Mariani (wine): Mariani wine is a French tonic alcoholic drink created in 1863 by pharmacist Angelo Mariani, from coca leaves macerated in Bordeaux wine.
This drink, widely consumed during the Belle Époque (*) (advertising, through the Mariani Album, was based on enthusiastic testimonies from personalities, including Pope Leo XIII) is sometimes considered to be the prefiguration of Coca-Cola (its designer John Pemberton would have it first...
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