WINE in a can is the perfect summer tipple to take to the beach or on a picnic.
But which supermarket version is the best value?
Rosie Taylor tested wine in a can ahead of summer[/caption]
We’ve tested the wine cans offered by major supermarkets against the leading brand Most Wanted, to find out which is the best value for money.
Here are how wine cans from Asda, Sainsbury’s, Aldi, Waitrose and M&S compared.
We scored them out of ten for taste and out of ten for value for money, taking into account size and alcohol content.
Here’s how they scored out of a total of 20 points:
Most Wanted Pinot Grigio Fizz
- £2.65 for 200ml (11% ABV)
Most Wanted is a premium brand – but it wasn’t the most expensive in our test[/caption]
The Most Wanted wine in a can was gently bubbly and had a light, fruity taste.
Although a premium brand, this was actually not the most expensive wine can we tried – working out at £1.33 per 100ml.
It’s a great wine to take on a day out.
- Taste: 9/10
- Value: 7/10
- Total: 16/20
Asda Pica Pica Sauvignon Blanc & Pinot Grigio Rose
- £2.48 for 250ml (11% ABV)
Asda’s wine were not a hit among our testers[/caption]
Asda’s Pica Pica wine cans were very harsh and made our testers wince.
Both the wine and the rose versions had a chemical smell and tasted like medicine.
Although a bargain price, at just 99p per 100ml, you would be better off spending slightly more on another brand.
- Taste: 3/10
- Value: 8/10
- Total: 11/20
Sainsbury’s Pinot Pinot Pinot Grigio Fizz & Pinot Grigio Pink Fizz
- £2.60 for 200ml (11% ABV)
Sainsbury’s versions were a close copy of the Most Wanted brand[/caption]
The Sainsbury’s Pinot Pinot wine can range was fizzy with a light fruity taste that was pretty similar to the Most Wanted brand.
But the rose version had hardly any colour when it was poured out of the can.
At £1.30 per 100ml, these were one of the cheapest wine can versions we tried and were a close copy of the brand.
- Taste: 6/10
- Value: 8/10
- Total: 14/20
WINNER – Aldi Costellore PG Fizz Pinot Grigio Fizz & Pinot Grigio Blush Fizz
- £6.99 for 75cl (11.5% ABV)
Aldi was crowned the winner in our test[/caption]
Working out at just 95p per 100ml, this was the cheapest wine we tested – and it was surprisingly nice.
Aldi’s wine in a can was gently fizzy, with a slightly dry, fruity taste.
It was very light and easy to drink, making it a perfect picnic tipple.
We preferred the white version to the blush, which had a harsher alcohol taste.
- Taste: 8/10
- Value: 9/10
- Total: 17/20
Waitrose Italia Pinot Grigio Rose Can
- £3.65 for 250ml (12.5% ABV)
Waitrose’s wine can version was flat without any fizz[/caption]
This was the only wine in a can we tried which was flat, without any fizz.
It was relatively light and easy to drink but had a background harsh chemical taste which became stronger as it got warm.
This was a larger can than most of the others we tried and also had the highest alcohol content, at 12.5 per cent ABV.
But this was reflected in the £1.46 per 100ml cost.
- Taste: 7/10
- Value: 8/10
- Total: 15/20
M&S Bramble Hill Sparkling White & Sparkling Rose
- £5 for 200ml (11% ABV)
The wine at M&S had lots of light bubbles and were easy to drink[/caption]
These M&S English wines were the fanciest cans we tried.
Both were fizzing with lots of light bubbles and were easy to drink.
The white was more fruity and lighter than the rose, which had a harsher taste to it.
But at £5 for a small 200ml can, these worked out at £2.50 per 100ml – more than twice as expensive as the Aldi version.
- Taste: 7/10
- Value: 4/10
- Total: 11/20
How to save money on your supermarket shop
THERE are plenty of ways to save on your grocery shop.
You can look out for yellow or red stickers on products, which show when they’ve been reduced.
If the food is fresh, you’ll have to eat it quickly or freeze it for another time.
Making a list should also save you money, as you’ll be less likely to make any rash purchases when you get to the supermarket.
Going own brand can be one easy way to save hundreds of pounds a year on your food bills too.
This means ditching “finest” or “luxury” products and instead going for “own” or value” type of lines.
Plenty of supermarkets run wonky veg and fruit schemes where you can get cheap prices if they’re misshapen or imperfect.
For example, Lidl runs its Waste Not scheme, offering boxes of 5kg of fruit and vegetables for just £1.50.
If you’re on a low income and a parent, you may be able to get up to £442 a year in Healthy Start vouchers to use at the supermarket too.
Plus, many councils offer supermarket vouchers as part of the Household Support Fund.
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