[Idyllchat] Venice drinks

[Lynanne Guynn]

Those of you planning a trip to Venice and enjoy wine, will have to try a Spritz at any of the bars/cafes/trattoria.  This is a Venetian speciality made of white wine, Aperol, and a splash of seltzer water.  You need to specify Aperol because it is also made with Campari, which is bitter.  Cost is the same as a glass of wine (1.50 to 3.50 euros), but much better.  I discovered Aperol in the grocery stores and could make a pretty good Spritz in the apartment.  It usually includes a little slice of orange or lemon, and an optional big green olive on a long pick.
An excellent dessert drink is Sgroppino, but many trattoria don't have it on the menu.  It's made with lemon sherbet, vodka and prosecco, and served like a softened sherbet in a champagne flute.  I also found it in a carton in the frozen ice cream section of the Coop grocery store!  Very good, but it didn't come with ambience .  The trattoria in 
Campo San Toma' has an excellent Sgroppino.
 
Enjoy!  Lynanne
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