Champagne is always an option, but many prefer the slightly sweeter taste of Prosecco, which also has the advantage of offering more bang for your buck - most bottles cost less than a tenner.
If you are looking to celebrate Christmas with a bit of Italian sparkle, here are our reviews of some of the best - and worst - supermarket Proseccos on offer for Christmas 2024.
This is a real crowdpleaser of a Prosecco, likely to meet with the approval of both those who lean to the dry or sweet end of the spectrum -as it sits slap bang in the middle.
It has a lovely light straw colour, tiny bubbles and is a real bargain, costing little more than the average bottle of supermarket white.
4/5
We were looking forward to this after trying Tesco's excellent non-rose version but were left disappointed.
Initially it’s pleasant enough but there's a bitter aftertaste that's more chemical than the ripe red berry taste we were hoping for. The relatively strong flavour means it’s not even particularly good for a cocktail.
This was the bottle we found most difficult to finish. We struggled through though.
1/5
This bottle is at the drier end of the scale, so is one likely to appeal more to champagne drinkers.
It doesn't have a huge amount of taste but what it does have is very pleasant - green fruits and a delicious hint of pineapple cubes.
This is one that would be perfect in a refreshing Aperol Spritz during the summer months. ⅘
As the most expensive Prosecco in our taste test (although it is currently reduced to a more wallet-friendly £8.99) we expected a lot from this fizz.
They currently have a festive edition featuring an adorable robin on the label, but that sweetness is also evident in the bottle's contents, which made us feel at risk of diabetes.
Where this shines is as part of a buck's fizz, the addition of orange juice making a boozy treat with added Vitamin C. That's healthy, right? 2/5
This Prosecco is light in both taste and colour. It's very easy to drink but has little in the way of character.
Verging on bland, it's the perfect choice for those who want to raise a glass of fizz but don't really like the taste of wine.
A wee dash of flavoured gin liquor livened it up for us - namely Edinburgh Gin's scrumptious plum and vanilla concoction. 3/5
This could convert even the most Prosecco-sceptic Champagne snob to the Italian cause.
It has the perfect balance of acidity and sweetness making it quite ridiculously easy to quaff. We thought the bottle must have a hole in the bottle, given how quickly we polished it off and loved its dry biscuity taste.
We'd not recommend adding anything to this - it's perfect by itself. 5/5
Find out more about this prosecco here.
This wins the award for the best looking Prosecco - coming in a luxurious-looking crystalline-shaped bottle with a minimalist round label.
It’s a classy drink too, with sneeze-inducingly fine bubbles leading to a grownup taste of grapefruit with hints of vanilla.
This is another that’s best to drink without embellishment. 4/5
The ‘basic’ M&S Italian Prosecco is the very definition of ‘fine’, being medium in sweetness, acidity and fizz.
It’s difficult to see how anybody would take against it, but it’s equally unlikely to inspire any passion.
Add a sugar cube, a dash of cognac and a strip of orange peel and it’s the perfect base for the Prosecco version of a Champagne Cocktail. ⅗
Currently on offer for £7.65, down from £11.50, the branding of this makes it look more like an alcopop rather than a sparkling wine.
The flavour follows suit, making it a good choice for those with a sweet tooth, with heavy notes of peach and large bubbles akin to a glass of Irn Bru.
Sky-high acidity makes you want to reach for the toothbrush once you’ve finished a glass. 2/5
