United Airlines is updating its wine selection in economy, and with this, the airline will be transitioning from bottles to cans…
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In recent years the stigma around canned wine has changed significantly, with quality wines now being available in single serving cans. I look forward to trying these out.
Aside from not being environmentally friendly, there has also been an exponential increase in cancer especially in young adults because of microplastics and its chemicals. So it's good to see more sustainable materials being used.
Great to see United modernizing their on-board wines. And I've had Maker Wine - it truly leading the way in quality canned wine.
Bravo, United!
The sparkling wine is a cheap sparkling wine with cheap grapes and not fermented long enough. The Chardonnay has added wood chips to it because they are too cheap to ferment it in wood barrels. This is Barefoot level wine. Maybe worse actually.
Now when are the going to add this for free to Econ+ like DL & AA? Econ+ is just not up to industry standard without free and disappointing AF wine options.
I'm not American, but I used to live in NYC for a number of years and am aware that sometimes, prices in a bar/restaurant can be a huge markup versus retail.
And I'm okay with it even for something like a Stella which is not anything to get excited about at all. But don't give me three-buck-Chuck like crap for $12. Make it $14 or $15, and give me something that's at least somewhat drinkable.
The previous plastic mini wines were horrible so the whole reputation angle of canned wine isn't any worse than bottom of the barrel plastic minis.
I still don't understand why they're serving Chardonnay as the white option given that so many are shifting preferences away from Chardonnay but at least they have a reasonable alternative with the rose.
Definitely a step up from today's options, realizing this isn't anything amazing.
Unfortunately this is not how the average flyer purchases in the end. United has tried more premium offerings with a larger size option and they stopped carrying it. Not sure if it was the price point or size or economics given the space they took up on carts but I don't think the economics of higher priced, higher quality wine are stronger than a cheaper, lower quality option.
"Just Enough" is an interesting name.
"Just enough... to numb my body from this terrible Recaro slimline seat."
"Just enough... to block out this guy playing Game Of Thrones on his iPad with no headphones."
"Just enough... to forget that I'm stuck back here in Economy."
We used to look down on plastic corks. Then screw-tops on 750ml bottles. Then 1/2 size in glass. Now we don’t even blink at small plastic bottles of wine. Soon the good wine makers will be selling their wines in cans too.
On what planet is this more sustainable? Aluminum requires vast amounts of energy to produce and recycle and often has a massive carbon footprint. Also, Yuhnited is still using a single-serve plastic cups to serve the wine. I understand the concerns about microplastics, but at most this is trading one environmental harm for another. Also, the jury is still out on human health impacts of sustained exposure to aluminum.
I don't know anything about Just Enough but I'm a big fan of Maker. This is actually really great. I'm weirdly excited to buy an economy wine...
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Why stop at cans. Just offer wine in a tetrapak like I’ve seen at the super markets in the states…
Definitely would rather drink at the airport bar instead of dishing out sent money for this slosh…though I suspect it will be a hit amongst Americans who will drink anything for a buzz…
All beverage cans have an inner liner made of plastic …. LDPE to be exact. Otherwise the chemicals in the beverage will react with the aluminium and oxidise resulting in a an even more vile drink than what’s already in there.
Furthermore, the idea of microplastics is highly exaggerated and so is the concept that consuming anything in a plastic container will lead to cancer. You can read countless scientific studies that debunk this myth.
The best and most environmentally friendly option actually is plastic PET bottles which are used in Europe. They are actually recyclable, have lower CO2 footprint and do through a process known as SSP which eliminates toxins from the reprocessed PET and make it food contact grade. Otherwise, PET can be down cycled for textile and garments.
There are sufficient studies and analyses that prove that cans and glass bottles are actually much more harmful to the environment and carry a greater carbon footprint. Plastic is by far the most sustainable and healthy option.
Quality wines moving to serving cans? Really? It just makes us wonder what kind of low quality wine you drink ...
As I understand it, the issue of microplastics is real but the risk is from the breakdown of plastics in the environment, not from new plastic items typically used in food handling.
For God’s sake stop with the American stereotypes. You want to see problem drinkers? Go out in any major UK city on a Friday evening. God forbid go out in Australia on a weekend to see the true depths of alcohol use disorder.
Wine Spectator says otherwise, but what would they know? More than half tested received WS ratings of very good and above. As others here noted, Maker rated highly. https://www.winespectator.com/articles/the-24-best-canned-wine-releases-of-2022