Italian Aperitivo is the ritual of conviviality with a good drink in your hand. When we sip a Bellini, Spritz, or Negroni, we want to savor the ingredients that you pour in the glass. Italian cocktail culture is less about the buzz and more about the flavor.
Bellini: The peachy drink made of fruit pureé topped with bubbly wine. Prosecco, Spumante, Champagne, you choose. The easiest way to step up your Bellini game is elevating the peach component. Enter: Marco Colzani peach nectar. Envision the platonic ideal of a perfectly ripened peach and imagine drinking its juice in a cool refreshing cocktail.
Balsamic splash: Mixing a dash of balsamic vinegar into your drink adds an extra dimension and brings out an almost hidden tanginess. You can play around with Stanely Tucci’s viral balsamic Negroni, dress up your regular Spritz with an agrodolce zing, or wow your friends with our signature Balsamic Cocktail by the Montanari family.
Dessert cocktail: Sweet, fruity, and floral, sipping blueberry nectar is basically like having your dessert in a drinking form. Tasting the velvety juice of Lake Como blueberries for the first time can be shocking. Marco Colzani takes the brightest local berries and simply adds Italian sugar and lemon juice. You stir in your vino and sip!