Look, I know that there is some great Prosecco out there and decent Cava too. I also am aware that some Aussie and English sparkling wine producers make fizz that can give the best Champagne a run for its money. But that's not the point is it?

Let's be honest about this, it's St Valentine's Day and if you produce a bottle of affordable fizz for your romantic night in, then you are going to look cheap. So it is Champagne all the way this week; I've picked three non-vintage examples to fit the occasion.

Queen's Killer Queen kept her Moët et Chandon in a pretty cabinet but I suggest storing it in a fridge. Try Moët & Chandon Rosé Brut Imperial which is widely available, I have quoted the recommended retail price here but it is worth shopping around, of course, to find the best deal.

Elegant and nicely dry, it suggests flavours of strawberry, cherry and lemon sherbet with some floral notes on the finish.

Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte Brut Rosé is one of those strawberry patch pinks that tastes like summer in a bottle. It is nicely dry but the summer fruit flavours are just turned up a notch, by Champagne standards anyway. It is new on the shelves at Tesco this month and hopefully in time for February 14.

It might be just the wine to woo your other half on a cold winter's evening.

It touts a sherbety medley of red cherries, strawberries and raspberries, with a yeasty, bready complexity and a fine stream of bubbles.

Or if you would rather steer clear of the pink stuff, there is Champagne Henriot Brut Souverain. It's an impressive drop, that will work well as an aperitif, since it is quite light, but has enough character to work with canapés too. An elegant, fresh fizz, it suggests flavours of citrus and cream soda, with brioche and a hint of hazelnut.

Champagne Moët & Chandon Rosé Brut Imperial, around £40, widely available 17/20

Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte Brut Rosé, £29.99 from Tesco 16/20

Champagne Henriot Brut Souverain, £33.99 from robertsandspeight.co.uk 18/20