As Christmas and New Year's Eve celebrations draw closer, the supermarkets are filled with bottles of champagne.

It is a staple on most festive dinner tables, and it's always nice to invest in a special bottle, to toast and share with your loved ones.

But if you haven't got the time to browse various shop shelves, we've selected the best bottles on the market.

Our wine columnist Jane Clare tried champagnes from supermarkets such as Tesco, Asda, Morrisons and more.

Find the perfect one for your Christmas lunch, a special breakfast or a merry tipple.

Best buy
Tesco finest* Premier Cru Champagne NV, Tesco £19

This wine shone out and I was entranced by its aromas - so many of them! The grapes come exclusively from Premier Cru vineyards and the winemaker has used them to deliver notes of butterscotch, toasted pineapple, squished ripe apples and a suggestion of custard creams. It’s not an easy-pouring party fizz but a special festive fizz; perhaps one to greet Christmas Day guests.

Verdict: Lovely aroma, butter, vanilla
Fizz Factor: 5/5

Special buy

Marquis de Belrive Champagne Brut Reserve, SPAR, £16

Delicious. It is complex, with vanilla, toasty brioche and baked apples. There were sweet undertones with caramel, and bear with me, when I say Twiglets; but yes those savoury notes were tucked away. Share with somebody you love in a quiet festive moment.

Verdict: A favourite. Sultry, sexy

Fizz Factor: 5/5

Champagne Veuve Monsigny Aldi, £10.99

A delightful champagne which can often be seen at the top of consumer taste test charts. It is a crisp fizz, with citrus notes leading from the front, together with red apples, vanilla, brioche and apple crumble. It’s a good value fizz for a celebration and would make a lovely glass to welcome in the New Year.

Verdict: Fruity apples and plenty of fizz

Fizz Factor: 4/5

Sainsbury’s Winemaker’s Selection Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne NV, Sainsbury's, £16 down from £20 until January 1

A blanc de blancs champagne is made purely from the chardonnay grape, so you’re going to get a good burst of apples; and I did. This wine has aromas of ripe red apples - and baked crusty apples too, as if cooked down in a tarte tatin. There was vanilla, a touch of caramel and a creamy note in the mouth. Share with friends.

Verdict: Tastes like creme brulee

Fizz Factor: 4/5

Waitrose Blanc de Noirs Brut NV Champagne, Waitrose, £21.99

A blanc de noirs is from the black grapes pinot noir and pinot meunier. This Waitrose version is all pinot noir. It is light and very refined, with a subtle floral note, red apples and vanilla and persistent bubbles. This year it was the best value sparkling wine under £25 in the International Wine Challenge awards.

Verdict: Light, very dry, like it.

Fizz Factor: 3/5

Les Pionniers NV, The Co-op, £16.99

Les Pionniers is the Co-op’s own-brand champagne, named after the pioneers of the co-operative movement and made for them by top champagne producer Piper Heidsieck. It has aromas of pears and apples and a creamy nuttiness with a lively refreshing acidity. It makes a regular appearance in my household at times of celebration!

Verdict: Appley, very nice

Fizz Factor: 3/5

Extra Special Louis Bernard Champagne Premier Cru NV, Asda, £19

The wine is giddy in the glass with big exuberant bubbles; then pretty floral aromas are the first to reach you followed by subtle notes of vanilla, brioche, pears and red apples. The long-lasting flavours in the mouth weren’t as over the top as the giddiness of the bubbles; the impression was much more restrained but still very tasty.

Verdict: A light champagne

Fizz Factor: 3/5

Louis Vertay Brut NV, Marks & Spencer, £17 down from £34 until January 1

At full price, this is the most expensive of the champagnes in the blind-tasting, though I’d be disappointed if I paid top dollar. Its fruity notes edged towards the tropical, as I sensed papaya and lychee, and running alongside was a dryer note of gooseberry. A light champagne, soft and subtle and one which would match to a seafood starter as you begin your Christmas lunch.

Fizz Factor: 2/5

Verdict: Unmemorable but not unlikeable

Champagne Comte De Senneval, Lidl, £10.99

Why, hello world, say the bubbles in this fizz from Lidl. There’s a steady stream of them coming out to play when you pop the cork and pour. On the nose it is pretty understated compared to some of the other champagnes in our blind-tasting but there is baked apples and pears and a touch of biscuit. It’s a party time fizz.

Fizz Factor: 2/5

Verdict: Very bubbly, fun fizz

Morrisons The Best Brut Champagne, Morrisons, £17, down from £19 until January 2

This is a champers which is highly drinkable and a good choice for people who don’t want their champagnes to be a tastebud challenge - but still want a glass of festive champers!! Stewed apples and lemony citrus were my takeaway notes, with a happy fizz.

Verdict: A bit like dried apple chips

Fizz Factor: 2/5