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- Daily Mail
The best sparkling wines for summer sipping: How to get champagne taste on a prosecco budget - including a new £12 winner at Aldi
Champagne taste on a Prosecco budget? Look to France 's crémant regions – Loire, Alsace, Limoux and more – for traditional-method sparkle without the splurge. Over in Spain, Cava is also well worth exploring - once overlooked, it's seriously upped its game in recent years, with some excellent bottles on shelves from just £8. Further afield, sparkling wines from , Australia and Argentina can offer character, freshness and brilliant value.
Times
23-05-2025
- Business
- Times
The six best wines to buy at Morrisons this summer — for under £13
The Morrisons range is a little more miss than hit but one strength is its The Best range, which unearths classic wines and offers them at excellent prices. France and South Africa are well represented and there is always a good showing of port and sherry. The Best Crémant de Limoux France (12.5%) £12.25This blend of mostly chardonnay from the Languedoc leans towards the appley end of the spectrum. Crisp and dry, it has a creamy texture. 2023 The Best Chianti Superiore Italy (13%) £9.50A decent chianti, made for Morrisons by Piccini, with plenty of red cherry, an intriguing herbaceous kick and a bright, juicy mouthfeel. 2024 Torres Viña Sol Rosado Spain (11%) £7.50This light rosé has notes of raspberry and an
Times
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
Six of the best crémants, the other French fizz
S ummer party season will soon be upon us and for sheer mood-lifting exuberance nothing comes close to a glass of bubbles. Of course, if your budget allows you can indulge your guests in a some elegant champagne. But to be honest, at a drinks party when it's all smiles, the wine isn't the focus and there are plenty of alternatives that won't require a second mortgage. Personally, although I enjoy prosecco it can be too sweet. Cava, which is made in the same way as champagne with a secondary fermentation in the bottle, albeit with different grape varieties, can be very good but unfairly some of your guests may recoil when they see the label. A better choice is France's other fizz, crémant, a dry
