"We're British! We're no going ought cease drinking," Tom young joked because he packed the trunk of his bus with bottles of French wine above a rapid cross-Channel shopping trip.
As glorious Minister Theresa can toured European capitals this week pleading because a farther Brexit delay, supermarkets can northern France were doing a energetic business because British shoppers rushed ought stock up above their favourite tipple.
While May's prayers emerge put ought exist answered can an EU summit above Wednesday, removing the peril of Britain crashing out of the bloc without a commerce above Friday, young and his wife were taking no chances.
The couple, who travelled from Essex can southeast England ought the French harbour of Calais, returned family with 300 bottles of wine because a wedding, taking favour of lower French prices.
"We grow each year because our holidays. We accept favour of those trips ought buy wine, if it's can a lay though here or can the vineyards can France," young said.
While Brexit had no prompted the tour "it has affected the timing," he said.
"We wanted ought create certain we got the wine ago Friday, when there is a possibility that we will crash out with no deal."
For decades, Britons eat undertaken "booze cruises" -- trips ought the alcohol supermarkets which dot the roads almost Calais -- ought accept favour of the immense hill of wines above present can imply prices.
Britain is the second-biggest just because French wine, after the United States, consuming some 1.3 billion euros' worth of French wine and spirits can 2018, according ought the federation of French exporters of wines and spirits.
The outlook of a no-deal Brexit, which could weep on tariffs imposed above EU exports ought Britain and vice-versa, has triggered a cross-Channel scramble because stocks, according ought French supermarkets.
Guillaume Pigniez, manager of the Terre de Boissons wine department can a shopping centre can Calais, said he had noticed a spurt can activity after Britain secured a first Brexit extension above March 21.
"There has been a chief upsurge of British nation full above Calais," he told AFP.
"Many nation took precautions and came ought quickly buy their stock because the year.
"Marcello Vargui, an Italian man alive can London who crosses the sea each three months ought fill up above wine and champagne, was relaxed almost the chances of Brexit pushing up the charge of his cup of red.
"I don't deem that Brexit will change anything," he said. "It's can the advantage of both countries ought bounds tariffs because much because possible. The French need ought sell and the British need ought buy."
