Breadcrumbs ![9 Top Bottles Of Fizz For Christmas Day](https://media.sheerluxe.com/zudxZfzoc_gSPY0wgiJmGnOC30Q=/800x0/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fsheerluxe.com%2Fsites%2Fsheerluxe%2Ffiles%2Farticles%2F2018%2F12%2Fbest-fizz.jpg) [Food](/life/food) / 14 December 2018 # 9 Top Bottles Of Fizz For Christmas Day Christmas is all about celebrating with your nearest and dearest, and nothing says celebration quite like champagne. Here Gridiron sommelier Lucy Ward (formerly of Noble Rot) offers her five golden rules for buying fizz at Christmas, alongside nine top suggestions. Cheers! [ Save To My Favourites ](/user/login?destination=/markdownify/node/18206) 1\. Always buy magnums… It’s more fun, it makes you look fancy and it's better for the environment. 2\. Surprise guests with something a bit different and buy British… Don't tell them and see what reactions you get. 3\. Try and think about food pairing when you're buying champagne... The combination of 80s amuse-bouches (think salmon mousse and vol au vents) served with some Bollinger will leave your aunts and uncles feeling incredibly nostalgic. Always have rosé champagne on Christmas morning – it goes perfectly with smoked salmon and scrambled eggs. 4\. If you’re sticking to one type of fizz, get to know your chosen bottle before you purchase… Go out and by six different bottles for yourself and test them out before the big day. 5\. When it comes to Christmas Eve, think about doing a cocktail... My suggestion? One sugar cube, a dash of Angostura bitters and 15ml of brandy, topped up with your chosen champagne. ### LUCY'S TOP CHAMPAGNE PICKS: **LAHERTE FRERE, 'ULTRATRADTION', CHAMPAGNE NV, £29** An amazingly priced, classy champagne from a small grower. **ERIC RODEZ, 'ZERO DOSAGE' GRAND CRU, CHAMPAGNE NV, £61.96** This champagne has no added sugar, which gives it an exquisite acidity. Absolutely delicious. **BOLLINGER, SPECIAL CUVEE BRUT, NV, £42** It's a classic – don’t knock it. An ode to Absolutely Fabulous. ![Champagne Laherte Frères Ultradition Brut NV from The Whisky Exchange](https://media.sheerluxe.com/Vfg7gMBlVNTjCjMildsm0-bCCDc=/600x0/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fsheerluxe.com%2Fsites%2Fsheerluxe%2Ffiles%2Farticles%2F2018%2F12%2Flaherte-frere-ultratradtion-champagne-nv.jpg) [#### Champagne Laherte Frères Ultradition Brut NV](https://www.thewinesociety.com/shop/productdetail.aspx?section=pd&pd=CH2111&pl=ZCH) ##### The Whisky Exchange, £29 [ Flag this item ](/user/login?destination=/markdownify/node/18206 "Add product to my favourites") ![Eric Rodez Dosage Zero Grand Cru Champagne from The Whisky Exchange](https://media.sheerluxe.com/c3JqRRN8cjIHlVRuh56v0jv3bi0=/600x0/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fsheerluxe.com%2Fsites%2Fsheerluxe%2Ffiles%2Farticles%2F2018%2F12%2Feric-rodez-zero-dosage-grand-cru-champagne-nv.jpg) [#### Eric Rodez Dosage Zero Grand Cru Champagne](https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/46812/eric-rodez-dosage-zero-grand-cru-champagne) ##### The Whisky Exchange, £61.95 [ Flag this item ](/user/login?destination=/markdownify/node/18206 "Add product to my favourites") ![Bollinger Special Cuvée Brut NV from Waitrose](https://media.sheerluxe.com/B2GUTpJzbKawAHhC4_WRwNmRjEY=/600x0/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fsheerluxe.com%2Fsites%2Fsheerluxe%2Ffiles%2Farticles%2F2018%2F12%2Fbollinger-special-cuvee-brut-nv.jpg) [#### Bollinger Special Cuvée Brut NV](https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=3691&awinaffid=69421&clickref=&p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waitrosecellar.com%2Fbollinger-special-cuvee-brut-nv) ##### Waitrose, £42 [ Flag this item ](/user/login?destination=/markdownify/node/18206 "Add product to my favourites") ### LUCY'S TOP CREMENT PICKS: **DOMAINE J. LAURENS, CRÉMANT DE LIMOUX, 'LES GRAIMENOUS', 2016, £13.99** From the south of France, it's got all the complexity of champagne at a third of the price. **DOMAINE BRETON, VOUVRAY METHODE TRADITIONELLE BRUT 'LA DILETTANTE', 2014, £21** A biodynamic sparkling chenin blanc from the Loire Valley, this is a great one to serve with cheese. **FRANCOIS MIKULSKI, CREMANT DE BOURGOGNE, 2015, £16** A fresh, clean sparkling wine from Burgundy, with the added bonus of an obscure grape variety called aligoté. ![Crémant de Limoux 'Les Graimenous Brut' 2016 from Roberson Wine](https://media.sheerluxe.com/qbs6o2qCorEq49uV2FUAkiJ9oxs=/600x0/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fsheerluxe.com%2Fsites%2Fsheerluxe%2Ffiles%2Farticles%2F2018%2F12%2Fdomaine-j.jpg) [#### Crémant de Limoux 'Les Graimenous Brut' 2016](https://www.robersonwine.com/buy-wines/cremant-de-limoux-les-graimenous-brut-2016-j-laurens-75-04ACLD16/) ##### Roberson Wine, £13.99 [ Flag this item ](/user/login?destination=/markdownify/node/18206 "Add product to my favourites") ![Vouvray Methode Traditionelle Brut 'La Dilettante', Domaine from Ellis Wharton Wines](https://media.sheerluxe.com/FRC_3zZN0hrNa1t8NV4DfJajYjk=/600x0/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fsheerluxe.com%2Fsites%2Fsheerluxe%2Ffiles%2Farticles%2F2018%2F12%2Fdomaine-breton-vouvray-methode-traditionelle-brut-la-dilettante-2014.jpg) [#### Vouvray Methode Traditionelle Brut 'La Dilettante', Domaine ](https://www.ewwines.co.uk/vouvray-methode-traditionelle-brut-la-dilettante-domaine-breton.html) ##### Ellis Wharton Wines, £21 [ Flag this item ](/user/login?destination=/markdownify/node/18206 "Add product to my favourites") ![Crémant de Bourgogne 2015 from Francois Mikulski](https://media.sheerluxe.com/n7GavB_BTlC4raJbpngPki0ibpQ=/600x0/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fsheerluxe.com%2Fsites%2Fsheerluxe%2Ffiles%2Farticles%2F2018%2F12%2Fnew-bottle.jpg) [#### Crémant de Bourgogne 2015](http://www.domainemikulski.fr/en/wines/cremant-de-bourgogne/) ##### Francois Mikulski, £16 [ Flag this item ](/user/login?destination=/markdownify/node/18206 "Add product to my favourites") ### LUCY'S TOP ALTERNATIVE PICKS: **BLACK CHALK 'WILD ROSE' ENGLISH SPARKLING 2015, £40** A rosé from Hampshire. English sparkling wine doesn't get better than this. **RAVENTOS I BLANC, BLANC DE BLANCS, 2015, £12** Keeping traditions strong, this sparkling wine is only made from indigenous grape varieties from Catalonia. **MALIBRAN, PROSECCO COL FONDO 'SOTTORIVA NV, £21.99** This one’s made traditionally, so it's a little cloudy. It has an amazing price tag and is the most interesting prosecco out there. ![Wild Rose 2015 from Black Chalk](https://media.sheerluxe.com/IWfxXPkmDUEXzPNufc7C6Sjv81g=/600x0/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fsheerluxe.com%2Fsites%2Fsheerluxe%2Ffiles%2Farticles%2F2018%2F12%2Fblack-chalk-wild-rose-english-sparkling-2015.jpg) [#### Wild Rose 2015](https://www.blackchalkwine.co.uk/product-page/black-chalk-wild-rose) ##### Black Chalk, £40 [ Flag this item ](/user/login?destination=/markdownify/node/18206 "Add product to my favourites") ![Sottoriva Prosecco from Malibràn](https://media.sheerluxe.com/I0KRSs-S8vh8hA_F0SGqvyrg0uQ=/600x0/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fsheerluxe.com%2Fsites%2Fsheerluxe%2Ffiles%2Farticles%2F2018%2F12%2Fmalibranproseccocolfondosottorivanv.jpg) [#### Sottoriva Prosecco](https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=3539&awinaffid=69421&clickref=&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.selfridges.com%2FGB%2Fen%2Fcat%2Fmalibran-malibran-sottoriva-prosecco-750ml_414-2001029-MALIBRAN03%2F) ##### Malibràn, £21.99 [ Flag 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