6 Recipes with Balsamic Vinegar Perfect for Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
Christmas and New Year’s Eve are among the most beautiful holidays of the year, capable of giving emotions that remain impressed for life. The time spent together with your family near the Christmas tree, the moment in which a long-awaited gift is unwrapped, the joy of parents in seeing their children with eyes that sparkle […]
What are Balsamic Condiments?
On the shelves of the supermarkets and in the shops today, there is a huge choice of different qualities of Balsamic Vinegar of Modena. Often we take the product we already know or the one that we think may suit better our preparations. Sometimes, though, when there is no rush and we take time to […]
Aged Balsamic Vinegar of Modena: Product Guide
If you are looking for a Balsamic Vinegar aged for 30, 50 or 100 years on the web, you have to know some highly important facts about the product before purchasing it. In fact, according to the law it is prohibited to annotate the aging time on the label of Balsamic Vinegar. This is because […]
Balsamic Vinegar of Modena: Export Maintains the Threshold of 90% of Production
Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena PDO and Balsamic Vinegar of Modena PGI both represent one of the most requested and world-widely appreciated Italian specialties, produced exclusively in Modena in the name of the Mediterranean cuisine. Its fame and diffusion begins after the Second World War, reaching its greatest expansion as an export product in the […]
The 7 Different Types of Woods Used to Make the Barrels of Balsamic Vinegar
The choice of the woods used for the aging of Balsamic Vinegar, as long as the permanence time of the product inside the different barrels, are the two main factors that make unique and distinguish the products of different producers. It a sort of a secret recipe, where the essence transmitted by every single wood […]
Barrels for Balsamic Vinegar: Characteristics and Correct Use
Have you ever wondered how barrels for Balsamic Vinegar of Modena are made? Even if it is a question that we often get, it is important to point out some facts that could be not so obvious. For example, on the contrary to wine cellars, that are normally visually “homogeneous”, the Acetaias (Balsamic Vinegar production […]
A Guided Tour in Acetaia in Modena
Visiting the place where Balsamic Vinegar of Modena gets magically obtained is an experience, that everyone has to get at least once in a lifetime. An Acetaia tour can be an excellent option for a school trip, for a special weekend or simply to get to know the production process of the excellency of our […]
Discovering Balsamic Vinegar Glaze
Balsamic Vinegar glaze is well known all around the world. This versatile sweet and sour condiment is used to garnish pizzas, fried foods, meats, desserts, salads and side dishes, and it is capable to perform perfectly well when it is about original decorating of the dishes. Available at a very low price, this product has […]
Is Balsamic Vinegar Fattening?
One of the most frequently asked questions from those who care about being in perfect shape and health without giving up the pleasures of good food is: “Does Balsamic Vinegar make you fat?”. One of the general principles of the Mediterranean diet, known all around the world as a correct and balanced one, is to […]
Who Invented Balsamic Vinegar?
The Black Gold of our lands has centuries of tradition behind, but it is known that the “ancestor vinegars” date back to even more remote times. It is enough to mention that in human history the acidification process has been already known and used since around 4000 BC. By the Babylonians. In addition to using […]
