The origins of
the famous aperitif
Spritz is a very popular aperitif in the nort-east of Italy, a land where it has been
rooted for over a hundred years in cities such as Venice, Padova, Trieste and
Treviso. The spritz was born during the period of Hapsburg domination and its
name comes from the German verb “spritzen”, which means “to spray”.
The Austrian soldiers considered the numerous Veneto wines to be too
alcoholic compared to the alcohol content they were used to, so they ordered
glasses of wine mixed with water to lengthen it. Indeed wine with water is the
“smooth” spritz as it is still used today in Trieste, Udine and Gorizia.
Over the years the spritz has grown
with infinite variety of possible
additions, such as soda and red bitter
liqueurs (such as ArtSpritz), completed
with a slice of orange or lemon peel
dipped or simply squeezed into the
glass.
Discover spritz
Italians do Spritz better
Today the spritz has become an icon of the
aperitif, synonymous of Italian style all over the
world. Refreshing and citrusy it is the choise that
satisfies the thirst for an aperitif on the 5
continents.
Artspritz is a brand of
The origins of the
famous aperitif
Spritz is a very popular aperitif in the north-east
of Italy, a land where it has been rooted for over
a hundred years in cities such as Venice,
Padova, Trieste and Treviso. The spritz was
born during the period of Hapsburg domination
and its name comes from the German verb
“spritzen”, which means “to spray”. The Austrian
soldiers considered the numerous Veneto
glasses of wine mixed with water to lenghthen it.
Indeed wine with water is the “smooth” spritz as
it is still used today in Trieste, Udine and
Gorizia.
Discover spritz
Over
the
years
the
Spritz
has
grown
with
infinite
variety
of
possibile
additions,
such
as
soda
and
red
bitter
liqueurs
(such
as
ArtSpritz),
completed
with
a
slice
of
orange
or
lemon
peel
dipped
or
simply
squeezed
into
the
glass.
Italians do Spritz better
Today
the
spritz
has
become
an
icon
of
the
aperitif,
synonymous
of
Italian
style
all
over
the
world.
Refreshing
and
citrusy
it
is
the
choice
that
satisfies
the
thirst
for
an
aperitif on the 5 continents.
