NV Taste the Difference Crémant de Loire, France

(£11, reduced to £9 from December 13 to January 1 and magnum, £22, Sainsbury’s) LOIRE sparkling wines tend to be drier and crisper than most proseccos – so if you like wines with more zip and crunch on the finish, this 85 per cent chenin blanc, 15 per cent chardonnay blend, from the Saumur region, is a ‘champagne-shaped’ wine for a snip of the price.