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Proof that peaches and prosecco were always destined to ruin your afternoon productively.
means A cocktail of pureed white peach and Prosecco, served chilled in a flute.
from Born at Harry's Bar in Venice in the mid-20th century, the drink was christened by its bartender Giuseppe Cipriani after the Renaissance painter Giovanni Bellini — the pinkish glow of the peach reportedly recalled the rosy tones in the artist's paintings. The surname itself is the Italian 'Bellini,' a diminutive flowing ultimately from 'bello,' meaning beautiful.
- venice born
- Invented at Harry's Bar around 1948
- painter named
- Named for the rosy glow in Bellini paintings
- white peach
- Purists demand white peach purée only
- hemingway haunt
- Same bar Hemingway drank dry
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bellini cocktail — prosecco and white peach puree drink created at harry's bar in venice, italy in 1931
vincenzo bellini — italian composer (1801-1835) who wrote norma and la sonnambula