Cipriani - Bellini Sparkling (750ml)

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Producer	Cipriani
Country	Italy
Region	Veneto
Subregion	Treviso
Varietal	Prepared Cocktails
Sku	8005011002595
Size	750ml

 

"I’m pretty sure that people wouldn’t care as about Prosecco if Harry Cipriani hadn’t invented the Bellini at his bar in Venice in 1948. Mr. Cipriani took Prosecco, the town sparkling wine and combined it with white-peach puree. (Most Prosecco is made about an hour from Venice.) He named it after a Venetian artist who painted a picture of a pink-shirted saint, which turned out to be about the same color as the drink. Today, the Bellini is one the most famous cocktails in the world, available in almost every bar where Prosecco is poured. It’s even officially sanctioned as an IBA (International Bartenders Association) cocktail, which means it can be used by bartenders competing in the World Cocktail Competition." -The Wall Street Journal, June 11, 2010.

In creating what was to become known as the Bellini cocktail in 1948, Giuseppe Cipriani was once again inspired by a painter, the fifteenth century Venetian painter Giovanni Bellini. Peaches were in abundance throughout Italy from June through September, and he had a predilection for the white ones. So much so, in fact, that he kept wondering whether there was a way to transform this magic fragrance into a drink he could offer at Harry’s Bar.