We tested all the supermarket proseccos for summer and the cheapest one was the best fizz
IF you want to cut the cost of your weekly shop, one way is to swap branded products with supermarket own-brand versions. But can you pay less and still get the same quality? We’ve tested some summer favourite products to find out which supermarket own-brand goods are the best quality for the price. Today, we’ve […]
IF you want to cut the cost of your weekly shop, one way is to swap branded products with supermarket own-brand versions.
But can you pay less and still get the same quality?
We’ve tested some summer favourite products to find out which supermarket own-brand goods are the best quality for the price.
Today, we’ve looked at the own-brand versions of prosecco sold at the major supermarkets and compared it with leading brand Freixenet.
We scored them out of ten for taste and out of ten for value for money, giving an overall score of 20.
Here’s how they compared:
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Winner
Aldi Costellore Prosecco, £5.99 for 75cl
The Aldi prosecco was the joint cheapest we tried and it compared well with more expensive versions.
It had a drinkable fruity taste, was pleasantly fizzy and got extra marks for being easy to open.
Taste: 6/10
Value: 9/10
Total: 15/20
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Asda Extra Special Prosecco Brut, £8 for 75cl
Asda’s prosecco was intensely fizzy and tasted quite acidic. It had the highest alcohol content of all the Proseccos we tried, at 11.5 per cent ABV.
It was also the second cheapest, after Aldi and Lidl, so it was decent value for money.
Taste: 6/10
Value: 8/10
Total: 14/20
Morrisons The Best Prosecco, £8.50 for 75cl
The prosecco from Morrisons was sweeter than the Asda versions and also intensely fizzy.
It was very similar to the Tesco version, the same price and came in a near-identical bottle.
Taste: 7/10
Value: 6/10
Total: 13/20
Tesco Finest Prosecco, £8.50 for 75cl
The Tesco version was very dry and had a strong taste of wine, but it was still pleasant to drink. The bubbles in it were quite big and it was fizzier on the tongue than the smoother branded version.
Overall, it wasn’t bad for the price.
Taste: 7/10
Value: 6/10
Total: 13/20
Freixenet Prosecco, £12 for 75cl
This was light, floral and easy to drink, with a smooth and gently fizzy texture. But at £12 per bottle it was twice as expensive as the cheapest proseccos we tried, from Aldi and Lidl.
Taste: 9/10
Value: 3/10
Total: 12/20
Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Conegliano Prosecco, £8.50 for 75cl
This prosecco from Sainsbury’s was aggressively fizzy but it had a drinkable dry, taste. It wasn’t as sweet as the Freixenet and it contained the lowest alcohol content of all the proseccos we tried, at 10.5 per cent ABV.
Taste: 7/10
Value: 5/10
Total: 12/20
Lidl Allini Prosecco Spumante, £5.99 for 75cl
We weren’t impressed with Lidl’s prosecco, which tasted like really cheap white wine with bubbles in. It was the joint cheapest prosecco we tried but unfortunately it tasted like it.
Taste: 4/10
Value: 8/10
Total: 12/20
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