I've made a recent discovery

[Comfreyfan]

Cava for me please especially if it's Cordon Negro, but I'm also very happy with Prosecco - or Champagne if someone else is paying

[bobleponge]

Nope TK, not them but a similar sort of thing. And indeed lovely as a kir, very scrummy. Bugging me now, but it will come to me.

[Brengirl]

I'll drink anything me, so long as it's got a label on!

I like cava, champagne and prosecco...OH tells me if he ever wins the lottery he is only going to drink fizz every day! lol

Enjoy

[pigletwillie]

There is lots of discounted supermarket champers about this year, most of it is poor quality. A good prosseco will cost less and taste much better.

Just remember, Tax and duty of a bottle of wine is around �2.20 per bottle, factor in the cost of the bottle, profit and the like and you see just how much the wine actually costs.

If you spend the average �4.00 a bottle your wine actually costs 30p, so if you buy an �8 bottle you get �4.30's worth of wine. Thats why most cheap wine is drinkeable but not nec very good or even good value.

[Glutton4...]

I was never a fan of champagne until I heard the trick of putting a shot of elderflower cordial in it. So much fruitier that way, and much more to my taste....

Now that's worth a try Ollie - I hadn't even thought of it!

I love Elderflower Cordial, I even put some in a G&T - Yummy! Got to be better than blimmin Orange juice with it anyway

[Rhona]

I love Prosecco. Try it with white peach juice for a Bellini in summer too.

Another alternative to Champagne is Cloudy Bay Pelorus (not a lot cheaper but tastes lovely). It's a Marlborough region New Zealand one.

I do like a sparkly drink! We bought some hibiscus flowers in syrup that you place in the bottom of the glass, and the flower opens as you drink - looks and tastes really nice as an aperitif-type drink.

[Comfreyfan]

We're fond of sparkling Shiraz, especially at Christmas time. Like fizzy ribena for grown ups!

[Jeanied]

In the good ol U s of A they used to sell a sparkling red methode champenoise (I think it was a burgundy style something or other) called Cold Duck. It used to be currency near the airbases in Suffolk.

[OllieMartin]

Shampagne?

I love what you've done there! Only works in text though.

Now that's worth a try Ollie - I hadn't even thought of it!

I love Elderflower Cordial, I even put some in a G&T - Yummy! Got to be better than blimmin Orange juice with it anyway

The other trick I know like that is putting ribena in a particularly boring red wine. And before any purists tell me I don't know what I'm talking about (which is technically correct) I got that idea off Oz Clarke

[HeyWayne]

Anyone ever tried Black Velvet (Guinness & Champers)?

[basketcase]

How about you?

Champagne, Prosecco, Cava, Asti, Other?

Yes please...

[HotStuff]

Anyone ever tried Black Velvet (Guinness & Champers)?

Yes, had it at a wedding reception many years back. Hated it, total waste of 2 decent drinks.

Cava, such as Freixenet is good for making Bucks Fizz, Prosecco is a nice light drink for a summery afternoon, Champagne is best drunk in bed

[maytreefrannie]

Prosecco anytime, all the way - the best.

[Glutton4...]

... Champagne is best drunk in bed

Yer - so am I LOL!

[scarey55]

There's some fizzy stuff over here that sells for about a euro a bottle I think, but I cant remember the name of it. Its quite sweet but as I have a sweet tooth I like it. A lot.
Any of the Frenchies know what I'm talking about? (On this particular subject at least)

Is it this Bob? P�tillant de Listel Scareys Mum always has it when she's here, it is a bit more than a euro a bottle but not too much more. It is sweet and not too alcoholic - I don't really like it