Traditional Balsamic Vinegars - DOP / PDO

The rare, the authentic, and the exceptional! True DOP / PDO Balsamic Vinegars can only come from Modena and the neighbouring Reggio-Emilia. The products on this page are made exclusively of cooked grape must aged for many years in wooden barrels, where they concentrate naturally and get thicker and more aromatic from year to year. Every year this special balsamic is transferred into a different wooden barrel to acquire the various aromas of oak, cherry, chestnut, ash, mulberry, and juniper woods. The Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena DOP - Denominazione di Origine Protetta” in Italian, or PDO “Protected Designation of Origin", can only be bottled in the specially shaped 100ml glass jar designed by Giugiaro which is numbered and sealed with the DOP mark by the Consortium (Consorzio Tutela Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena - Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena Protection Consortium). It is a highly regulated process to assure the end user of the product's authenticity. In the neighbouring Reggio-Emilia, the Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Reggio Emilia DOP - Denominazione di Origine Protetta” in Italian, or PDO “Protected Designation of Origin", can only be bottled in the specially shaped 100ml glass jar whose shape is that of an "inverted tulip", which is then numbered and sealed with the DOP mark by the Consortium (The Consortium for the Protection of Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Reggio Emilia PDO). It is a highly regulated process to assure the end user of the product's authenticity.

These balsamic vinegars contain NO preservatives, NO colours, NO caramel, NO thickening agents, and NO added sugars. The only ingredients are cooked grape must. Only a couple of drops of this fine balsamic will leave you and your guests with lasting impressions.