(5% acidity)
NOW IN OUR LARGER SIZE VINEGAR BOTTLE!
There are no shortcuts to making handcrafted vinegar.
Here, we marry our own KATZ varietal honey with varietal wines in oaks barrels, slowly fermenting it into a finished Agrodolce...“sweet and sour” in Italian. The production of this vinegar for us is always a challenge as we can only produce about 50 gallons every two months! It takes nearly 100 pounds of our KATZ Black Button Sage Honey, which we have found produces the clearest and cleanest honey vinegar flavor, to make a single batch. In truth, it is the ultimate 'Slow Food' and we take the challenge in stride as we love the balanced acid and sweet flavors full of nuanced tones from the combination of wine and honey…plus it enhances so many foods we love!
Making Food: The sweet-sour life of a Napa vinegar maker
We have added some Napa Valley Riesling to the Viognier wine that we use to make this vinegar, and we like the “spice” and aromas it brings to the proverbial dance, or vinegar in this case!
About The Taste:
Please check the recipe section as we have many ways to use this unique and tasty elixir with seasonal dishes!
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About KATZ Traditional Orleans Method Vinegars: A few years ago, we ventured out to make wine vinegar using the centuries-old Orleans Method perfected over 500 years ago in France. Most vinegar today is produced by a system that takes just hours, but removes most of the taste and the nutrients, and the 'art' of making this ancient elixir. In contrast, authentic barrel aged vinegar like ours is converted slowly over many months from quality wines and fermented juices with the starter - the 'mother' - in oak barrels. This is the way we do it in our 1865 Suisun Valley Vinegar House, and the result is a complex, rich elixir with fine balance and subtle complexity.
You'll find dozens of recipes for our traditional Orleans Method Vinegars on our From The Vinegar House page...
Please Note: Any sediment that may settle on the bottom of your bottle is a sign of the natural, handcrafted process in which the vinegar was made and can be simply filtered through a strainer, if you like, and poured back into the bottle.
Shipping & Delivery Notice Our KATZ team carefully packs each order by hand…and we monitor the weather so a shipment may be delayed at times.
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Stay safe and well, The KATZ Team
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