Balsamico di Modena

True balsamic vinegar has a story, a place, and long process behind it. Personalized barrels which can be generations old, are passed down through the family for decades.  The process cannot be sped up as the luxury comes from the patience it takes for the liquid to come to fruition.  

It wasn’t until we walked down the rows of balsamic vinegar barrels and heard the words of the vintner did we realize what a rich Italian tradition Balsamic Vinegar continues to have. As tradition has it, a barrel is filled to commemorate the birth of son or daughter. That vinegar becomes their own as a gift on their wedding day. Italians may be early bloomers when it comes to finding love, but the vinegar, at this point, has reached its own maturity. The result, is a thick semi sweet, yet deliciously acrid balsamic vinegar that has one unique purpose. It makes everything you put it on taste better.