Your Balsamic Vinegar Is Fake

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The majority of balsamic vinegar found in the US is fake. Manufacturers save money by flavoring wine vinegar in an attempt to imitate real balsamic vinegar. It's unfortunate that the real thing is so hard to come by that it's relatively unknown outside of Italy.

If you'd like to learn more about the difference between authentic balsamic vinegar and the stuff you find at the grocery store check out this article linked below.

If you'd like to try REAL balsamic vinegar you can find it here

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I'm somewhat annoyed that you showed a bottle of Kirkland balsamic in the thumbnail and didn't talk about it. But you delivered a well-written and edited video on the topic. I learned something! Thanks! For anyone wondering, I looked up the Kirkland product and it has wine vinegar.

Lam

Hi there! Your video overall does truly highlight the fact that balsamic vinegar is one of the products that a lot of people are misinformed about. As a fan of balsamic vinegar, I think you brought up a lot of good points. Some things I like to add is that people use red wine to boast the acidity and more importantly, mimic the colour of the traditional balsamic vinegar (DOP). Another point to add is that DOP balsamic vinegar is 4% acidity as oppose to 6% acidity for IGP. I am assuming that when you are assuming real balsamic vinegar, you are referring to the DOP. In that case, a point to bring up is that ALL DOP vinegar bottles must be in the shape of Giugiarro bottles (looks like ball sittiing on a square base); that's another way to distinguish the DOPs from IGPs as it is a protected feature by law.

For IGPs, although some of them contain ingredients that are not wine vinegar nor must like red wine vinegar (as mentioned in video) and caramel colouring, some of them that only contains grape must and wine vinegar are very good quality and that depends on the concentrations of must and wine vinegar and how long they have been aged. Some IGPs are actually close to the real deal (the DOP) in terms of taste (Giuseppe Giusti is a good example of this).

A tip for anyone buying balsamic vinegar, as the video mentioned, check the ingredients and what I like to do is get a bottle and tilt it slightly to determine the viscosity of the vinegar. Assuming the vinegar only contains must and wine vinegar (for IGP), the greater viscosity indicates a higher quality blend (more grape must).

My apologies if my message seems lengthy, but I thought that it would be nice to share my thoughts about this wonderful gem.

musicwill

Please correct me if I’m misguided.
I was taught, that traditional Balsamic vinegar, is produced in Modena, Italy. Using 100% grape must and aged a minimum of 12 years, as well as, up to 50 years.
Other Balsamic vinegar that are certified.
Must be produced in Modena, with only regional grape must grown only from 3 distinct varieties. With the addition of wine vinegar. Including a minimum of 60 days of fermentation.
Many producers of Balsamic vinegar use a grading system for quality.
They use a 3 leaf system.

robertsherman

This is very informative. Looking forward to trying it!

Shanedawson

Italy should start making 2 milliliters bottles and 5 milliliters real balsamic vinegar bottles selling for around $5-$10 per bottle.

XGenKaneShiroX

Hello, I am interested in finding out why Giuseppe Giusti (one of the highly praised BV) uses aged wine vinegar and cooked grape. Are they not real BV.? They have a 100yr old bottle for close to 1k. What is your take on this?

clayrauch

Damn there's no way. I've been buying some balsamic vinegar for months now that only contains grape must as the first ingredient and wine vinegar as the second. The taste is sweet, almost like raisins so I thought I was getting something real and somewhat healthy. How would I know if it has other added ingredients like colorings and sugars? Do they mix those in with the grape musts so therefore they don't have to put it in the labeling or something? Also, would red wine vinegar taste the same?

iTakeCash

So are you saying Giuseppe Giusti is not real Balsamic Vinegar when it says Made from the must of cooked sundried grapes and aged wine vinegar? Just curious because I know they are one of the leaders in BV having won many medals. Maybe it was just a lower end version?

clayrauch

Well done young man -- you have a great future.

paulgdlmx

Interesting video. I'd just like to add the condiment-grade balsamic, that which contains red wine vinegar, is just fine for salad dressing, marinades, and a lot of sauces where it's simply another ingredient, and in many cases is preferred to DOP balsamic. Even a decent PGI can be found for not too expensive a price and works well in a reduction where you may be adding several other flavors. Would you use a DOP, traditional-grade, ultra-premium balsamic a half-cup at a time to marinate $2/lb boneless skinless chicken breast? Food for thought :)

jakethemedic

Been to Italy twice, and yes, real is expensive even there. Same with real olive oil.

robertnasser

Wow! This is soooo informative. Thank you.

mrs.p

I look forward to trying it, just saw it's quite easily accessible here in the UK, even the Supermarket's premium brand is true balsamic vinegar while others have both vinegar and must. Also, look into the olive oil scandal if that interests you. Italy can't produce enough olive oil so it has to get a large percentage of olives/oil from Spain, gangs/money grabbers got involved and was cut with vegetable oil. Even the most expensive brands from Italy aren't truly Italian or are even fully olive oil.

bmc

I simply “must” try authentic balsamic

SheldonBeldon

Very nice short n sweet video, very rare these days. thankyou for that, HOWEVER, where in USA do i get the real deal or how do i get it.
Can u help me.plz.
I live in TX near dallas, let me know where i can get it
Ty.

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