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Best canned wine for when you fancy just the one drink
Your guide to the best canned wine
No plastic cups? No bottle opener? No glass allowed? No problem. We don’t doubt that some wine connoisseurs would say canned wine compromises on quality, but now there's a lot of high-quality canned wine on the market, and the convenient cans are a lot more environmentally friendly. And while we also appreciate that canned wine isn’t necessarily intended to be whipped out at the extravagant dinner party you’ve been planning for the past six months, when it comes to al fresco fun, picnics, BBQs, and for when you only fancy just the one drink, they’re ideal. With that in mind, here’s our round-up of the best canned wines around, from sparkling whites to refreshing rosé.
Calling all 19 Crimes fans! You’ll be delighted to know the brand is now also selling a convenient, picnic-ready canned wine. The new 19 Crimes Chard is described as being 'full-bodied with ripe stone fruit flavours balanced with high acidity, toasty oak, honey and hints of spice.’ And the Rosé is a refreshing ‘dry style rosé with sweet spice.’ Both start from £2.50 and are available to buy at most major supermarkets, Amazon and the 19 Crimes website.
Just in time for peak picnic season, Asda have launched a brand new, affordable canned wine range. The range comprises eight different varieties, including a Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio rosé, a sparkling white and a sparkling rosé, which all cost £2.50. They’ve also launched a £2 easy-drinking wine cocktail called Pica Pica Cassis & Sparkling Wine Spritz and a Pica Pica Elderflower & Mint Wine Spritz. We know where we’ll be stopping by to stock up for our next park sunbathing session.
When it comes to canned wine, the Banks Brothers - Tommy and James who run Michelin-starred restaurants The Black Swan and Roots in Yorkshire - have come a very long way in a very short amount of time with their superb premium offering. After launching just two canned wines in summer 2021, they recently released four new French wines, including a light, crisp rosé. For £37, you can try their full range of limited-edition French wines. We're sold.
Boasting a wide variety of styles, this vegan-friendly brand has created the perfect offering for summer picnics and parties. Choose from a Grenache Rosé, Grüner Veltliner or St Laurent, or better yet opt for their tasting selection for the full flight of five very different cans of vino.
As well as their organic sparkling wine, the Sipful range features orange mimosas, blood orange mimosas and peach bellinis. That’s brunch sorted. Buy four cans from £14.95.
If you’re not sure if it’s a red, white or rosé kind of night, you need to try When in Rome’s new eco-friendly canned wine mixed selection gift box containing three of their best sellers - The Greco, Rosato and Merlot.
First introduced in 2021, the sparkling Canvino range includes a refreshing medium-dry Italian Rosé and crisp, dry Bianco. Prices start at £3 for a single can, while you can get your hands on an assorted 12-pack from £32. They're also offering a magnum pack for £24.99 which comes with a selection of four Rose and four Bianco cans.
When you don’t fancy cracking open a bottle of Mirabeau mid-week, these chilled cans of dry rosé are the perfect alternative. At 250ml, they’re also ideal for sharing.
Available to buy at Waitrose and other smaller stockists, the IGO rosé is a light, fruity treat with notes of raspberry and pink grapefruit. At the higher end of the market, a can costs £4.99.
The Bristol-based brand sell a unique English Rosé Spritzer made with a sprinkling of raspberry shrub and Glastonbury spring water. If you're a fan, you'll also be pleased to know they’re currently crowdfunding to help make three new English canned wines.
Available to buy at Laithwaites, this crisp and dry Italian rose has gentle bubbles and is easy drinking at 10.5% ABV. Buy four cans for £8.99.
Canned Babe wine finally made its way to the UK in the summer of 2020, which was perfect timing for pandemic picnics. As well as being sold through their website, Babe Rosé and Babe Sparkling White is available to buy at Sainsbury’s for £2.15 a can.
Zoe Shenton is the Site Director at Cosmopolitan UK. As well as looking after the day-to-day running of the website, she oversees video, e-commerce and social for the brand. Starting out in teen magazines (RIP, Bliss), Zoe has worked in the media industry for almost 15 years and has a background in entertainment journalism, having interviewed the likes of Harry Styles and Taylor Swift. She also spent three and a half years living in Los Angeles where she covered red carpets and discovered all the best spots serving bottomless mimosas. Find her on LinkedIn.
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