On a lark I grabbed a can of Ginger Beard Man, a product of DC’s own Supreme Core Cider, at Total Wine (while I’m not usually fond of hard cider, if having this site isn’t an excuse to try new… Continue Reading
It was a Saturday before the pandemic began. I was at Total Wine picking up a handful of bottles of inexpensive red blends for mid-week guilt-free imbibing. After I added my fourth Columbia Crest to my cart, a friendly employee… Continue Reading
It’s October, and if you’re not drinking pumpkin flavored beer you’re missing out. Especially if you’re not drinking ‘Spooky’ from Blue Mountain Brewery. I’ve learned that I love or loathe pumpkin beers. Some are loaded with fall flavors — pumpkin… Continue Reading
I don’t even know where we got this bottle. I was looking through our cupboard, pushing past the Witching Hour (can’t beat it for $6!) and Josh (one of the best-selling of the pandemic!), looking for a white, when I… Continue Reading
Eight years. Almost eight long years have passed since we were last active on these pages. Call it a pent up supply of content or call it corona-boredom. Whatever it is, it’s good to be back. Needless to say, lots… Continue Reading
As noted eight years ago by my colleague, the name of our site – “Wines In A Can†– was ripped from a 2009 episode of ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ where the gang is drinking wine out of Coke… Continue Reading
Since yesterday was Independence Day, I figured I’d raise a glass in solidarity with the South Africans, who too escaped the tyrannical grasp of those bloddy redcoats, albeit much more recently. As with most Thrift Thursdays, both me and the… Continue Reading
It’s Opening Day 2012 and – more importantly – Thrifty Thursday. This week’s pick is Trader Joe’s 2010 Velvet Moon Cabernet Sauvignon, priced at a wallet-friendly $5.99. Unfortunately, Loco Wino is “out of pocket,” as they say, so tonight’s review… Continue Reading
There are few things more glorious than delicious cheese. Cheese on a grill, however, is one of those things. Last night our monthly regional wine dinner with my cousins was Argentinian themed. Â We cooked flank steak, corn, grilled provolone, and… Continue Reading
For our premier posting of Thrifty Thursday, we chose Cupcake Red Velvet California Red Wine. This wine should readily available at most outlets for under $10; I picked mine up at Harris Teeter for $9.99. However, it appears that our… Continue Reading