Imported from Italy, this limited-quantity vinegar imparts a flavor even more complex than our Premium Balsamic Vinegar and a noticeably thicker texture. Fine vinegars of this quality are sold by other vendors at significantly higher prices, but we make it affordable so you can drizzle it liberally without feeling guilty, to make each bite of your scrumptious meals totally decadent. This vinegar is crafted using a traditional, centuries-old method that is time-tested to yield perfection. Made from plump, emerald Trebbiano grapes that are gently cooked down, and then poured into wooden kegs, the vinegar rests and thickens for a period of years, being transferred from barrel to barrel, so it soaks up the fragrance and flavor of oak, mulberry, juniper, and chestnut. The result is a beautiful balance of delicate sweetness and a pleasant sharp pungency, with a rich, full body and luminescent, deep color.

Italians often use this as a braising and deglazing liquid for protein like beef, lamb, foie gras, veal, poultry, and seafood, but we especially love it drizzled over berries, peaches, seasonal sorbets, and slivers of salty, crumbly Parmigiano Reggiano.

Fairway Marketplace is brought to you by Fairway Market, a specialty food chain that started back in 1933 with a small fruit and vegetable stand on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Today, Fairway Market is legendary for its experts and expertise in all things food, and a relentless obsession with quality throughout all of the different departments in its stores. In December of 2011, Fairway launched this online shop, so that we could bring the best of the best of what Fairway offers, at the same great values, to those who don’t live near one of our stores. Why keep all of this foodie goodness to ourselves? That simply would not be fair.