Can wine in a box be classy? Eamonn and Ruth put it to the test ?

They were a dinner party staple in the 70s and 80s, but last week, Waitrose introduced a selection of premium bag-in-box wines as the supermarket predicted a huge demand for environmentally-friendly packaging.

Our Swedish neighbours like it - almost three quarters of their wine is sold like this and Amazon’s sales are up 212% from last year. But is the idea of wine in a box classy? Or trashy?

Wine expert Joe Wadsack is here with his pick of the best boxed wines.

Wine in boxes chosen by Joe

MARLBOROUGH SPRINGS SAUVIGNON BLANC, £20.99, WAITROSE

PHEASANT GULLY SEMILLON CHARDONNAY, £13, MARKS & SPENCER

OLD HANDS MONASTRELL, £25.99, LEA & SANDEMAN

COTES DU RH√îNE-VILLAGES, £13, MARKS AND SPENCER

ST. JOHN PAYS L'H√âRAULT 2016 LA COLOMBETTE, £33,

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CERASUOLO D'ABRUZZO 2016 TORRI CANTINE, £39.99