San Pellegrino
San Pellegrino (also known as: S. Pellegrino) is an expensive carbonated water, produced and bottled at San Pellegrino Terme, nearby Milan, Italy. Owned by Nestlé, San Pellegrino's logo is a red five-pointed star, with another white five pointed star as a contour.
Bottling information
San Pellegrino water is produced using a filtration process near the Apennine mountains, giving the water a distinct, pure flavor and a balanced mix of minerals. Bottled in San Pellegrino Terme, it is then shipped to most countries in Europe, North America and Australasia.
Varieties
San Pellegrino also produces carbonated beverages in various flavors like Aranciata (Orange), Limonata (Lemon), Sanbittèr (Bitters), and Chinò (Chinotto).
History
Before it was first bottled in 1899, it was known to quench the thirst of Leonardo da Vinci [1].
Time-line of San Pellegrino
- 1250 - "Ecclesia Sancti Pellegrini" is built, this is named after the martyr: San Pellegrino.
- 1395 - The borders of the town 'San Pellegrino' are made.
- 1509 - Leonardo da Vinci, who dedicated a treatise to water, visits the town to try the water.
- 1782 - The water is analyzed for the first time.
- 1827 - The road connecting Bergano and San Pellegrino are finished.
- 1839 - The San Pellegrino spring is now a tourist attraction.
- 1841 - Hotel entrepreneur Ester Palazzolo purchases the spa.
- 1899 - Over the course of the year, 35,343 bottles are produced; 5,562 of which are exported.
- 1904 - Bergano-San Pellegrino railway line is made.
- 1908 - San Pellegrino is exported to the main European cities, as well as Cairo, Tangiers, Shanghai, Calcutta, USA, Brazil, Peru and Sydney.
- 1932 - San Pellegrino Orange (Aranciata) soda is made.
- 1968 - San Pellegrino appears in the British Sunday newspaper The Observer.
- 1970 - Sanpellegrino (sic) SpA is the leading beverage company in Italy.
- 1988 - San Pellegrino is the first Italian water to be exported to France.
- 1999 - San Pellegrino celebrates its 100 years of major events.
- 2003 - A 75cl format reaches $10 in New York City restaurants, and 65,000 bottles are sold every day in the city.
Typical analysis
| Symbol | Concentration in a 250ml bottle | |
| Sulphate | SO4 | 443,8 mg/l |
| Bicarbonate | HCO3 | 237,9 mg/l |
| Calcium | CA2 | 185,6 mg/l |
| Chloride | CL | 59,0 mg/l |
| Magnesium | MG2 | 52,5 mg/l |
| Sodium | NA | 35,0 mg/l |
| Silica Residue | SIO2 | 7,9 mg/l |
| Strontium | SR2 | 2,7 mg/l |
| Potassium | K | 2.5 mg/l |
| Nitrate | NO3 | 2,0 mg/l |
References and acknowledgments
[1] — San Pellegrino's Website
Time-line — San Pellegrino's Website
Typical Analysis — From a bottle of San Pellegrino