🍷 Americano (aromatised wine)
Italian bittersweet wine flavoured with wormwood and gentian.
Americano is an Italian aromatised wine with a bitter taste. It starts from wine to which herbs are added, above all wormwood and gentian. The result is a drink of reddish or amber colour with a light bitterness and citrus notes.
The drink is linked to Piedmont, in northern Italy, where vermouths and other herbal infusions were traditionally made. Americano belongs to aromatised wines, like vermouth. It is related to quinquina, a wine with cinchona bark, and to other bitter wines.
A cocktail of the same name is a separate drink: a red bitter aperitif, sweet vermouth and soda water. The wine itself is usually drunk chilled or over ice, often before a meal. Its strength is moderate but higher than ordinary wine. The drink is part of the Italian aperitivo culture, a light drink before dinner. It is often served with a slice of citrus.
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- 🍷 Aromatised wine
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- Similar and different
- 🍷 Quinquina, 🍷 Vermouth
Frequently asked questions
What is Americano?
An Italian aromatised wine with wormwood and gentian, with a bitter taste.
Which herbs go into Americano?
Wormwood and gentian as a base, plus other herbs according to the recipe.
Is it the same as the Americano cocktail?
No, it is a separate drink that shares the name.
Similar
🍷 Bitter aromatised wine · 🍷 Quinquina · 🍷 Vermouth · 🍷 Sangria · 🍷 Mulled wine · 🍷 Sweet red vermouth
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