Mystery often enshrouds the making of vermouth, as proprietary recipes are closely guarded and kept secret in wineries where producing a premium bottle is serious business. The grapes for our vermouth are growth in the Catalan city of Reus where they are nurtured by sun, sea air, and moisture-rich soil, before being plucked to make a bittersweet fragrant wine, flavored with spices, flowers, herbs, and seeds. The wine is slowly and deliberately aged to bring you this artisanal vinegar -- a true revelation and your new favorite ingredient that will propel your cuisine to greater heights. It's slightly tart, yet sweet, and it smells like honey!

Use this in vinaigrettes, in sandwiches, as a deglazing liquid, as a marinade for seafood, meat, and poultry, and when steaming mussels. A splash of this vinegar on berries and melon will enhance their flavors, or try it in seltzer for a refreshing beverage. Catalan Vermouth Wine Vinegar is particularly perfect when paired with our Fairway Catalan Arbequina Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

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