It is said that mum knows best. This is certainly the case when it comes to knowing what she wants as a Mothers’ Day gift.

Mums pretend all they want is a bunch of flowers and they claim they love a box of chocolates. But what Mum is secretly hoping for, as well as those things, is a bottle of something fizzy made from grapes.

So with Mothering Sunday looming I’ve come up with three gift suggestions of the vinous kind. I’ve ‘road-tested’ the wines on a real mum, in case you don’t trust my opinion, and all three went down great guns.

For less expensive bubbles, as a preference, I would choose Prosecco over Cava. Waitrose has San Leo Prosecco Brut which hits the mark. Highly quaffable, it has pronounced flavours of conference pear and apple, with some floral notes and refined bubbles.

I don’t like adulterating wine but I’ve heard some mums add peach juice to Prosecco to make Bellini cocktail. Preposterous I know!

If money is no object then treat mum to a bottle of Champagne Perrier-Jouet Belle Epoque Brut 2004. This is pure class in a glass; elegant, charming and feminine. It is lightly toasty, with persistent tiny bubbles, notes of white flowers, peach, citrus and some minerality. The bottle is beautiful too.

I’ve listed a number of retailers here, some may still be on Perrier-Jouet’s Belle Epoque 2002 which is equally excellent.

Or for something completely different, from the McLaren Vale in Oz, try Wirra Wirra Mrs Wigley Pink Moscato 2012.

Low in alcohol but big on flavour, it is great for drinking on its own but will pair with fruit-based desserts really well also.

The wine’s inherent sweetness is counterbalanced by a zinging acidity. Lightly effervescent and floral, it has flavours reminiscent of lemon and cherry sherbet. It comes in half-litre bottles and mum will need a bottle opener, not a corkscrew.

• San Leo Prosecco Brut, £9.99 at Waitrose 17/20

• Champagne Perrier-Jouet Belle Epoque Brut 2004, around £110 from Majestic, Waitrose and Ocado 18/20

• Wirra Wirra Mrs Wigley Pink Moscato 2012 (50cl), £5.99 from Ocado 19/20