At Napa Valley Naturals, we source good quality products, often from single estates in Europe. Five years ago, Kendall traveled south from Madrid to Jerez del al Frontera in the Andalusia region of southern Spain. There, the ripe and pendulous bunches of Palomino Grapes, nurtured by the warm climate and challenged by the sun-baked and chalky soil, were ready to be hand picked and pressed into the unique and delicious fortified wine known as Sherry. Our Reserva quality Sherry Vinegar uses a 95 year old family starter to impart a flavor of toasted nuts and caramel, and is aged in a Solera, a succession of white oak casks from which vinegar of various ages are blended over a five year period. This is a premium, handcrafted, oak aged vinegar, NOT merely acetified wine that has been boiled and stored in stainless steel tanks for less than one year.
With a nose redolent of almonds and caramel, a flavor of toasted nuts and chocolate, and an unmistakable sweet and robust taste, this Sherry Vinegar brings a unique complexity to cooking.
