Cheap champers

[dave_c]

What's the best affordable champange out there that would be a decent gift preferably.....dare I say it......around �10?

[nickmo]

2 options if you insist on the champagne name - you do pay more for the name - go to makro and get their own label Veuve Pelletier - �7 a pop and excellent value - a lot of restaurants seel this as a house champagne at �25 + a go.

Much better option - get a bottle of one of the award winning British sparkling wines. They keep winning awards and beating all comers and are excellent value - just can't be called champagne as this a protected name for wines from that region. Otherwise they are often far superior.

Have a look at a local Majestic - they have selection and can advise, or see English Wine info online at: http://www.englishwineproducers.com and give it a go . . .

[sinnoc00]

Tesco's own brand champagne always seems to get great reviews - I went on a wine and champagne tasting day recently and the experts recommended it. I think it's around �10 a bottle (maybe 2 or 3 pounds over), so you might want to try it.

[Ethel]

I agree with the Tesco recommendation.

Hate Cava, which is odd because my favourite red wine is Rioja, another Spanish wine.

But my favourite sparkling wine is red - a sparkling shiraz served chilled. Usually around �8 - �10 a bottle. Special and different.

[dave_c]

nickmo, isn't makro a wholesaler?

[nickmo]

Hi dave_c - its a cash and carry but if you don't have a card for entry yourself I bet you will know someone who does and can get a bottle for you. you can enter with a card holder as a guest by the way, so you could go and check the prices for other wines etc as well.

[rhona_j]

As I understand it, for it to be labeled 'Champagne' it must have originated from the Champagne region in France, but all countries make their own version, like Brut or Cava.

I recently had the Jacobs Creek sparkling Chardonay and the Banrock Station one too, both lovely and not too pricey.

[curly chick]

Definitely get Tescos own brand Premier Crut...I think its �14 but really lovely