Creating Italian food’s “black gold”: how Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena is made

Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena, or “Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena”, costs a hefty $6,000 USD per litre. What are the secrets behind the price tag? From grape must to rigorous quality control, we go behind the scenes of the making of the traditional Italian food to find out. CHAPTERS 00:00 The art of making Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena 02:25 Welcome to Giuseppe Pedroni’s farm 03:54 Mechanically harvesting the Trebbiano di Spagna grapes 07:32 Traditios of an ancient vineyard: manually harvesting the Trebbiano di Spagna grapes 09:43 Bringing the grapes to the cellar for pressing 11:40 Pressing the grapes to obtain their must 16:15 Cooking the must, fermentation and acetification 23:00 Turning grape juice into vinegar 24:51 Manually decanting the barrels 31:53 Maturation and ageing: a careful and lengthy process 33:27 “Families” of barrels, starting with the Mother 39:11 The Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena is brought to the Protection Consortium for quality control 43:22 The quality control process starts under the close monitoring of the Inspector from Kiwa Cermet 46:48 The Master tasters taste the Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena at the Protection Consortium 52:03 The President of the Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena Protection Consortium 54:03 Open Vinegar Cellars: vinegar factories host guided educational tours inlcuding tastings of Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena 54:40 Giuseppe Pedroni’s historic family tavern FOOD & CULTURE - Documentary Series:    • FOOD & CULTURE - Documentary Series   WHERE WE SHOT THE VIDEO Country: Italy Region: Emilia Romagna City: Rubbiara Gps: 44°39'3.02"N 11° 2'27.02"E ABOUT US We are Domenico and Giulia; two adventurers, filmmakers, documentarians travelling the world to discover, understand, and tell the story. Kiss From The World is dedicated to creating high quality non-fiction content that informs and entertains its viewers about the world in all its wonder, diversity and vibrancy. BUSINESS INQUIRIES: [email protected]