Sciabica's 70 Grain Aged Red Wine Vinegar

Strong, full-flavored aged red wine vinegar: the workhorse bottle for dressings, pan sauces and pickling.

A California red wine vinegar made from grapes and nothing else, aged for depth, at 70 grain (7% acidity), which is stronger and more assertive than most supermarket vinegar. That strength means a little goes further in a vinaigrette and it holds up to garlic, mustard and onions. Only trace naturally occurring sulfites. Vinegar has been used traditionally to support digestion and steady blood sugar after a meal.

Who this is for

• Everyday vinaigrettes: three parts olive oil, one part this, salt
• Deglazing a pan after searing meat
• Quick pickles, slaw and marinated onions
• Marinades for beef, lamb and chicken
• Anyone replacing the plastic-bottle distilled vinegar in the pantry with something that tastes like food

Details

375 ml bottle. 7% acidity. Product of California. Shelf stable; keeps for years.

From the Sciabica family of Modesto, four miles from our front door, who have pressed olive oil and bottled vinegar since 1936.