L’Aperitivo Nonino Botanical Drink is an exception within the aperitif category in the fact that it isn’t red, but rather 100% natural and saffron-hued. Gentian root and rhubarb provide complexity and body, while Nonino’s Fragolino (meaning “little strawberry”) grape distillate lends a backbone of the distillery’s unmistakable terroir. Fresh, with high tones of citrus, hints of grape richness and a light bitterness, this take on the aperitivo liqueur is notable for its subtlety.

Sixth-generation distiller Francesca Nonino prefers her aperitivo with ice, a spray of fresh lemon, a lemon peel and a splash of tonic.