Another fizzy lure into Tesco

From now until 16 February British supermarket giants Tesco, just one of many suitors for the rival Safeway chain, is offering 20 per cent off all champagne – just as it did before Christmas.

See 'Bargain' champagnes from British retailers in wine news for details of some of the bargains that result from these reductions but here's another. It comes from the same coop, Union Champagne of Avize, as the non-vintage Tesco Premier Cru Champagne that did so well in a Which? tasting last December. They must have sold containerloads of this non-vintage bottling and Tesco claims to have stocked...