Cepa Vieja Sherry Vinegar

Name: Cepa Vieja Sherry Vinegar
Brand: Rogers Collection
SKU: MSCAPEVIN
Price: 24.0 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.7 (20 reviews)

$24.00

Vinagres de Yema’s Cepa Vieja falls somewhere between a balsamic and a red wine vinegar, with a sweet flavor and lingering hint of raisiny must that is typical of aged sherries. Aged in 100-year-old oak barrels, the final product has the complexity of every previous batch, as well as smoky notes from the oak itself. The company—founded by renowned winemaker Fernando T. De Terry y Galarza in Spain’s Andalucia—produces its vinegar via the solera method, the same process used to blend sherries of different ages. With the flavor profile of sherry vinegar that has been aged for 25 years, Cepa Vieja is the oldest vintage available from the company. Try it combined with sweet-tart grapes in our Roasted Chicken Breasts with Grapes and Sherry Vinegar.

Ingredients

Sherry vinegar, potassium metabisulfite (as preservative)
Specifications

Net Volume: 500 milliliters Place of Origin: Spain
CARE AND USE

N/A
How to use

Most store-bought vinegars are too harsh for salad dressing and many other recipes.

A good wine vinegar ought to contribute sweet/fruity qualities to our cooking on top of acidity. But high-quality wine vinegars must be made with high-quality wine, which creates a dilemma. Acetic acid is an off-flavor in wine, and wineries that also make vinegar run the risk of contaminating their barrels with the bacteria that converts alcohol to acetic acid, making such producers extremely rare. Thankfully, we have found a Spanish producer Vinagres de Yema, who makes bright, complex vinegars using some of the best grapes in the country—including Cepa Vieja, a sherry vinegar made with palomino grapes sourced from Spain’s Andalusia region.

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HOW TO USE

This aged Sherry vinegar shines in simple applications, such as a light vinaigrette with good quality olive oil, minced shallot, salt, and pepper. It also makes and excellent and complex base for quick pickles and marinades, and will add a refreshing pop of acidity to braises and pan sauces.

Kitchen Notes

This aged sherry vinegar will add richer, nutty aromas along with its acidic zip, which will boost deep flavors in richer stews and braises, and provide lovely contrast to fresh and light summer salads.