Sciabica's Lambrusco Vinegar

Sweet Lambrusco vinegar from Emilia-Romagna, with two ingredients: grape must and vinegar.

Lambrusco is the lightly sparkling red wine of Italy's Emilia-Romagna, the same region that gives us balsamic and Parmigiano. Made into vinegar and blended with concentrated grape must, it comes out naturally sweet with a smooth, tangy finish, somewhere between a red wine vinegar and a young balsamic. No caramel color, no added sugar, no thickeners; the sweetness is the grape. Vinegar has been used traditionally to aid digestion and steady blood sugar after a meal, and a good one makes you want to eat more vegetables.

Who this is for

• Salads with fruit, nuts or cheese in them
• Roasted vegetables, especially beets, squash and onions
• Marinades for pork and chicken
• Strawberries and vanilla ice cream, a few drops
• Anyone who finds balsamic too syrupy and red wine vinegar too sharp

Details

250 ml bottle. Ingredients: concentrated grape must, Lambrusco red wine vinegar. 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.