Rinomato Americano Bianco
Rinomato Americano Bianco is the gentian-led white Americano aperitivo from Asti, Piedmont — 34 proof (17% ABV), 1L, built on a blend of Italian white wines and a 45-day extraction of twelve botanicals, created by Giancarlo Mancino with his American partner Fasel Shenstone. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 17% (34 proof)
- Size: 1L
- Style: Americano Bianco — wine-based bitter aperitivo
- Base: Italian white wines (Trebbiano, Moscato, Malvasia)
- Botanicals: Gentian, cinchona bark, Roman wormwood, bergamot, mandarin, rhubarb, angostura bark, chiretta, lavender, vanilla, aloe, cascarilla
- Origin: Asti, Piedmont, Italy (Rinomato)
Torino Tradition, Mancino's Hand
'Americano' in this category has nothing to do with America — it comes from amer, bitter, the gentian-and-wormwood backbone of northern Italy's aperitivo tradition. Rinomato, revived in Asti by Giancarlo Mancino (of Mancino Vermouth) and Fasel Shenstone, crushes its botanicals in a vintage 1930s mill and extracts them for 45 days into a base of Trebbiano, Moscato and Malvasia wines; the gentian comes from France's Massif Central for the style's signature dry, tannic grip. Stock it from our liqueurs shelves, or see more of the range on the Rinomato vendor page.
Tasting Notes
Nose: Panettone, fresh bergamot and mandarin. Palate: Gripping and root-driven — gentian, cinchona and wormwood bitterness over the white-wine base's acidity, structure and floral notes. Finish: Dry and tannic, with the citrus returning.
How to Enjoy
Pour it over ice with sparkling water and an orange peel for a white Americano serve, lengthen it with tonic, or use it where a cocktail wants a quinine-and-gentian element — Vesper and Corpse Reviver riffs and white Negronis are its home ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an Americano aperitivo? A wine-based bitter aperitivo in the northern-Italian tradition, bittered principally with gentian — the 'amer' in the name means bitter, not American.
How is the Bianco different from the red Rinomato Aperitivo? The Americano Bianco is the white bottling at 17% ABV on a white-wine base; the red Aperitivo is a separate, 14% ABV expression.
Who created Rinomato? Italian barman Giancarlo Mancino, founder of Mancino Vermouth, with his American partner Fasel Shenstone, producing in Asti, Piedmont.
Gentian, quinine and Piedmont wine — order Rinomato Americano Bianco online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.