Find the best Prosecco for your Christmas party

Mineral, zest and salinity lend real finesse. Persistent mousse and an attractive bitter note on the finish.

A full, fleshy example with good ripeness and freshness and an exotic hint of pineapple. Completed with a very long and zesty finish

Fresh tangerine and bitter lemon fruit on the nose, firm acidity on the palate lending a zesty quality.

Open on the nose with a rush of ripe apple, pear drops and lemon sherbet. A plump, generously frothy mouthfeel is rounded off with a long green apple finish. It has a complex range of primary characters along with an impressively persistent finish, which elevates this above a lot of its peers. A refined option if looking for an aperitif with broad appeal.

Notes of straw, dried flowers and aromatic herbs. Gentle mousse with delicate, crisp grapefruit nuance.

Well-judged sweetness on the palate is complemented by zesty lemon fruit, along with further savoury notes of hazelnut and straw.

A great food-friendly wine, produced organically in a drier brut style. It has delicate floral aromas with white peach, crisp apple and pear. On the palate it’s full of fine bubbles with a sherbet and pear drop-like taste, nicely balanced by racy acidity. A great aperitif for your celebrations.

A fuller-bodied style, toasty on the nose with luscious pear and good vibrancy on the palate.

The DOCG of Cartizze is at the top of the Prosecco quality pyramid. Although this wine has 23 grams per litre of residual sugar, it has the intensity of fruit and enough appley acidity to balance. There is a lovely, subtle steely minerality in the background which adds an extra layer of interest. A food-friendly wine; try matching the sweetness with juicy barbecued king prawns.

Aldi's methuselahs (six litres) and jeroboams (three litres) of Giotti Prosecco may catch your eye, but this standard-sized bottle of Valdobbiadene Superiore DOCG is much better value thanks to its higher classification (and higher altitude) hillside vineyards. Ripe orchard fruit and floral peachy tones are joined by enough refreshing acidity to balance the wine.

Pale, apple green colour in the glass. Crunchy apple and a lick of sweetness to taste, plus a refreshing seam of zesty lemon citrus character. Easy drinking.

A great 'everyday' Prosecco (if there's such a thing...), with a steely pear and apple character, well balanced and light. There is a touch of sweetness coming through from the 13.5 grams per litre of residual sugar.

More intense than Spar's Extra Dry Prosecco DOC, this is also a touch richer in the mouth. It has the same 15g/l of residual sugar, but with flavours of baked apple, pear and a hint of orange zest, followed by some subtle sweet spice and honeyed richness.

This pale, frothy, floral fizz is one of the best inexpensive supermarket own-label Proseccos around. It is succulent, fresh and fruity on the palate, and is the perfect easy-drinking bottle to pop during the Christmas party season.

Prosecco has a confusing arrangement where Extra Dry is sweeter than Brut, but drier than Dry. So this sits in the middle of the spectrum, and has plenty of pear and apple character, with a noticeable sweetness that is somewhat counteracted by acidity and fizz. It's basic, but it's got a fresh taste and is easy to drink.

In the wine world it has been demonstrated time and again that organic grapes can produce superior wines. This Prosecco is proof that it needn't be expensive either, with its juicy pear, nectarine and apple flavours with a touch of nuttiness in the background. It may be too sweet for some, and I certainly couldn't drink more than a couple of glasses at a time, but it has plenty of vibrancy and makes for a fun, good quality aperitif. Part of Aldi's core range.