Fight among the Consortiums: a legal issue. Everyone is interested in protecting and preserving the unique taste and recipe of the balsamic vinegar, but what happens when the two main Consortium are fighting for the protection of the PDO? Keep on reading!

The balsamic vinegar and its value unique in all the ways not only for its properties, but also because it is the most expensive product transformed by the mankind.

Speaking about the Balsamic Vinegar, it is important to underline the relationship between the Balsamic Vinegar and the concept of sustainability.

The Palio, organized annually by the Consortium of the A.B.T.M of Spilamberto, is the competition reserved for Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena and extras D.O.P. , which has been repeated for half a century.

Special protection of the balsamic vinegar of Modena IGP The Geographical Indication of Balsamic Vinegar of Modena IGP is on the list with other 26 Italian branded PDO and IGP products that will join the EU-China Bilateral Agreement, with other 200 denominations – 100 made in EU and the others …

Grapes are the raw materials used to produce balsamic vinegar. Since it is a product that does not expire, attention to the choice of grapes becomes fundamental.

Do you know that the process of maturing and ageing of the vinegar develops in different moments and ways which require various wooden barrels differentiating in woods and dimensions?

“Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena DOP“, the “Balsamic Vinegar of Modena IGP” and the “Condimento“. There are a great deal of varieties of vinegar on the market, but following specific criteria we can recognize the authentical Let’s see which these criteria are.

The aged balsamic vinegar represents the pride of Italy, especially of the modenese inhabitants. For this reason, a museum dedicated only to the balsamic vinegar was opened in the 2002 in Spilimberto, near Modena.

The organic balsamic vinegar is an interesting theme which is not always faced. Organic is a new concept and a new vision of the food which is spreading in our reality faster and faster, respecting the nature and the process of production, thanks to which the consumer is more careful …