Battle of the bubbly! Supermarket champagne beats luxury brand to be named Which?'s best fizz Consumer group ranked bottles from Tesco, Aldi and Waitrose highly this year Read more: How to get Champagne quality at Prosecco prices By MELODY FLETCHER Published: 10:48, 16 November 2024 | Updated: 10:50, 16 November 2024 e-mail View comments If you want to treat your family to a bottle of bubbly this Christmas , you might not need to look much further than your local supermarket shelves. You might be tempted to splash out on a luxury bottle, but Which? has deemed three non-vintage champagne's from Tesco , Aldi and Waitrose better than the leading brand. The consumer group asked each of the UK's supermarket chains to nominate a non-vintage champagne costing less than £50 for its annual festive taste test.
A panel of four independent wine experts then blind-tasted the selection, scoring them to uncover the best of the bunch. The panel's highest score went to the Tesco Finest Premier Cru Brut Champagne, at 82 per cent. The bottle of bubbly costs just £25 per bottle.
It beat Moët & Chandon's Brut Imperial, which scored 77 per cent despite being almost double the price at £44 per bottle. Which asked each of the UK's supermarket chains to nominate a non-vintage champagne costing less than £50 for its annual festive taste test A panel of four independent wine experts then blind-tasted the selection, scoring them to uncover the best of the bunch. Pictured left: Tesco, and right: Wa.
