Get your New Year's Eve popping with our drinks expert's top picks!

<p>Our fabulous wine expert is back with all things fizz! What&rsquo;s New Year&rsquo;s Eve without popping a bottle or two..or three, to get the party started? There is something for everyone in this festive roundup, so whether you&rsquo;re looking of something alcoholic or non-alcoholic, Helen has all bases covered!</p><p>‘We&rsquo;ve got all fizzies here, we&rsquo;ve got Cremants and Cavas, we&rsquo;ve got Astis and even some non-alcoholic options as well.&rsquo;</p><p>Read on to discover Helen's faves...</p><p> </p><h2>Fillipo Sansovino Prosecco</h2><h2>Price: on rollback From £7 to £6</h2><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="filipo_sansovino_prosecco__square" class="ci-image ci-square" src="https://ui3.assets-asda.com/dm/filipo_sansovino_prosecco__square_GL?scl=1"></p><p> </p><p><strong>The verdict:</strong> “Reassuringly frothy bubbles. On the palate, it&rsquo;s got lovely pear fruits. <a href="https://groceries.asda.com/product/all-wine/fillipo-sansovino-prosecco/910000552786" target="_blank">The perfect party starter</a>!”</p><p> </p><h2>Extra Special Prosecco</h2><h2>Price: On rollback from £8 to £7</h2><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="es_prosecco__square" class="ci-image ci-original" src="https://ui3.assets-asda.com/dm/es_prosecco__square_GL?scl=1"></p><p> </p><p><strong>The verdict:</strong> “The taste is really <a href="https://groceries.asda.com/product/all-wine/asda-extra-special-prosecco-asolo-brut-docg/1000016763593" target="_blank">fresh, floral and light</a> and it is just such a joy to drink this one.”</p><p> </p><h2>Casa Luis Cava</h2><h2>Price: £5.75</h2><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="casa_luis_cava_brut__square" class="ci-image ci-original" src="https://ui3.assets-asda.com/dm/casa_luis_cava_brut__square_GL?scl=1"></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p><strong>The verdict:</strong> “Now, what&rsquo;s very different about <a href="https://groceries.asda.com/product/cava/casa-luis-cava-brut/910001813629" target="_blank">Cava</a> compared to Prosecco is it&rsquo;s made in a different way and that gives it a completely different style, both the aromas and the flavours. Lots of lovely lemon fruit. It&rsquo;s really fresh. Once the smoked salmon comes out, then reach for the Cava!”</p><p> </p><h2>Mas Miralda Cava</h2><h2>Price: on rollback from £9 to £7</h2><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="es_mas_miralda_cava__square" class="ci-image ci-square" src="https://ui3.assets-asda.com/dm/es_mas_miralda_cava__square_GL?scl=1"></p><p> </p><p><strong>The verdict:</strong> “The aromas and the flavours are slightly richer in style, but still with that<a href="https://groceries.asda.com/product/cava/asda-extra-special-mas-miralda-cava-brut/1000027725511" target="_blank"> lovely freshness.</a>”</p><p> </p><h2>Crémant De Loire</h2><h2>Price: on rollback from £9 to £8</h2><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="cremant_de_loire__square" class="ci-image ci-square" src="https://ui3.assets-asda.com/dm/cremant_de_loire__square_GL?scl=1"></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p><strong>The verdict:</strong> “<a href="https://groceries.asda.com/product/sparkling-wine/asda-extra-special-cremant-de-loire-brut/1000107088227" target="_blank">Crémant </a>is the word that&rsquo;s used to describe sparkling wine that&rsquo;s made in the same way as Champagne but from regions in France other than Champagne. You get a real kind of lovely lifted aroma on this one. It&rsquo;s back to that lovely lemon biscuit character.”</p><p> </p><h2>Henri Cachet Champagne</h2><h2>Price: on rollback from £13.50 to £9.97</h2><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="henri_cachet_champagne_brut__square" class="ci-image ci-square" src="https://ui3.assets-asda.com/dm/henri_cachet_champagne_brut__square_GL?scl=1"></p><p> </p><p><strong>The verdict:</strong> “<a href="https://groceries.asda.com/product/champagne/henri-cachet-champagne-brut/910001818804" target="_blank">This is the real deal.</a> This is also from Champagne, but it is a staggering £13.50! It&rsquo;s got more red fruits on it, this one. I think that is great, great value and definitely going on my Christmas list!”</p><p> </p><h2>Extra Special Premier Cru</h2><h2>Price: on rollback from £21 to £17</h2><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="es_champagne_premier_cru__square" class="ci-image ci-square" src="https://ui3.assets-asda.com/dm/es_champagne_premier_cru__square_GL?scl=1"></p><p> </p><p><strong>The verdict:</strong> “On the nose, absolutely gorgeous. Really, really <a href="https://groceries.asda.com/product/champagne/asda-extra-special-premier-cru-champagne-brut/910001138756" target="_blank">lovely soft lemon fruits.</a>”</p><p> </p><h2>Champagne Tattinger</h2><h2>Price: On rollback from £48 to £42</h2><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="taittinger_brut_vintage__square" class="ci-image ci-square" src="https://ui3.assets-asda.com/dm/taittinger_brut_vintage__square_GL?scl=1"></p><p> </p><p><strong>The verdict: </strong>“This is from one of the most famous houses in the region, <a href="https://groceries.asda.com/product/champagne/taittinger-brut-vintage/910001289045" target="_blank">Champagne Tattinger</a>. It&rsquo;s really, really lovely on the nose. There is some fantastic fruit on there, it&rsquo;s so powerful and the flavour goes go on and on and on!</p><p> </p><h2>Extra Special Asti</h2><h2>Price: on rollback from £7 to £6</h2><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="es_asti__square" class="ci-image ci-square" src="https://ui3.assets-asda.com/dm/es_asti__square_GL?scl=1"></p><p> </p><p><strong>The verdict:</strong> “It&rsquo;s so fresh and <a href="https://groceries.asda.com/product/sparkling-wine/asda-extra-special-asti-sparkling-wine/910001861097" target="_blank">really floral!</a>”</p><p> </p><h2>Martini Asti Ice</h2><h2>Price: on rollback from £9 to £7.50</h2><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="martini_asti_ice__square" class="ci-image ci-square" src="https://ui3.assets-asda.com/dm/martini_asti_ice__square_GL?scl=1"></p><p> </p><p><strong>The verdict: </strong>“This has been made to pour over ice, which I&rsquo;m sure will have some wine folk wrinkling their nose at the thought, but honestly, don&rsquo;t knock it ‘til you try it. <a href="https://groceries.asda.com/product/sparkling-wine/martini-asti-d-o-c-g-ice/1000123650118" target="_blank">I can highly recommend this one</a>.”</p><p> </p><h2>Non-Alcoholic</h2><p>Helen says: “We&rsquo;ve got some really fun and no alcohol options, because if you&rsquo;re not drinking doesn&rsquo;t mean to say you don&rsquo;t want something lovely in your glass and these deliver exactly that.”</p><h2>Freixenet 0.0% Rose</h2><h2>Price: on rollback from £5 to £4</h2><p><strong>The verdict:</strong> “This is their 0.0% alcohol-free sparkling. Red fruits and some citrus, really fresh and frothy, so obviously there&rsquo;s no alcohol but you kind of don&rsquo;t mind because there&rsquo;s so much lovely fruit in there.</p><p> </p><h2>Nosecco</h2><h2>Price: £3.50</h2><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="nosecco__square" class="ci-image ci-square" src="https://ui3.assets-asda.com/dm/nosecco__square_GL?scl=1"></p><p> </p><p><strong>The verdict:</strong> “Next up we have <a href="https://groceries.asda.com/product/no-low-alcohol-wine/nosecco-spumante-alcohol-free/1000018541297" target="_blank">Nosecco</a>, this one&rsquo;s a little more grapey in style compared with the last one. It&rsquo;s really fun, it&rsquo;s really fresh, and it means you just don&rsquo;t feel like you&rsquo;re missing out.”</p><p>Helen says: “Now, if I&rsquo;d have to pick a favourite it would have to be, well, I&rsquo;ve got two actually. The Fillipo Sansovino Prosecco, I love the bottle, I love the label but most importantly what&rsquo;s inside is absolutely delicious. The other one is the expensive one, but it is absolutely gorgeous, It&rsquo;s the Tattinger Vintage.”</p><p>Inspired to try Helen&rsquo;s festive fizz picks? Head to <a href="https://groceries.asda.com/dept/beer-wine-spirits/prosecco-champagne-sparkling-wine/289857939" target="_blank">Asda.com</a> to pick up a bottle!  </p>

Helen Mcginn's festive fizz for new year's eve

By Asda Good Living,11th December 2020

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