Dressings & Vinegars

A culinary treasure, Tradizionale is made of locally grown Trebbiano and Lambrusco grapes cooked down, and then aged in various wooden barrels—oak, chestnut, mulberry, cherry, ash and juniper, each one lending a unique aroma—for 25 years. Over this time, the vinegar is repeatedly transferred to smaller and smaller containers with sensitive adjustments to its contents, using extremely meticulous refining methods. Full-bodied and velvety sweet, this precious condiment is a beloved product of Modena, where its legacy began centuries ago.

A culinary treasure, Tradizionale is made of locally grown Trebbiano and Lambrusco grapes cooked down, and then aged in various wooden barrels—oak, chestnut, mulberry, cherry, ash and juniper, each one lending a unique aroma—for 12 years. Over this time, the vinegar is repeatedly transferred to smaller and smaller containers with sensitive adjustments to its contents, using extremely meticulous refining methods. Full-bodied and velvety sweet, this precious condiment is a beloved product of Modena, where its legacy began centuries ago.

Made in Modena, Italy, from true balsamic vinegar, slowly reduced to create a rich, velvety syrup, complex and sweet in flavor. Use this balsamic glaze as a finish for your favorite meats and seafood, or drizzle it atop vegetables, salads or Parmigiano-Reggiano. For the sweet tooth, top gelato, ice cream and fresh fruit.

Balsamic vinegar is produced solely in the Modena region of Emilia-Romagna. Ours begins as red wine vinegar from the Chianti grapes of this region. We ferment it in oak casks for no less than nine months and combine it with the musk of the prized Trebbiano grape to create its full-bodied, sweet, rich flavor. It makes a stellar vinaigrette, or use it to marinate meat for a deep, many-layered flavor.

We are great adherents to the tenets of Italian food tradition, but we also know a good idea when we see it. In an excellent marriage of tradition and innovation, we make our Balsamic Vinegar Spray by the strict laws of balsamic vinegar production. Then we bottle it with a spray top so that you can control exactly how much vinegar goes on your salad. The sweet, rich flavor of balsamic vinegar is over the top delicious, but a salad requires just a fine spray.

When you age a balsamic vinegar for a long period of time, it changes from wine to wine vinegar, and then magically, over time, it seems to begin turning back into wine—a sweet, complex, subtle, dark symphony of berry, oak, almost citrus. Our Private Stock Balsamic Vinegar is aged in oak for three years, bringing it to complex perfection. Reserve it for your most special uses, when the many faceted flavor will be best appreciated.

Our Raspberry Balsamic Vinegar begins as a red wine vinegar from Chianti grapes. We age it for nine months in oak casks to develop its sweet, full-bodied flavor, then infuse it with raspberries. The berries and the vinegar play magically together for a warm, fruity taste. Raspberry Balsamic Vinegar makes a fine vinaigrette, or can be drizzled over berries with cream for a knock-out dessert.

The benefit of creating a wine vinegar from a single grape variety, as we do with Chianti grapes for our Red Wine Vinegar, is that the character of the grape is retained in the final vinegar. That means that Chianti’s rosy-purple hue and lively, bright flavor carries through to your vinaigrette or marinade or homemade pickles.

We create our wine vinegars each from a single grape variety, in this case the white grape from Marche called Verdicchio. The crisp, clean, dry flavor of the wine shines through in our White Wine Vinegar, bringing a slightly sweet, refined presence to your marinades and dressings.

Many’s the salad we’ve seen spoiled by an excessive amount of balsamic vinegar. When you want a controlled quantity of vinegar, and you would prefer the color to be light and glowing, like your ingredients, reach for the Golden Sweet Vinegar Spray. It’s made in the balsamic style, but using a white grape rather than a red, so the vinegar delivers a sweet, complex flavor without the dark hue of traditional balsamic vinegar.