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La Marca Aperol Spritz
An Aperol spritz is three parts prosecco to two parts Aperol, so the prosecco is the largest single thing in the glass. La Marca is slightly off-dry with clear peach and citrus, which is why it suits the drink: it has enough fruit to answer Aperol's bitterness without going sugary.
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Ingredients
- LAMARCA PROSECCO D.O.C. 750ML
- 2 oz Aperol
- 1 oz soda water
- Orange slice
- Ice, filled to the top
You will also need
Method
- Fill a large wine glass with ice.
- Pour the prosecco first. This is the part everybody gets wrong.
- Add the Aperol, then the splash of soda.
- Stir once and drop in a slice of orange.
The one thing that matters
Do not use a bone-dry brut here. Aperol is bitter, and a very dry sparkling wine gives it nothing to lean on. Off-dry is the right call, and it is why La Marca ends up in so many of these.
Questions
Is La Marca prosecco good for an Aperol spritz?
It is one of the best value choices. La Marca is off-dry with peach and citrus, which gives Aperol's bitterness something to balance against. A bone-dry brut leaves the drink feeling hollow.
Does an Aperol spritz have to have prosecco?
Traditionally yes. The Italian recipe is three parts prosecco, two parts Aperol, one part soda. You can use another sparkling wine, but prosecco's softer fruit is what makes the balance work.
How many Aperol spritzes from one bottle of prosecco?
About eight. A 750ml bottle is roughly 25 ounces, and each spritz takes three ounces of prosecco. One bottle of Aperol at two ounces a drink covers twelve, so buy prosecco slightly ahead of Aperol.