Country: Italy
Region: Emilia
Producer: Medici Ermete
True balsamic vinegar?? of Modena comes from the northern part of Italy, from the region? of Emilia-Romagna situated between Lombardy and Tuscany. It is made from unfermented grape juice? with a high sugar? content. When the juice begins to ferment?, it is cooked in a copper kettle until about one-third of it has evaporated. Bacteria culture is usually obtained by adding vinegar which contains active bacteria. Finally, the balsamic vinegar is moved across various wooden barrels (from oak?, chestnut, walnut, cherry, mulberry, etc.) to age. Here, it will evaporate by about 10% per year. Thus, 12 years later a 100-litre container has been reduced to 15 litres. True balsamic is very dark in colour, has a sweet, fruity? flavour and a syrupy-type consistency. Surprisingly, true balsamic vinegar is usually not found in supermarkets. There, one will generally find commercial grade balsamic vinegar that is made up of red wine vinegar flavoured with various “balsamic� aromatic? compounds. It can be estimated that probably over 75% of commercial grade balsamic vinegar is pure red wine vinegar with no must?. You will notice that the commercial grade is much lighter in colour and has a strong acidity? taste? and smell to it.
Pack Size: 250ml
