Traditional Balsamic Vinegar [SEP] country of origin
Traditional Balsamic Vinegar
Traditional Balsamic Vinegar (or Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale) is a type of balsamic vinegar produced in Modena and the wider Emilia Romagna region of Italy. Unlike inexpensive "Balsamic Vinegar of Modena" (BVM), Traditional Balsamic Vinegar (TBV) is produced from cooked grape must, aged at least 12 years, and protected under the European Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) system, fetching higher prices. (BVM has lesser protection under the European Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) system.) Although the names
Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Reggio Emilia), and ""Aceto Balsamico di Modena"" (Balsamic Vinegar of Modena). The two traditional balsamic vinegars are made the same way from reduced grape must aged for several years in a series of wooden barrels, and are produced exclusively in either the province of Modena or the wider Emilia region surrounding it. The names of these two vinegars are protected by the European Union's Protected Designation of Origin, while the usually less expensive Balsamic Vinegar of Modena ("Aceto Balsamico di Modena