Southern Europe · WC-001
S.Pellegrino
San Pellegrino Terme, Lombardy, Italy
About this water
S.Pellegrino is a sparkling mineral water from San Pellegrino Terme, Lombardy, Italy. The brand dates to 1899. It is produced by Sanpellegrino S.p.A., part of Nestlé. It is carbonated at bottling. You'll find it in glass, PET and cans. It is widely sold in the US.
Each liter carries 862 mg of dissolved minerals, which puts it in the medium mineral class. Its largest ion is sulfate at 418 mg/L, followed by bicarbonate (252) and calcium (174). Hardness works out to 639 mg/L as calcium carbonate. The label gives a pH of 7.7.
Sulfate at this level reads as a dry, slightly bitter finish. Calcium gives it a firm, chalky backbone.
- Source
- San Pellegrino spring (Dolomite foothills)
- Source type
- Mineral
- Style
- Sparkling (added CO2)
- Established
- 1899
- Producer
- Sanpellegrino S.p.A. (Nestlé)
- Packaging
- Glass, PET, Can
- In the US
- Widely sold in the US
- Website
- sanpellegrino.com
Expected from the chemistry
Full-bodied and mineral; dry, slightly bitter finish; firm, chalky calcium.
Cellar note
Benchmark sparkling for fine dining; high sulfate gives a slightly bitter, sapid finish.
Typical analysis
Verified| CalciumCa | 174 | |
|---|---|---|
| MagnesiumMg | 49.6 | |
| SodiumNa | 33 | |
| PotassiumK | 2.6 | |
| BicarbonateHCO₃ | 252 | |
| SulfateSO₄ | 418 | |
| ChlorideCl | 52 |
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