Under £20

SPECIALLY SELECTED CRéMANT DU JURA 2018

ALDI, £8.49

An elegant sip with a hint of apples, it’s a jolly nice festive fizz staple created from chardonnay nnay grapes. gra RATING:

ADRIEN CHOPIN BRUT CHAMPAGNE NV

£18, MORRISONS

This champagne won this year’s Which? Champagne Test and is worth every drop of praise it receives. It has a nice elongated bubble and a vibrant nose, ripe with apples, apple crumble, vanilla and red fruits. RATING:

CHAPEL DOWN SPARKLING BACCHUS BRUT

RRP £17, WAITROSE, MAJESTIC

This English sparkling wine is very much about fruit, orchards, hedgerows and crisp refreshing sensations. If you want lighter celebrations then it’s an ideal wine for you. There’s a third off the RRP at t Waitrose in December. RATING:

CRéMANT DE BOURGOGNE BRUT

£10, MARKS & SPENCER

A crémant made in the same way as champagne. I enjoyed its soft structure and long finish. This also won the Great Value Sparkling between £12 and £20 at the International Wine Challenge. RATING:

FINEST PROSECCO

£8, TESCO

I never tire of sipping this prosecco, which was the winner in my festive prosecco category last year. And in my Christmas blind-tasting this year it happily shared flirts ts o of fun and fizz and fruit, making its £8 a happy price. RATING:

GRAHAM BECK BRUT

£16.99 OR £11.99 IN A BUY SIX DEAL AT MAJESTIC

This sparkling wine from South Africa has turned heads before. It was served at Barack Obama’s election celebrations. Chardonnay and pinot noir combine to make this champagne-style p g fizz a light delight t of apples apple and vanilla. RATING: :

CHAMPAGNE COMTE DE SENNEVAL 2014 £19.99, LIDL

THIS is a vintage champagne. Producers only make a vintage champagne when the growing conditions have been just right. Its aromas are heady, with ripe, ripe apples, a buttery biscuit base, citrus and a hint of caramel. RATING:

MAISON DE LA ROUGERIE CRéMANT DE BORDEAUX BLANC BRUT

£8.75, ICELAND

Crémant from Iceland? Don’t go asking if it sent shivers down my spine. The wine has a lemony nose, with pears and ripe apples. I perceived a bitterness and the palate wasn’t as fruity as the nose. RATING:

PROSECCO VALDOBBIADENE DOCG

£10.50, SPAR

Another old favourite, which once again teased my tastebuds with its spritely pear, apple and lemon notes. DOCG on a prosecco label, and the words Valdobbiadene indicate a prosecco p that is a step above in quality quality. RATING:

MARQUES DEL NORTE CAVA BRUT

£7.25, ASDA

This cava has a nose of burnt sugar, caramelised apples, vanilla, biscuit, and slices of fresh green and red apples. Quite dry, but mouthwatering. Nudged out Lidl’s Arestel l Cava Bru Brut (£5.29) from this list t as it had more complexity. RATING:

LAURENT-PERRIER LA CUVéE CHAMPAGNE

£44.99, OR £26.99 IN A BUY SIX DEAL AT MAJESTIC

This champagne can hold its head high in any company. The flavour is grown up, summery and meadowhay fresh, finished with a refined flourish of bubbles. This crisp, elegant nt champag champagne would be a welcome me addition to any party.

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LES PIONNIERS VINTAGE CHAMPAGNE 2012 75CL

£25, WAS £27, UNTIL JANUARY 1, CO-OP A riot of apple flavours, from newly-sliced crisp green ones, to the caramelised sweetness on the inside of an apple pie. Made by y top p champagne house Piper Heidsieck fo for the Co-op. RATING: :

FILIPA PATO 3B BRUT NATURE

£23, ONLINE AT PECKHAM CELLARS

I enjoyed this so much. It’s a Portuguese sparkling wine, made in the same way as champagne and it was a delight. It’s dry, giving green apples, honeysuckle, lemon, and elderflowers. It was very fizzy and a real pleasure plea to sip. RATING: :

THE SOCIETY’S EXHIBITION ENGLISH SPARKLING WINE

£23, THE WINE SOCIETY

One of England’s top producers, Ridgeview Estate, makes this English sparkling wine for The Wine Society. A blind tasting revealed a hint of gree green and red apples, crisp acidity and a tou touch of caramel. RATING:

MONFAUCON ESTATE PéTILLANT, CRéMANT DE BORDEAUX

£25, FEEL GOOD GRAPES, WINEBUYERS.COM

A soft, fruity nose, not over impactful. Some apples, some pear, followed by a woosh of acidity and soft green fruits and stone fruit. This wine is definitely y coy y in sharing its aromas but then en surpri surprises with its flavour.

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