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Puccini

A bright, citrusy Bellini variation using fresh mandarin juice.

Two ingredients, so each one has to be right: squeeze the mandarins yourself, the same day, and chill both the juice and the Prosecco before they meet. Juice first, wine on top, one gentle stir; the bubbles do the rest.

Prep
5 min
Serves
1
Difficulty
Easy

Puccini

Prep 5 min · Serves 1 · Difficulty Easy

Method

  1. Pour chilled mandarin juice into a champagne flute.

  2. Top with chilled Prosecco.

  3. Stir gently.

Veneto

Mandarin replaces peach in this sparkling fruit cocktail. For a winter aperitivo, chill the freshly squeezed juice and the Prosecco before mixing.

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