The region began to establish a reputation for its sweet, fortified wines made from late harvest grapes that are shriveled to near raisins and then spend several months (or years) aging in oak barrels stored inside a hot tin shed that acts like an oven.

Abruptly, the vessel listed wildly to one side, brutally slamming her against the wall causing her grip on the lantern to loosen, sending tin and glass arcing through the air, a scream rising on her lips as the light shattered beside the forward stairwell, red hot sparks spewing in all directions.

"Lordy," said his mother, "I've been as a busy as a cat on a hot tin roof today!"

There was a low buzzing and the smell of hot tin.

We've got them now, three rats in a hot tin can.

After ten minutes in the oven, popping the cookies out of the hot tins is best left to adults.

Then the children watched with joy as the metal sank suddenly molten, and was shoved about against the nose of the soldering-iron, while the room was full of a scent of burnt resin and hot tin, and Morel was silent and intent for a minute.

There were none and he could still breathe, though the air tasted like hot tin and blood.

Yes, well, but from him I got sinews you could moor a boat with, reflexes like a snake on a hot tin, a terrible urge to steal things and this dreadful sensation every time I meet someone that I should be throwing a knife through his eye at ninety feet.