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Wetherspoon is to stop selling all European wines because of Brexit.

The pub chain's owner, Tim Martin, from Exeter, has delivered on his promise to sell more drinks from the UK and outside the EU as Britain prepares to go break away in March.

It means lovers of French, Italian and German wines will have to drink elsewhere to enjoy their favourite tipple, The Mirror reports.

The Brexit vote has burst the bubble for all European wines and fizz previously stocked across the chain’s 900 pubs, replaced by bottles from the USA, Australia, Chile, New Zealand and Argentina.

A third of EU beers from the draught selection have been culled with Germany’s Erdinger, Denmark’s Tuborg and the Czech Republic’s Staropramen shown the door.

Bolla Pinot Grigio and Freixenet, both from Italy, Faustino VII Rioja made in Spain have been culled.

They have been replaced by Australian brand Hardys and American Coldwater Creek who have four wines each, along with Villa Maria, made in New Zealand, Casillero del Diablo produced in Chile and Trivento Malbec, made in Argentina.

The wines and beers join a list of EU booze barred from the chain - last year Wetherspoons stopped stocking Moet champagne and Italian prosecco.

They have been replaced by sparkling wines from Australia and England.

Mr Martin also stopped stocking Jagermeister from Germany last year, which was replaced by an English version called Strika - with the ‘Jagerbombs’ dubbed ‘Brexit Bombs’ by customers.

But Mr Martin has not yet been able to bar all European beers, with some, including Belgian favourite Stella Artois remaining widely available.

Multi-millionaire founder Mr Martin, 63, a fierce critic of the EU, distributed 500,000 beer mats calling for the UK to quit before the 2016 vote.

He believes the UK will flourish with or without an EU trade deal after the country leaves.

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A Wetherspoon spokesman said: “Whether people agree or disagree with Tim’s views, this shows he is a man of his words.

"This is just the start and over the next two years there will be more drinks available from across the world.”