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| Co-op own-brand champagne better than Moët, says Which? | Co-op own-brand champagne better than Moët, says Which? |
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| Co-op’s own-brand champagne is as good as Mumm Cordon Rouge and better than Moët & Chandon, according to tests by Which? naming it as the best value deal for Christmas bubbly. | Co-op’s own-brand champagne is as good as Mumm Cordon Rouge and better than Moët & Chandon, according to tests by Which? naming it as the best value deal for Christmas bubbly. |
| The Co-op Les Pionniers NV champagne sells for £19, almost half the price of a bottle of Moët, but scored joint top with Mumm Cordon Rouge in blind tests by Which? experts. | The Co-op Les Pionniers NV champagne sells for £19, almost half the price of a bottle of Moët, but scored joint top with Mumm Cordon Rouge in blind tests by Which? experts. |
| Bargain hunters should steer clear of Spar’s “bland” £17.50 bottle of Marquis Belrive, however. It scored lowest in the tests, undertaken by a panel of masters of wine. | Bargain hunters should steer clear of Spar’s “bland” £17.50 bottle of Marquis Belrive, however. It scored lowest in the tests, undertaken by a panel of masters of wine. |
| The cheapest supermarket champagne for 2018 is sold by Lidl and Aldi, which both have bottles priced at £12. Which? said that in its tests Lidl’s Comte de Senneval Brut and Aldi’s Veuve Monsigny were “commendable but did not make it into the top flight”. | The cheapest supermarket champagne for 2018 is sold by Lidl and Aldi, which both have bottles priced at £12. Which? said that in its tests Lidl’s Comte de Senneval Brut and Aldi’s Veuve Monsigny were “commendable but did not make it into the top flight”. |
| The Co-op’s champagne scored 78% in the tests, replacing last year’s winner from Waitrose at the top of the table. The wine experts described it as “elegant and well-balanced”, commending its flavour as intense and reminiscent of honeycomb and nectarines. | The Co-op’s champagne scored 78% in the tests, replacing last year’s winner from Waitrose at the top of the table. The wine experts described it as “elegant and well-balanced”, commending its flavour as intense and reminiscent of honeycomb and nectarines. |
| The Les Pionniers champagne is made for Co-op by Piper Heidseick – which normally sells for £30 upwards in UK supermarkets. Co-op said that after winning the accolade it expects sales to soar by 300%. | The Les Pionniers champagne is made for Co-op by Piper Heidseick – which normally sells for £30 upwards in UK supermarkets. Co-op said that after winning the accolade it expects sales to soar by 300%. |
| Harry Rose, editor of Which? magazine, said: “We’re delighted to be raising a glass this Christmas to an excellent best-buy champagne for less than £20, proving that you don’t have to pay through the nose for delicious fizz.” | Harry Rose, editor of Which? magazine, said: “We’re delighted to be raising a glass this Christmas to an excellent best-buy champagne for less than £20, proving that you don’t have to pay through the nose for delicious fizz.” |
| The Imperial Brut from Moët & Chandon, the best selling champagne brand in the world, scored relatively high overall, but the was found to be slightly “less sophisticated” than the Co-op bottle. Most of the panel thought the Moët was a “nice, buttery champagne”, but one found it “dull and earthy”. | The Imperial Brut from Moët & Chandon, the best selling champagne brand in the world, scored relatively high overall, but the was found to be slightly “less sophisticated” than the Co-op bottle. Most of the panel thought the Moët was a “nice, buttery champagne”, but one found it “dull and earthy”. |
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| However the biggest supermarket Christmas drinks battle is likely to be over prosecco, with deals starting from little more than £5. Which? will release its scorings for sparkling wine next week, but there are already signs that Britain may have passed peak prosecco. | However the biggest supermarket Christmas drinks battle is likely to be over prosecco, with deals starting from little more than £5. Which? will release its scorings for sparkling wine next week, but there are already signs that Britain may have passed peak prosecco. |
| The British drank 34.4m gallons of sparkling wine last year, but the growth in sales of prosecco has slowed markedly, with drinkers switching to £10 bottles of Crémant de Loire as a cheap alternative to champagne. | The British drank 34.4m gallons of sparkling wine last year, but the growth in sales of prosecco has slowed markedly, with drinkers switching to £10 bottles of Crémant de Loire as a cheap alternative to champagne. |
| The fall in sterling has also handed a Brexit bonus to English sparkling wines, with many considered to match premium French champagnes in quality but are now priced the same or less. | The fall in sterling has also handed a Brexit bonus to English sparkling wines, with many considered to match premium French champagnes in quality but are now priced the same or less. |
| English winemakers enjoyed a bumper harvest after this year’s long hot summer, with grape yields soaring, and the promise of a great vintage to come. | English winemakers enjoyed a bumper harvest after this year’s long hot summer, with grape yields soaring, and the promise of a great vintage to come. |
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