A breezy Venetian aperitivo built on the 3-2-1 ratio: Prosecco for lift, Aperol for its bittersweet bitter-orange glow, and a splash of soda, all over ice in a wine glass. Its lineage runs back to the Habsburg-era Veneto, where Austrians 'sprayed' water into the strong local wine — the German spritzen that gave the drink its name — before bitters and bubbles fixed the modern form in the 1970s. Low in alcohol, bright and faintly bitter, it remains the quintessential sunset pour.
Garnish: Orange Wheel
built · Wine Glass · Cubed
build
Fill a wine glass with ice cubes.
add
Pour in the Prosecco, then the Aperol, then the splash of soda water.
stir
Stir gently to combine while keeping the bubbles.
garnish
Garnish with a slice of orange.