Antlers optional. Encouraged, actually. These seven take a minute each, so the host gets to drink one too, and every one begins with a cold bottle of Bella Principessa.
Which Prosecco for Christmas?
A dry, fresh one. The juices and liqueurs bring the sweetness; she brings the bubbles. Pour the Pink and any of these turns rosier.
By Michael Goldstein · 5 min read
Welcome drink
The unofficial drink of December
Swap in the Rosé, also Brut:With the Rosé: Cranberry and red berries, rounder and fuller.
Juice and liqueur in the flute, stir once, top with Prosecco, and drop in three cranberries. They float, which looks like effort.
Welcome drink
Félix Kir’s welcome, Dijon
Swap in the Rosé, also Brut:With the Rosé: Cassis and red berries together: deeper and jammier.
Cassis first, then Prosecco. Deep ruby, a little tart, very grown‑up. With Champagne it’s a Kir Royale; with Prosecco, a Kir Pétillant.
Welcome drink
The one that looks like you hired someone
Swap in the Rosé, also Brut:With the Rosé: Pomegranate and red berries, rounder and softer.
Juice in the flute, Prosecco on top, then the seeds. They sink, then rise on the bubbles.
Through dinner
The spritz, in a coat
Swap in the Rosé, also Brut:With the Rosé: Softer on the bitter, with red fruit under the blood orange.
The 3‑2‑1 over ice in a wine glass: Prosecco, then Aperol, then soda. A slice of blood orange instead of the usual.
Through dinner
South Tyrol, in the Italian Alps
Swap in the Rosé, also Brut:With the Rosé: Elderflower and strawberry on the nose.
Clap the mint, drop it in a wine glass with ice and the elderflower, then the Prosecco and soda. Squeeze in the lime. A ski lodge with good taste.
Through dinner
The one people ask for twice
Swap in the Rosé, also Brut:With the Rosé: Gin and lemon with a red‑berry finish.
Shake the gin, lemon and syrup with ice, strain into a flute and top with Prosecco.
With dessert
Venice’s answer to “I couldn’t possibly”
Swap in the Rosé, also Brut:With the Rosé: Lemon sorbet with a breath of berries.
Whisk the sorbet and vodka smooth, add the Prosecco, whisk gently, and serve at once in a coupe. It waits for no one.
Make it yours
Cocktails on the menu
By the glass
Il Bar di Natale
Christmas Eve
Buon Natale.
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Ships to 43 states.
To your guests, your partner, or whoever is doing the shopping.
La Vigilia
Black tie, a crowded table, panettone eaten with your hands, and someone in antlers. Glamorous and a little silly, which is the point.
Illustrations of a Bella Principessa Christmas Eve.
Party Math
Note di Natale
Bella Principessa Social Club
Or the sweater. Christmas is the one night a year silly is the dress code.
Depending on the pour. Count on two or three drinks a guest over an evening.
That chills a bottle. A fridge takes hours.
Cold bottles, cold juice, cold glasses.
Every drink adds sugar through juice, liqueur or sorbet. The label says Brut.
A Sgroppino and the last bottle: lemon sorbet, a little vodka, bubbles. Breakfast of champions.
Buon Natale.
For Your Party
Pick the drinks, add your name and the date, and print a Bella Principessa menu for the table. Gold and Rosé by the glass are already on it.
Make my menu
The Bottle
Every Bella Principessa bottle is ceramic‑painted, with no paper label, so it looks like part of the party from the moment it’s in the ice. Gold and Rosé, both Prosecco DOC Brut.
Ships to 43 states.
A dry, fresh Prosecco DOC (the label says Brut): the juices and liqueurs bring the sweetness. Bella Principessa Gold and Rosé are both Brut.
About six to eight, depending on the pour. A 750 mL bottle holds about 25 oz.
The Poinsettia: mix the cranberry and orange liqueur ahead, and top each flute with Prosecco as you pour.
Cranberry or pomegranate juice topped with sparkling water and a sprig of rosemary, or an alcohol‑free sparkling wine with a twist of orange. Same glasses, for everyone. Please enjoy responsibly: 21+ only, and plan a safe way home.
The Season
Aperol and Campari are registered trademarks of the Campari Group; Cointreau and any other brand named here belong to their owners, named only to describe the recipes. Bella Principessa is independent of them and of their owners.
Written by
Michael Goldstein
Founder and Creative Director, Bella Principessa
He believes the best introductions happen over a glass, and that time with family and friends, old and new, is the real luxury. He writes here about the brand and the people who share it.
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Bella Principessa is for adults of legal drinking age.
Come back when you’re 21.
We’ll keep a glass cold.
For adults 21+. Please enjoy responsibly.
