As Crémants de Loire and Bourgogne turn 50, the style’s popularity continues to bubble up. In time for the party season, we present 20 great Crémant buys, from around France

Load the drinks trolley with your best glasses and plenty of Christmas spirit, and serve up these festive tipples to make the party go with a swing

The Wine Atlas Garda £6.97 asda.com A very welcome and less sweet change from ubiquitous prosecco, and at a better price than most. With crisp apples and pear fruit, and a zippy, lemony finish, this i

We’ve used Aperol here but you could swap with another Italian aperitif like Campari or Select Aperitivo for a more bittersweet flavour. SERVES 6-8 | PREP 5 MINS | EASY 750ml prosecco350ml Aperol250ml

Our food team have been busy taste-testing festive food and drink from the supermarkets and online to find the best buys to add to your shopping list this year

1 Casillero del Diablo Zero Alcohol-Free Sparkling NV Chile (£7, Sainsbury’s) A surprisingly good dealcoholised chardonnay that’s clean, brisk and very welcome when you want (or need) to moderate. It’