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| The balsamic traditional vinegar |
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balsamic vinegar, a typical product of the area. |
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This excellent
precious vinegar has some misterious origins: the monk Donizone,
main byographer of the countess, mentions it in the Vita Mathildis:
in 1046 the german emperor Henry II, travelling to Rome for
his crowning, addressed to Bonifacio, marquis of Tuscany and
father of Matilde asking some of their exquisite "perfect"
vinegar as a gift. In the following centuries there are traces
of guilds reuniting the specialists who had to hold the secret
of the precious production. During the Renaissance the balsamic
vinegar compares very often on the table of kings and dukes,
expecially at the Estense house. This famous dinasty, who helped
the renaissance of the region till the 1859, contributed to
the writing of vinegar traditions in the croniques.
The Balsamic Vinegar of Reggio and Modena, protected by two
separate societies, are obtained by a simple fermentation of
a sugary sharp sauce of cooked must. But the secret of this
unique balsamic lies in the gradual maturation in different
casks of different wooden sorts, lasting many years, never less
than 12. The final product is extraordinary, precious and unique. |
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