The history of the Bellini cocktail
The Bellini was created in the 1940s in Venice, Italy. More specifically, in Harry’s Bar and looks quite similar to the well-known Mimosa. Instead of fresh orange juice, however, Bellini’s uses pureed white peaches. As a true Italian, there is of course only one correct answer to the question of the right sparkling wine for the cocktail: Prosecco!
When Giuseppe Cipriani invented the drink in the first half of the 19th century, its pink color reminded him of a painting by Venetian artist Giovanni Bellini and named it after him.
At the time, the original Bellini consisted of two parts dry Prosecco and one part white peach puree, along with a dash of raspberry juice or cherry juice, which gave it a particularly appealing coloration.
