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Flash in the can

CANNED wines are all the rage and – this time – look as if they’re here to stay. It must be 40 years ago that I saw my first can de vin and heard my father hoot with delight as he flipped one open and knocked it back.

Born in 1908, Pa came from another age and was most particular about what he ate and drank. Tinned, packet and frozen food, for example, were regarded

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