Canned Wine Barrels Forward: 12 Recommended Releases for 2025

Skeptics continue to discredit the viability and quality of wine in a can. Yet, canned wine brands are thriving and their makers are quick to point out that the category continues to be the fastest-growing format for wine sales in the United States. "When I reflect back on when we launched (in 2020), the progress has been immense; and I feel like the entire industry is [also] seeing it," said Sarah Hoffman, co-founder of Maker.

The numbers don't lie. During a time when wine sales are in decline, marketing firm Grand View Research reported that the global canned wine market was valued at $112.9 million in 2024 and has a projected compound annual growth rate of 11 percent over the next five years.

We recently tasted a sizable batch of canned wines in our Napa offices, and below you'll find prices and tasting notes (no scores, as we tasted non-blind) for a selection that we believe is a solid list of recommended cans from producers large and small.

When chatting with vintners, common threads emerged that unify their efforts. The first is the elusive next generation of wine drinkers. They reported that their brands are succeeding where traditional wineries are not. "We're reaching audiences that we're being told aren't purchasing wine," said Hoffman. Wine drinkers between ages 21 and 34 make up roughly 15 percent of bottled wine buyers, according to Nielsen. Yet half of Maker's online buyers fit that demographic. "The whole industry is talking about younger people, and [canned wines are] a big piece of it."

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