Thank you to Wirecutter for naming our Paper Planes Flight School cans as one of the best canned wines!
The beauty of boxed and canned wine is its convenience. Forget the fuss of storing a bottle or resealing a half-finished one. Leave them all in the cellar. The future is now, and may we all enjoy it with a can of red, white, or rosé.
The pushback against “new” ways to enjoy wine is real, but the arguments seem to be a matter of aesthetics. Cardboard box over glass bottle? A $5 price tag instead of $50? Slurping wine out of—gulp—a plastic bag? Wine doesn’t have to look good to taste good—though many of the can and box designs have a made-for-Instagram feel to them. And as long as you’re not looking for the depth of flavor you’d find in a 50-year-old bottle, the taste of these wines will suit most drinkers.
As Wirecutter staffers bounce around beaches, parks, and BBQs enjoying what’s left of the summer, these are the favorite boxed and canned wines they’re bringing with them.
Paper Planes Flight School Rosé of Pinot Noir ($30 for four cans at the time of publication)
One factor separates the drinkable wines from the excellent in my price range (as close to $20 a bottle, or under, as possible): Can it be traced to a specific farm and varietal? Or is it an anonymous blend of whatever’s left in the tanks? This rosé of pinot noir is the former, and it’s great! As it should be for a $30 bottle (split into four cans). Flight School is perfect with a side of soda and some salted almonds, as a lightweight addition to the beach cooler. I wish more makers would put high-quality wine into cans like this—and that someone would give me a trunkload of this stuff ’cause I can’t pay $30 every time!
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