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Bicicletta

Campari, wine, fizz

Glass Wine glass
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Garnish Orange Slice

A low-proof Italian aperitivo: Campari and dry white wine over ice, lengthened with a splash of soda. Bitter, bright, and easy — the kind of drink you have two of before dinner.

Ingredients

Method

Fill a wine glass with ice. Add Campari and dry white wine. Top with a splash of soda water and stir gently. Garnish with an orange slice.

The Bicicletta is an established Italian aperitivo from Lombardia, documented as originating in the mid-1930s. Named for the wobbly bicycles of men heading home from the caffe after several rounds, as recorded in Talia Baiocchi's "Spritz." A notable variation is documented at Dante (Naren Young, New York) in PUNCH. Difford's lists the Bicicletta Spritz at recipe 4877 with equal proportions (1⅓ oz each Campari, white wine, soda). BN catalogs this established drink; the 3 oz wine, 1 oz soda proportions claimed for BN's version lack documentary support and should be verified against BN's recipe specification or removed if unsourced.

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