CHICAGO -- In December, a panel of "product experts" from Whole Foods Market dubbed wine in a can among its top 10 food trends for 2016.
"As American wine drinkers become an increasingly young, diverse and playful bunch, winemakers are taking note," the grocer said. "Options that provide accessibility and convenience without trading quality, will continue to gain traction. Cue the aluminum can—a portable, easy-to-chill option that’s well suited for single servings and active, outdoor lifestyles. … Today’s pop-tops are the new popped-cork.”
It’s hard to say if Whole Foods was prescient or self-fulfilling ...