For those aiming to put a bit of fizz into festive and New Year celebrations, champagne might seem like a bit of an expensive treat. But there's a decent range of cheaper French fizzes on offer this year at budget supermarkets like Aldi and Lidl.
For well-known "posh" brands of champagne you're looking at spending anything from £30 upwards for a 75cl bottle. But most supermarkets now offer their own-brand versions at a much cheaper price than that - with Aldi and Lidl weighing in with the cheapest this year.
Only wines made in the Champagne region of France are allowed to call themselves "champagne". So you know you're getting the real deal if a bottle bears that name on the neck or label.
