Prosecco Day is celebrated each year on August 13, initiated by Riondo Prosecco to celebrate the sparkling wine from the Italian North-East an hour from Venice.

THE BELLINI
The 15th century Venetian artist Giovanni Bellini, was famous for his vibrant colors and the bartender Giuseppe Cipriani was a big fan. When working at Hotel Europa in Venice in 1927 Cipriani got to know Harry Pickering, a young Bostonian, who was traveling with his wealthy aunt. After a fight his aunt left with her boyfriend and her money leaving Harry penniless with her dog. Giuseppe Cipriani lent Pickering 10,000 lire, an enormous amount of money for a bartender in 1927. Four years later, in February 1931, Pickering returned, not only with the 10,000 he borrowed but adding another 40,000. Enough money for Cipriani to open a bar of his own. His wife Giulietta found the perfect spot. A small old warehouse at the end of a cul-de-sac, just a stones throw from Piazza San Marco. It was exactly what they were looking for, a discreet 45 square meter bar right by the canal, a place customers had to know to go there. As a gesture of gratitude he named it Harry’s Bar.

Cipriani loved white peaches, which are plentiful in Italy from June to September. In 1948 he started making a white peach puree and adding prosecco. His customers loved it and a classic cocktail was born. He named it after his favorite painter due to the pink glow of the drink resembling a pink toga in a Bellini painting.

Over time Harry’s Bar became the favorite hangout for writers, actors and artists like Ernest Hemingway, Huphrey Bogart, Peggy Guggenheim, Charlie Chaplin and Lauren Bacall. In 2001 Harry’s Bar was declared a national landmark.

THE DESIGNER
The Jellies Family Flute was designed by Patricia Urquiola for Kartell in 2014.