.

Glaswegians are the least confident when choosing wine. 55% said they felt unconfident about making the right selection.

The North of England has the most wine experts, even though 16% of people in Leeds think that a sommelier is a French perfumer and 15% of people in Newcastle think that sodium crystals are added to wine to make it sparkle.

Despite having the second highest number of regular wine drinkers (69%), one in five people in Bristol believe rose is made by mixing red and white wine.

An optimistic 17% of people in Liverpool fee super confident about choosing wine – in contrast with the 25% who think rose wine is a mixture of red and white wines.

Cardiff has the lowest number of wine drinker with 64% preferring beer. This may explain why 1 in 10 think that fizzy water makes sparkling wine sparkle.