Contrattino Non Alcoholic Apertivo - 200mL -
(Piedmont, Italy)

About this Item:
Contratto was founded in 1867 in Canelli, the heart of a prestigious wine producing area. The company always had a reputation as one of Italy's premier Brut sparkling wine producers.

According to Antonio Galloni, "One of Italy's most historic houses, Contratto was exporting sparkling wines to England and other countries back in the 1920s. After a long period of near obscurity, Contratto has been revitalized by new ownership headed by Giorgio Rivetti of La Spinetta. Rivetti has a huge passion for Champagne," making it a natural fit.

The first Contratto Vermouth recipes date back to the 1890s, and like many Italian vermouths of the era, they were consumed only locally. In the 1920s, Contratto extended its production and modified its formulations for the modern (and thirsty) export market. A marked success, Contratto Vermouth di Torino was one of the “in” drinks of the 1930s, escalating the winery’s annual production to 100,000 bottles. But after tastes for vermouth dwindled, Contratto shuttered its aperitivi and digestivi production, beginning in the late sixties and spanning to the late aughts. Today, Contratto is at last producing and exporting their classic fortified wines and spirits again!

Contrattino catches the eye with a dashing Italian art deco design and a red-bitter blush. Qualitatively, an impeccably balanced formulation of components (bitter/herbaceous, citrus, and floral) and a lively, persistent effervescence come neatly wrapped in an organic certification. Boasting historical precedent (Contratto produced a “tonic aperitivo digestive”—the original RTD!—in the 1930s), these charming single-serve cocktails nevertheless usher in a new wave of Italian aperitivi culture.

Though made with the same botanicals, this inspired RTD is more than merely the non-alcoholic version of its sister aperitivo, possessing enough balance and sensory interest to claim its own, unique identity in modern drinking culture. Forget the word “mocktail”: you won’t find yourself missing the booze in these sublime cocktails, which are a great mid-afternoon pick-me-up, a perfect addition to the picnic basket, or an eye-catching, palate-intriguing alternative offering for cocktail parties or impromptu sessions.

• Non-alcoholic, organic ready-to-drink sparkling aperitif cocktail produced by Contratto Spirits in Piedmont, Italy
• One serving per 200 ml bottle
• Flavored with over 30 botanicals, featuring Madagascar vanilla bean, orange, tangerine, lemon, lime, cedar, elderflower, rose, quassia, cinchona, rhubarb, and coriander
• Botanical flavors extracted with glycerin and food-grade alcohol before being blended with Alpine water
• Color derived from organic black carrot juice
• Sweetened with organic cane sugar
• Carbonated to 50–55 PSI at 20°C
• USDA Certified Organic
• Refrigeration recommended after opening