A Taste of Olive offers the highest quality Balsamic Vinegars available that have been aged up to 18 years.

A very strong, but sweet type of grape vinegar originating in the Modena region of Italy. Produced from the juice of white Trebbiano grapes, Balsamic Vinegar is made from fresh pressed grape juice, referred to as "must" and therefore is not classifed as a wine vinegar. The juice is not allowed to ferment in the early stages of production, allowing the sugar to be retained in the juice. Then, when processed further, the boiling process ultimately removes a significant portion of the sugar.

The Vinegar is then aged for years in barrels made from a variety of different woods, such as oak, cherry, chestnut, juniper, cherry, ash and mulberry, effectively adding the flavor of each to the delicate taste of the Vinegar. As the Balsamic Vinegar matures and is moved from barrels made from different woods, it is maintained at a warm consistent temperature, distilling the liquid into decreasingly smaller volumes as it is warmed. The barrels which contain the original bacterial culture are maintained "as is" in order to keep the bacteria alive and to serve as a distinctive asset of the producer, resulting in barrels that are highly valued producing vinegars that age well in vintage barrels.