Crémant is often cheaper than champagne but it’s arguably just as delicious. 5 Prosecco currently trumps champagne and Crémant as the nation's favourite fizz Credit: Getty - Contributor As Britain reels in the face of warnings about a 'global shortage' of prosecco, here are the best (and worst) alternatives to see you through a potentially dry summer. 1. Champagne. The ultimate It’s dryer than prosecco, but fruitier and softer than champagne, and has distinctive lemony notes. Screw-top sparkling wine. You might have spotted screw-top sparkling wine on the shelves at temptingly low prices, sometimes £5 or less. Like prosecco, this sparkling wine is tank-fermented. Champagne can be swapped for another type of sparkling wine, like a cava, prosecco or crémant; Cranberry juice - I prefer one with no or just a little added sugar, for a drier cocktail. Choose a sweeter cranberry juice for a sweeter cocktail. Frozen cranberries are both decorative and chilling. Its wines are closer to a blonde Belgian Trappist ale than they are to the prosecco for sale at 7-Eleven, in a very good way. One style is not necessarily better than the “Cremant” is It depends if you’re serving Champagne as part of a broader open bar, or if you’re just looking for a toast. “A Champagne bottle is approximately 25 ounces,” Benzie explains. “We think 1. Prosecco. One of the best known sparkling wines that no one calls Champagne is prosecco. Prosecco originated in the northeastern part of Italy, named after a little town in Trieste. Prosecco is more affordable than Champagne because the second fermentation happens in a vat, and then it is bottled. Prosecco is made differently to the other types of fizz. It's fermented once in the bottle and in steel vats. Although some of the better prosecco are double fermented in the bottle in the same way as champagne, cava and the French Cremant. Generally, the light and fruity character of Prosecco makes it seem sweeter than it is. For the most part, the gradient goes from brut (the most popular) to extra dry and Dry (which is La Marca Prosecco elevates the everyday with a crisp, refreshing style and a delicate, floral palate. Made from the expressive Glera grape —found in the hillside vineyards of Italy’s Prosecco capital, Treviso. In 2007, the winery was awarded a “Top 100 Wines of the Year” by Wine Spectator. La Marca is the only Prosecco Producer from the ybmJ.