Food & Wine

The best sparkling wines for Christmas, from €25 to €525

Mick O’Conell’s selection of festive fizz has something to suit all budgets

Raise a glass of something sparklingly delicious this season
Treat yourself to this stunning wine

Charles Heidsieck Champagne Charlie NV, cellared 2017, €525 from Baggot Street Wines, Ely Maynooth and wineonline.ie

I tasted this recently alongside the 1983 iteration of this classic wine, and it dispelled any myths around Champagnes’ ability to age. It is stunning, a wine to spoil the collector in your life with. Grab two bottles, enjoy one with smoked salmon over Christmas and stick the other one in the cellar ...