{"id":1357,"date":"2025-12-01T16:47:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T15:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acetum.it\/conoscere-il-balsamico\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T10:03:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T08:03:49","slug":"about-balsamic-vinegar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/acetum.it\/en\/about-balsamic-vinegar\/","title":{"rendered":"About balsamic vinegar"},"content":{"rendered":"<section   class=\"block-page-header mb-10 lg:mb-24\" >\n\n\t<div class=\"overflow-hidden relative  page-header-h   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col  z-[1] relative h-full items-center text-white \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m-auto text-center px-8 3xl:w-11\/12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"heading-big\">How are Balsamic Vinegar of Modena PGI and PDO made?<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute inset-0 \">\n\t\t\t\n\n<picture>\n\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/conoscere-balsamico-head-800x534.webp\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\">\n\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/conoscere-balsamico-head-767x512.webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px)\">\n\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/conoscere-balsamico-head-959x640.webp\" media=\"(min-width: 1025px) and (max-width: 1279px)\">\n\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/conoscere-balsamico-head-1049x700.webp 1x, https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/conoscere-balsamico-head-1439x960.webp 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px) and (max-width: 1919px)\">\n\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/conoscere-balsamico-head-1439x960.webp 1x, https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/conoscere-balsamico-head-scaled.webp 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1920px)\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"w-full h-full object-cover\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n<div class=\"core-block\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">In the Modena region, every family once guarded its own precious recipe for Balsamic vinegar, passing it down from generation to generation. According to tradition, a new set of barrels was started at the birth of a daughter, to become part of her wedding dowry, a symbol of continuity, care, and heritage. <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"core-block\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-highlight-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the many familiar variations, the production of Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena follows three fundamental steps shared by all producers:<\/p>\n<\/div><div  class=\"block-order-list-with-images bg-transparent  py-8 lg:py-16  \">\n\t<div class=\"container text-center\">\n\t\t<div class=\"lg:w-11\/12 mx-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lg:flex justify-center gap-6 flex-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lg:w-1\/4 grow-0 shrink-0 my-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-2\/3 mx-auto lg:w-full aspect-square overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ellipse_12-1-1.webp\" media=\"(min-width: 1920px)\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ellipse_12-1-1-800x0-c-default.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"954\" height=\"954\" class=\"mx-auto w-full h-full object-contain  aspect-square\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2  mt-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block font-mono text-4xl font-bold\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"titolo-homepage uppercase-title\">MUST<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-sm px-3 mt-2\">L\u2019uva viene pigiata per ricavare il mosto.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lg:w-1\/4 grow-0 shrink-0 my-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-2\/3 mx-auto lg:w-full aspect-square overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ellipse_12-1.webp\" media=\"(min-width: 1920px)\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ellipse_12-1-800x0-c-default.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"954\" height=\"954\" class=\"mx-auto w-full h-full object-contain  aspect-square\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2  mt-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block font-mono text-4xl font-bold\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"titolo-homepage uppercase-title\">REDUCTION<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-sm px-3 mt-2\">Il mosto viene concentrato attraverso la cottura o altri processi di riduzione.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lg:w-1\/4 grow-0 shrink-0 my-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-2\/3 mx-auto lg:w-full aspect-square overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ellipse_12.webp\" media=\"(min-width: 1920px)\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ellipse_12-800x0-c-default.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"954\" height=\"954\" class=\"mx-auto w-full h-full object-contain  aspect-square\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2  mt-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block font-mono text-4xl font-bold\">3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"titolo-homepage uppercase-title\">AGEING<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-sm px-3 mt-2\">Il mosto ridotto viene spostato in piccole botti dove inizier\u00e0 la fermentazione.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"core-block\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-highlight-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Over time, to meet increasing global demand, producers added a portion of wine vinegar to the original recipe: this evolution led to the creation of Balsamic Vinegar of Modena PGI.<\/p>\n<\/div><div  class=\"block-icon-cards container text-center my-10 lg:my-20\">\n\t<div class=\"lg:w-6\/12 mx-auto \">\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"lg:flex gap-6 flex-wrap justify-center text-center mt-20\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" w-full text-dark lg:basis-1\/4 grow lg:max-w-[40%]  shrink max-lg:my-8 my-4 relative  flex flex-col relative card-icon overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full image-wrapper relative\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mx-auto mb-1 block w-1\/2 aspect-square relative\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full h-full object-contain  absolute \" src=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DOP.svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"px-10 relative pb-10 bg-light h-full rounded-br-4xl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lg:min-h-[100px] flex items-center justify-center my-4 lg:my-8 icon-card-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"titoletto \">Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena PDO<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\"><p class=\"text-sm\"><strong>Protected Designation of Origin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"btn-style\">with<\/p>\n<p>cooked must<\/p>\n<p class=\"btn-style\">ageing<\/p>\n<p>minimum 12 years<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" w-full text-dark lg:basis-1\/4 grow lg:max-w-[40%]  shrink max-lg:my-8 my-4 relative  flex flex-col relative card-icon overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full image-wrapper relative\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mx-auto mb-1 block w-1\/2 aspect-square relative\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full h-full object-contain  absolute \" src=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IGP.svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"px-10 relative pb-10 bg-light h-full rounded-br-4xl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lg:min-h-[100px] flex items-center justify-center my-4 lg:my-8 icon-card-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"titoletto \">Balsamic Vinegar of Modena PGI<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\"><p class=\"text-sm\"><strong>Protected Geographical Indication<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"btn-style\">with<\/p>\n<p>cooked must + wine vinegar + wine vinegar aged at least 10 years<\/p>\n<p class=\"btn-style\">ageing<\/p>\n<p>minimum 60 days<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"block-order-list-with-images bg-light  py-8 lg:py-16  \">\n\t<div class=\"container text-center\">\n\t\t<div class=\"lg:w-11\/12 mx-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-hightlight\">PDO certification<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-6 \"><p>The PDO certification guaranteed by the European Union protects Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena from imitations. Only products obtained according to the specifications, within the area of \u200b\u200borigin and with traditional methods, bear the PDO mark. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bg-dark text-light rounded-4xl px-4 text-center lg:w-10\/12 mx-auto mt-4 mb-12 font-bold py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe production process of Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena PDO <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lg:flex justify-center gap-6 flex-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lg:w-1\/4 grow-0 shrink-0 my-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-2\/3 mx-auto lg:w-full aspect-square overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/vendemmia.webp\" media=\"(min-width: 1920px)\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/vendemmia-800x0-c-default.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"477\" class=\"mx-auto w-full h-full object-contain  aspect-square\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2  mt-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block font-mono text-4xl font-bold\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"titolo-homepage uppercase-title\">HARVEST<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-sm px-3 mt-2\">Harvest of the 7 types of Modena grapes: Lambrusco, Trebbiano, Sauvignon, Ancellotta, Occhio di Gatta, Berzemino and Sgavetta.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lg:w-1\/4 grow-0 shrink-0 my-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-2\/3 mx-auto lg:w-full aspect-square overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pressatura.webp\" media=\"(min-width: 1920px)\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pressatura-800x0-c-default.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"477\" class=\"mx-auto w-full h-full object-contain  aspect-square\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2  mt-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block font-mono text-4xl font-bold\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"titolo-homepage uppercase-title\">PRESSING<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-sm px-3 mt-2\">The grapes are pressed to break the berries grapes, release the juice and obtain the must.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lg:w-1\/4 grow-0 shrink-0 my-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-2\/3 mx-auto lg:w-full aspect-square overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cottura.webp\" media=\"(min-width: 1920px)\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cottura-800x0-c-default.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"477\" class=\"mx-auto w-full h-full object-contain  aspect-square\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2  mt-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block font-mono text-4xl font-bold\">3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"titolo-homepage uppercase-title\">COOKING<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-sm px-3 mt-2\">The must cooks slowly: the water evaporates, the sugars caramelize and the aromas concentrate.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lg:w-1\/4 grow-0 shrink-0 my-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-2\/3 mx-auto lg:w-full aspect-square overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/invecchiamento.webp\" media=\"(min-width: 1920px)\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/invecchiamento-800x0-c-default.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"477\" class=\"mx-auto w-full h-full object-contain  aspect-square\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2  mt-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block font-mono text-4xl font-bold\">4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"titolo-homepage uppercase-title\">AGEING<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-sm px-3 mt-2\">The must is transferred to wooden barrels and left to age for a minimum of 12 years in the vinegar cellars which ensure slow fermentation during the winter and faster fermentation in the summer. \r\nEach year, part of the liquid is moved into progressively smaller barrels, often made from different woods. <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lg:w-1\/4 grow-0 shrink-0 my-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-2\/3 mx-auto lg:w-full aspect-square overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/controllo.webp\" media=\"(min-width: 1920px)\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/controllo-800x0-c-default.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"477\" class=\"mx-auto w-full h-full object-contain  aspect-square\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2  mt-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block font-mono text-4xl font-bold\">5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"titolo-homepage uppercase-title\">CONSORTIUM CONTROL<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-sm px-3 mt-2\">The product is validated by the organoleptic examination of a commission of expert IBT \u2013 Italian Balsamic tasters to certify its characteristics in compliance with the PDO regulation. <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lg:w-1\/4 grow-0 shrink-0 my-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-2\/3 mx-auto lg:w-full aspect-square overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/imbottigliamento.webp\" media=\"(min-width: 1920px)\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/imbottigliamento-800x0-c-default.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"477\" class=\"mx-auto w-full h-full object-contain  aspect-square\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2  mt-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block font-mono text-4xl font-bold\">6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"titolo-homepage uppercase-title\">BOTTLING AND CONSORTIUM CERTIFICATION <\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-sm px-3 mt-2\">After approval from the Consortium, bottling proceeds in the exclusive bottle signed by designer Giorgetto Giugiaro.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"block-order-list-with-images bg-transparent  py-8 lg:py-16  \">\n\t<div class=\"container text-center\">\n\t\t<div class=\"lg:w-11\/12 mx-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-hightlight\">PGI certification<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-6 \"><p>The protection of protected geographical indications (PGIs) by the European Union combats fake products that try to imitate the original production of the Modena region. Only products marked with the PGI logo are original and can be called &#8220;Balsamic Vinegar of Modena\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>What distinguishes Balsamic Vinegar of Modena PGI?<br \/>\nIn addition to the quantity and quality of the ingredients chosen, the refinement or aging in barrels contributes to making the profile of the vinegar closer to that of Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bg-dark text-light rounded-4xl px-4 text-center lg:w-10\/12 mx-auto mt-4 mb-12 font-bold py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe production process of Balsamic Vinegar of Modena PGI<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lg:flex justify-center gap-6 flex-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lg:w-1\/4 grow-0 shrink-0 my-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-2\/3 mx-auto lg:w-full aspect-square overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/vendemmia.webp\" media=\"(min-width: 1920px)\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/vendemmia-800x0-c-default.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"477\" class=\"mx-auto w-full h-full object-contain  aspect-square\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2  mt-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block font-mono text-4xl font-bold\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"titolo-homepage uppercase-title\">HARVEST<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-sm px-3 mt-2\">Harvest of the 7 types of Modena grapes: Lambrusco, Sangiovese, Trebbiano, Albana, Ancellotta, Fortana and Montuni. <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lg:w-1\/4 grow-0 shrink-0 my-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-2\/3 mx-auto lg:w-full aspect-square overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pressatura.webp\" media=\"(min-width: 1920px)\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pressatura-800x0-c-default.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"477\" class=\"mx-auto w-full h-full object-contain  aspect-square\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2  mt-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block font-mono text-4xl font-bold\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"titolo-homepage uppercase-title\">PRESSING<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-sm px-3 mt-2\">The grapes are pressed to break the berries grapes, release the juice and obtain the must.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lg:w-1\/4 grow-0 shrink-0 my-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-2\/3 mx-auto lg:w-full aspect-square overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cotture-prod.webp\" media=\"(min-width: 1920px)\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cotture-prod-800x0-c-default.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"477\" class=\"mx-auto w-full h-full object-contain  aspect-square\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2  mt-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block font-mono text-4xl font-bold\">3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"titolo-homepage uppercase-title\">COOKING OF THE MUST and PRODUCTION OF WINE VINEGAR <\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lg:w-1\/4 grow-0 shrink-0 my-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-2\/3 mx-auto lg:w-full aspect-square overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source 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overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/affinamento.webp\" media=\"(min-width: 1920px)\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/affinamento-800x0-c-default.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"477\" class=\"mx-auto w-full h-full object-contain  aspect-square\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2  mt-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block font-mono text-4xl font-bold\">5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"titolo-homepage uppercase-title\">REFINEMENT \/ AGEING <\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-sm px-3 mt-2\">The blend is transferred into barrels and left to refine for a minimum of 60 days. To be declared aged, the product must remain in the barrel for a minimum of 3 years.  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lg:w-1\/4 grow-0 shrink-0 my-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-2\/3 mx-auto lg:w-full aspect-square overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/certif-igp.webp\" media=\"(min-width: 1920px)\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/certif-igp-800x0-c-default.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"477\" class=\"mx-auto w-full h-full object-contain  aspect-square\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2  mt-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block font-mono text-4xl font-bold\">6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"titolo-homepage uppercase-title\">CONTROL and PGI CERTIFICATION<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-sm px-3 mt-2\">After approval from the consortium, bottling takes place.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"block-related-pages my-8 lg:my-16 container text-center\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid max-lg:grid-rows-2 lg:grid-cols-2 gap-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" overflow-hidden \">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/en\/quality\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group flex flex-col text-left rounded-br-4xl overflow-hidden relative w-full h-full  min-h-[200px] md:min-h-[500px] cursor-pointer p-6 lg:p-8 text-white\">\n\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/qualita.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"w-full h-full object-cover object-top lg:object-center absolute inset-0 group-hover:scale-110 transition-transform duration-700\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t<span class=\" absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-b from-transparent to-black\/70 \"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative mt-auto flex items-center flex-wrap \">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"heading-medium \">Quality<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-right text-3xl leading-none text-right max-md:mt-auto ml-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-[22px] h-auto ml-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/themes\/wp-starter-theme\/assets\/img\/arrow-up-right.svg\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" overflow-hidden \">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/en\/research-development\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"group flex flex-col text-left rounded-br-4xl overflow-hidden relative w-full h-full  min-h-[200px] md:min-h-[500px] cursor-pointer p-6 lg:p-8 text-white\">\n\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/chi-siamo-rd-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"w-full h-full object-cover object-top lg:object-center absolute inset-0 group-hover:scale-110 transition-transform duration-700\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t<span class=\" absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-b from-transparent to-black\/70 \"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative mt-auto flex items-center flex-wrap \">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"heading-medium \">R&#038;D<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-right text-3xl leading-none text-right max-md:mt-auto ml-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-[22px] h-auto ml-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/acetum.it\/wp-content\/themes\/wp-starter-theme\/assets\/img\/arrow-up-right.svg\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Modena region, every family once guarded its own precious recipe for Balsamic vinegar, passing it down from generation to generation. 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