Pick out your perfect prosecco

Morrisons The Best Prosecco Spumante (£6, down from £8, until December 16)

Morrisons’ wine tickles the tastebuds with citrus, apple and pear, but the flavours disappear quite quickly.

“Not very exciting” and “a bit bland” said two of the tasters. This wine doesn’t bowl you over but is pleasant enough. I thought it had a memory of cider – but that would be the apples for you.

Tasting elves say: A party where flavour doesn’t count

Waitrose San Leo Prosecco Brut (£7.29 from £10.99 until January 1)

Pear and lychee deliver a fruity hug in this glass of fizz, but beyond that the tasting elves weren’t impressed. The tropical fruit was a positive note, but for me those fruit notes, even though they were lovely, didn’t last very long.

The lychee aromas might be a good choice for some Chinese or Thai nibbles as a party starter.

Tasting elves say: Citrussy fizz disappears quite quickly

Prosecco Asolo Brut DOCG (£7 until January 2, Asda)

Those tell-tale prosecco signs of pear, apple and a flirtation of tropical fruit are pleasing in this wine, but not pleasing enough for my elves to give it higher marks than they did.

It was “middle of the road” said one, and “inoffensive” said another. I wasn’t overwhelmed by the flavours, but on the other hand, it was a very easy-drinking wine, great for a chat with girlie pals.

Tasting elves say: Subtle peach undertones

Prosecco Superiore DOCG (Aldi, £7.99)

When you see DOCG on an Italian wine label, it indicates the wine is of superior quality. There were a handful of

DOCG wines in our test, and this finished the lowest of them all. It was certainly the liveliest in my glass on the bubble factor. Other than that it was “bland” according to one elf, and seconded by another who said “unforgettable”. It was easier to drink than some.

Tasting elves say: Lovely persistent bubbles

Co-op Irresistible Prosecco (£8)

Oh my, this blind-tasting world is so interesting! The Co-op’s prosecco has won a couple of awards but it failed to impress my elf tasters. (For the second year on the trot it has finished bottom of our prosecco fizz festive taste test). A very fair comment from one of my tasters is “good nose loaded with green apple and sweet pear” which mirrored what I thought. However, the taste is unimpressive.

Tasting elves say: Fruity aroma but bland