Aperitivo Italiano: Bellini or Spritz?
BELLINI Bellini cocktail Type: Wine cocktail Served: Straight up without ice IBA specified ingredients: 10 cl (2 parts) Prosecco 5 cl (1 part) fresh peach purée Preparation: Pour peach purée into chilled glass, add sparkling wine. Stir gently. Notes: Traditionally a Bellini uses white peaches for the fruit. The Bellini was invented sometime between 1934 and 1948 by Giuseppe Cipriani, founder of Harry's Bar in Venice, Italy. He named the drink the Bellini because its unique pink color reminded him of the toga of a saint in a painting by 15th-century Venetian artist Giovanni Bellini. The drink started as a seasonal specialty at Harry's Bar, a favorite haunt of Ernest Hemingway, Sinclair Lewis and Orson Welles. Later, it also became popular at the bar's New York counterpart. After an entrepreneurial Frenchman set up a business to ship fresh white peach purée to both locations, it became a year-round favorite. The Bellini is an IBA ...