Champagne and Sparkling Wine
Whether it is for a particular occasion of just to treat yourself, Champagne and Sparkling wine offer that something special at any time. Use the table below to make massive savings on Vintage and Non Vintage champagne, sparkling wine both by the case and on individual bottles.
Also we have provided some further information of the history of champagne and how to identify a good champagne from a great one.
Champagne and Sparkling Wine Deals
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Majestic Champagne & Sparkling - SAVE UP TO 50%. Majestic is one of the biggest sellers of Champagne in the UK this allows them to offer outstanding savings on big name Champagnes and sparkling wine. |
Up to 50% |
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Waitrose Wine Direct Champagne & Sparkling - SAVE UP TO 50%. Waitrose has a good range of Champagne and Sparkling wine much of which you can find savings of up to 50%. |
Up to 50% |
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Naked Wines Voucher - SAVE £50. You can save £50 off orders over £94.99 on your own selection of chamagne or wine from Naked Wines when you use our wine voucher code TOP10W50. Naked Wines have a 100% satisfaction guarantee and will refund you in full if you don't like any of the wine. Next day & named day delivery available. |
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Oddbins Champagne & Sparkling - SAVE UP TO 20%. Oddbins has one of the best ranges of Champagne and sparkling wine available. Many bottles and cases have 20% off or more. |
Up to 20% |
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Laithwaites Sparkling deals - SAVE 20%. Laithwaites have a range of sparkling wines and Champagne, many of which have up to 20% off which can be found in their web deals page. They also currently have a Christmas offer of 6 for 5 on Bollinger Special Cuvee and Laithwaites Premier Cru which can be found under Special Offers>6-for-5 Champagne page. |
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Vintage Roots Champagne & Sparkling - SAVE £20. Vintage Roots, organic wine specialists, have teamed up with Top 10 Wine Clubs to give you a special deal with £20 OFF your first order, just use code TOPV to claim your discount and select from their range of top quality organic champagne and sparkling wines. |
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Sparkling Direct Champagne & Sparkling - Massive savings across the whole range. A fantastic selection of Champagne and other sparkling wine, case discounts and free next day delivery. |
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Virgin Wine Champagne & Sparkling - SAVE £40 - is a new innovative wine plan where you pay a regular sum into your "account". Virgin Wines then pay you quarterly interest just like a bank but with much higher returns. Use your £40 wine interest to buy wine, champagne, sparkling or whatever you like. |
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Laithwaites Sparkling - SAVE £25. Browse the Laithwaites superb range of sparkling and use voucher code TOP10 to receive £25 off your order when you spend over £69.99. |
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Tesco Wine Champagne & Sparkling - SAVE UP TO 50%. Good savings on champagne & sparkling. |
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Winehound Champagne & Sparkling - SAVE UP TO 40%. Winehound is a boutique wine specialist with some of the best savings on champagne and sparkling in the market. Free delivery. |
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What is the difference between Champagne & Sparkling Wine?
Champagne can only be made from grapes grown in the 33,000 hectares of vineyard within the defined appellation (region). All other sparkling wines are just that - sparkling wines. They can also have their own specific names such as Cava (Spain), Prosecco (Italy).
Most Champagne is a blend of the three main grape varieties planted in the region it is exclusively named after – Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay. The five main production regions in Champagne are all strongly associated with one of these: the Montagne de Reims and Côte des Bar with Pinot Noir; Chardonnay in the Côte des Blancs and Côte de Sézanne and in the frost-prone Vallée de la Marne – the hardier Pinot Meunier.
For the major houses, this blend of grape varieties is soured from a range of different terroirs across the appellation, which stretches more than 90 miles from north to south.
How is Champagne made?
Champagne can only be made from grapes grown in the 33,000 hectares of vineyard within the defined appellation. Once picked, the grapes are pressed and the juice undergoes a first fermentation, usually in giant stainless-steel tanks (although it can be done in oak casks, too). The resulting base wines are then blended together. At this stage, the product is a thin, rather acid, table wine. Not something you would really choose to drink.
To produce the second fermentation – which puts the dissolved carbon dioxide into the wine to produce the fizz – a mixture of yeast, yeast nutrients and sugar (called liqueur d’expédition) is added and this liquid is bottled under a crown cap. Once the second fermentation is complete, the bottles are transferred to pallets for remuage, a process in which the bottles are slowly turned and shaken to loosen the now dead yeast cells, which gradually collect in the neck of the inverted bottle.
The bottles are then topped up with Champagne and the liqueur d’expédition added – the amount of sugar this contains will depend on the style or sweetness of Champagne required – and the cork is rammed in.
