On Wine; When Champagne Is What You Want, But You’d Rather Pay Less Crémant is the answer. These sparkling wines are made via the same method as Champagne, but not in the same region and ...

Crack open the Crémant! It's seen as champagne's inferior cousin but as Waitrose sales rise by half, our expert reveals which of the sparkling wines have real fizz ...

What Crémant lacks in widespread recognition, it more than makes up for in value and food-friendliness. The 2017 Dirler-Cadé Brut Nature Crémant d'Alsace, for example, is brisk and briny, with ...

In fact, from true French champagne to equally delicious sparklers from the likes of South Africa, Spain, and even the USA, there are plenty of bottles of the sparkling stuff that you can enjoy ...

He also notes that Champagne is not the best wine for cocktails, due to its high price and complex flavor. As a non-expert wine lover, I have an almost formulaic process for buying a bottle of bubbly.

To fizz or not to fizz, that is this New Year’s Eve question. Well if you are planning on fizzing, take a look at Crémant, which is a much more legitimate Champagne ‘alternative’ than ...