Italy's Valpolicella wine route: top 10 guide. Verona's vineyards, once renowned for churning out basic pizzeria plonk, are now producing some of the country's finest reds. From tastings over home-cooked pasta to stays in an 'agriturismo', here are our key picks for a tasty tour of the region.
History[edit] The Bellini was invented sometime between 1934 and 1948 by Giuseppe Cipriani, founder of Harry's Bar in Venice, Italy. He named the drink the Bellini because its unique pink color reminded him of the toga of a saint in a painting by 15th-century Venetian artist Giovanni Bellini. The drink started as a seasonal specialty at Harry's Bar, a favorite haunt of Ernest Hemingway, Sinclair Lewis and Orson Welles.
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