Founders of Vinca Organic Canned Wines; Jack, Zak and Charlie, are on a mission to bring exceptional organic canned wines to anyone, anywhere. It all started with a trip to Sicily way back when Jack was 18 years old and a chance meeting with a winery who put him up for the night. At the time, he was working for a small independent wine merchant back in the UK on the weekends and hadn’t yet been to a vineyard. Ever since that trip he knew he wanted to work with wine in whatever way he could.
Jack spent 10 years working in the London wine trade, from running prestigious fine wine shops to buying bulk wine for supermarkets. He loved it, but travelling the world seeing first hand the impact of climate change on the people who grow the grapes began to take its toll. He watched containers of empty glass bottles getting shipped around the world to be filled and sent back to the UK. He watched tens of thousands of small plastic bottles get filled knowing they would all end up in landfill. He knew there must be an alternative way of serving delicious, organic wine at events and in the travel sector in a more sustainable way. Something had to change.
Lockdown happened and Jack found myself talking at length in the evenings with his friends Zak and Charlie about creating Vinca Canned Wines. He knew that cans deserved better, he wanted it to be organic, and he knew he wanted to go back to where it all started… Sicily. After tasting countless wines, they finally found a winery and a winemaker producing exceptional quality organic wines. They visited the winery, became good pals over a few long lunches and decided to do it. Fast forward a few years and Vinca is now stocked in over 100 retail shops, onboard flights, at football stadiums, exported to over 10 countries and has received plenty of awards and medals.And they are just getting started. If you want to become part of the Vinca family, they’re looking for new retailer partners through Alvio.
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Vinca’s award-winning organic wine is so good you’ll be wondering why you’ve never had it from a can before. Don't want to open a whole bottle? Their cans are 187ml so perfect on those nights when you just want one glass! Vinca is grown under the Sicilian sun, made by wine lovers, and canned with the planet in mind.
Organic White Wine
Vinca’s vegan and organic white wine is made from carefully selected organic Catarratto - a grape synonymous with Sicilian white wine. The grapes are lightly pressed to retain all the crisp, tropical, and citrus fruit notes.
Organic Red Wine
The Vinca red wine is a blend carefully curated by founder Jack and their winemaker in Sicily. They use 80% Nero d’Avola, a wonderfully juicy red grape, and top it up with 20% Frappato to bring a little dried strawberry and pomegranate to the finish. It's proper Friday night pizza wine.
Organic Pale Rosé
The organic pale Rosé from Vinca is made from 100% Syrah grapes - from a selection of vineyards that show off the west coast Sicilian terroir. Careful pressing allows the delicate red fruits to shine and allows the Syrah to bring a slight spice to the finish. A lovely Provence-style Rosé from the coast of Sicily.
