NICE - French Sauvignon Blanc | White Wine in a Can | Quality Dry & Crisp | Vegan & Recyclable | 12 x 250ml | 11.5% ABV

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It’s safe to say that no other drink has the potential to captivate an audience as wine does. This means that no matter the number on the price tag, your favorite bottle of wine is a priceless investment. As travel has been restricted during the majority of this year, we’ve taken the opportunity to explore the world through wine. We traveled through Europe, stopping in Spain, Greece, Austria, France, and, most notably, Italy. In fact, three of our top 10 wines this year are from Sicily, a region that impressed us more than any other this year.

This well-priced and well-structured Pinot Noir is easily up to international standards, and a product of Sharpham’s brand new, state-of-the-art winery, where it spent eight months ageing in French oak barrels. It makes for delicious drinking now, but will also improve with age.If you can assess the colour in the bottle, then clear, bright, jewel tones are ideal for summer sipping. Meatier reds such as Merlot, Cab Sav, Syrah and older vintages generally have a deeper garnet colour with orangey ageing, and are best for cosying up with later in the year. Vintage wines, whereby the wine is made only from grapes of a single year’s harvest then often aged to perfection by the winemaker, cost more than non-vintage wine. Mixing vintages to create a non-vintage means that winemakers can usually produce a cheaper and more uniformly consistent flavour by balancing out any irregularities. If you find a non-vintage you enjoy, it will largely taste the same when you buy it year to year.

Use your imagination when you’re buying wine for someone who’s willing to think — and drink — beyond Cabernet Sauvignon (the most widely planted wine grape in the world) and Chardonnay (the most popular wine in the U.S.). Go for something unexpected, like a harder-to-find Barolo and Brunello from Italy, or a Spanish Tempranillo-based blend. Pour 30 to 60 ml (one to two ounces) of wine into a glass to taste it before serving. Swirl the wine in the glass, holding the stem, to expose it to a larger surface area. Smell the wine as you swirl it to release the flavors and varied aromas. A higher quality wine will offer different aromas the more it’s swirled.

As in previous years, the wines below have been tasted and reviewed by VinePair’s tasting panel, which compiled an initial list of our favorite wines of 2022, then pared it down to the final ranking based on quality, value, and availability in the U.S. The list represents the fruit of multiple rounds of sampling, and showcases 50 of the finest bottles to buy right now. The aging step comes next and it’s here where creativity and flavor profiles really come into play. Wines can be aged for anything from a few months to several years. Some white wines are ready to be bottled after only a few months, while most dry red wines benefit from being left up to two years. Wine can also be aged in new oak, used barrels, or stainless steel, in American oak barrels or in French oak barrels, or in charred barrels, like those used when aging Bourbon. The different types of wine Cabernet Sauvignon: This year also brought us dueling styles of Chablis, more than a handful of Pinot Grigios that’ll truly blow you away, and three dessert wines that’ll have you skipping your final course and pouring yourself a snifter.

All wines on this list have been tasted and reviewed by VinePair’s tasting panel. We compiled an exhaustive list of our favorite wines this year, then whittled it down to 50 based on quality, value, and availability in the U.S.Chardonnay is the most popular wine varietal in North America and is characterized by its medium to full body and its buttery mouthfeel. It combines crisp flavors like apple and pear with citrus aromas and hints of vanilla. Malbec: Wines range from light to full-bodied. Cabernet sauvignon tends to be at the upper limit, with a higher ABV. However, if you prefer something a little lighter, opt for the likes of pinot noir, which tend to be lighter-bodied and lower in strength. How should I serve red wine?