Wine tastes just as good from a can, experts claim

Canned wine is just as good as when it comes in bottles, experts have said.
Do not be snobby about drinking win e from a tin because it is just an inert vessel and does not spoil the taste, according to Masters of Wine Susie Barrie and Peter Richards.
They said that it is a 'myth' metal containers leave a tinny taste in the mouth and said drinkers can trust cans.
The canned wine industry was estimated to be worth £1billion in 2024, according to the latest figures.
In 2023, Waitrose switched from mini glass bottles to aluminium cans to halve its carbon footprint per drink.
Speaking on their Wine Blast podcast, the married couple said that purists should not turn their noses up.
They carried out a blind test and found the difference in taste was negligible.
They also spoke to other wine experts who reached the same conclusion.
Master of Wine Richard Kelley told the podcast: 'Aluminium is like glass, it's a vessel.
'There's no reason why anybody should view cans differently to buying wine in a glass.'
He described the 25cl cans as the perfect size at 'two decent glasses of wine', adding: 'It just works.'
Mr Kelley said he sometimes swigs straight from the tin or uses a straw.
He added: 'There's no reason why you shouldn't do it.'
Louisa Payne, founder of online subscription service Brixton Wine Club said only people under 45 currently drink wine from a can.
She added: 'Generally it is the younger crowd. I think that the younger generation is used to everything being in a can now.
'We drink canned water, everything comes in a tin, and I think they are so much more predisposed to trying that versus some people who would look at it and say, 'I would never drink wine in a can.'
'But they probably drink Coca-Cola, water and beer and don't think anything of it.'
Peter Richards added that cans 'if done well, should not make any appreciable difference to your wine than bottles'.
He added: 'In short, you can trust cans, there's no reason to be scared of them.
'We would definitely not agree, for example, as one wine writer recently put it, that the flavours skew tinny. That's a myth.'
He said 'it absolutely can be delicious' although this isn't guaranteed.
'Some wine purists turn up their nose at wine in a can. One sommelier is quoted as saying 'Drinking canned wine is like drinking out of a trashcan.'
'But we completely disagree. We definitely champion good canned wine, maybe with a good glass to hand.
'It makes wine more accessible, it makes wine more convenient, more fun, frankly.'

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