We may be a nation of tea drinkers, but come the evenings and weekends, it’s a change of glass and tipple to the euphoric fizz of Prosecco. Indeed, Brits are the biggest drinkers of Italy’s golden sparkling export. Figures from the Prosecco DOC Consortium showed that the UK imported 130 million bottles in 2022, a 3.5 per cent increase on 2021 volumes – and there’s no sign of the bubble bursting yet. Made in the same way as Champagne, it’s a lot lighter on the wallet than its French counterpart, which goes some way to explaining its popularity. The lower cost means it can be a bottle for big occasions and smaller-scale events too; you could just as easily enjoy a flute to mark a birthday or toast the end of the working week.Typically made in a northeastern pocket of Italy in the shadow of t