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CHAMPAGNE

Drinking champagne is often associated with the holidays, celebrating successes or birthdays and on New Year's Eve, it is almost a tradition to get out the bottles in every household in anticipation of the New Year. In some cultures, like in Italy, it is not unimaginable to serve certain types of champagne in the morning as aperitifs to start the day. Luckily for us, there are excellent alternatives of quality champagne to choose from in Hungary, so you don’t have to go far for a delicious drink.

Why do we drink champagne on New Year’s Eve?

Hungarian champagnes to choose

One of the most common Hungarian champagne brands is Törley, a winery which makes excellent champagnes to suit everyone, whether you prefer lightweight and dry, or sweeter and heavier drinks.

Hungária Winery can also contribute to celebrations with several delicious sips: at the 2019 Effervescents du Monde world competition in France, for example, Hungária Rosé Extra Dry not only won a gold medal but was also voted one of the world's top 10 campaigns. This is a huge achievement in itself, but it is also the first time that a Hungarian winery has achieved such a high level of success, as only French and Spanish competitors have made it into the elite round.

Choose Hungarian champagne to celebrate!

Champagnes from around the world

If you are looking for quality sparkling wine, it is worth looking at the great producers. Leading the way is the French Moet-Chandon, an outstanding champagne house with a history dating back to the 1700s.

Moet-Chandon

The Spanish Freixenet, also with a centuries-old history, offering great value for money and delicious dry and sweet champagnes.

Freixenet

Lovers of Italian quality can put their trust in Martini, renowned for its vermouths, their sparking wine will grace any celebration with top-quality champagne.

Martini

All champagnes

Non-alcoholic and children’s champagnes

To make sure that the little ones in our family, the drivers or the non-drinkers are not left out of the festive spirit, non-alcoholic alternatives are now available and are just as tasty.

Check out our non-alcoholic champagne selection!

The difference between sparkling wine and champagne

How should I choose champagne?

he first champagne was made in the Champagne wine region around the 1700s, but since then, demand and taste have shaped the range.

Brut

The most popular year after year is brut champagne, which refers to its sugar content. These simple dry champagnes have less than 15g of sugar, their raw counterparts have less than 3g/litre, while the extra brut label indicates a sugar content of 0-6g/litre. Extra dry is 12-20 g/litre and dry (sec) is 17-35 g/litre.

Brut champagnes

Demi-sec

Sparkling wines are classified by sugar content. The applicable dosage for demi-sec wine ranges between 33 and 50 grams per liter. These are sweeter wines.

Dry & Extra dry

Doux

These Sekts are among the most sweetest of all. The sugar content is greater than 50 grams per liter. They go well with desserts, for example.

Semi sweet & sweet

Tip: To cool champagne to its ideal drinking temperature, store it at 4-8 degrees Celsius if possible, even in a champagne bucket filled with water and ice before opening.

Prosecco, the Italian white champagne

Italians are not only wine experts but also at home with the art of champagne.

A fuity flavor marvelous for holiday occasions. Enjoy an elegant, light rosé wine popular with customers

Prosecco offers

With a fresh, juicy and dry flavor and a delicate aroma. Enjoy this luxury sparkling wine that is among the best-selling in the world

Tesco Finest prosecco offers