Vinegar

For the Emilian, or the people pertaining to the region of Emilia Romagna, aceto balsamico, or balsamic vinegar is a common thing. Not one home exists in the Modena area that doesn’t have at least one bottle of it. For those who do not have a comprehensive knowledge of the word itself “aceto or vinegar” is misleading, as aceto balsamico is not used like a vinegar but as a balsam.

It is difficult enough to find the wine Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio DOC, imagine the vinegar. In an area with a natural vocation to produce high quality wines (the slopes of Mount Vesuvius) only those who love excellence could have thought to use a great wine, but rare, to produce a vinegar. That is exactly what the Milano family has done for centuries.