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" This carnival-colored drink is fun, meant to make you smile and not take it, or yourself, too seriously. It&amp;#039;s a daily ritual for many Veneziani to meet up at the local bacaro to catch up, gossip, argue politics, and, of course, drink a spritz and nibble a few cicchetti (bar snacks that range from olives to crostini of fish, meat, or veggies). Late one morning during my recent vacation, I was having my second cappuccino at a caf\u00E9 off the Rialto in Venice, when two elderly gentlemen from the famed Rialto fish market, clearly done for the day, ordered spritz. Miniature wine glasses were quickly dosed with bubbly Prosecco, Aperol (an orange-based aperitif), then topped with sparkling water, and a wedge of blood orange. They downed these quickly and ordered a second round. Whether it&amp;#039;s late morning, the sun is high in the sky and it&amp;#039;s lunchtime, or it&amp;#039;s early evening, it&amp;#039;s time to meet friends for a spritz, or &amp;quot;spriss&amp;quot; as it&amp;#039;s pronounced in Venice. The recipe for how to make it best could probably start an argument in any bacaro. Prosecco versus still white wine? Which aperitivo: Aperol or a more bitter one like Campari or Cynar (most bitter)? Do you garnish with orange, lemon, or a green olive? Low-ball glass or wine glass? There is no &amp;quot;right answer,&amp;quot; but in my humble opinion, the sweet spot lies somewhere between equal parts of all three ingredients, to upping the Prosecco to 40% and doing 30% each of the aperitivo and sparkling water. I like Aperol \u2014 it&amp;#039;s a bit less bitter than Campari and it has half the alcohol (so like the fishmongers, I could have another), and the olive adds a luscious tang. Yes, you should try this at home, and here&amp;#039;s how. To each low-ball or wine glass, add a few ice cubes then pour on: \u2022 1 1/2 ounces Aperol or other aperitivo \u2022 2 ounces Prosecco or dry white wine \u2022 1 1/2 ounces sparkling water \u2022 Add an orange wedge (and a green olive, if you like) for garnish Cin cin! Susan Westmoreland is the director of the Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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