Moscatel vinegar

Vinaigre de Moscatel

What it is

Muscat of Alexandria is among the oldest grapes still farmed, and in Andalusia its wine is sweet enough that vinegar made from it keeps a residue of sugar the acetobacter never reaches. The sherry vinegar rules give it a category of its own, aged in the same soleras as the rest.

In the kitchen

It carries sugar, so it glazes: reduce it by half in the pan after searing foie gras or duck and it naps on its own. In a vinaigrette use less oil than usual — three to one is plenty.

Goes with

Foie gras Duck Strawberry Olive oil Shallot Blue cheese Peach Belgian endive

Same species

Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale DOP Amontillado Armagnac Banyuls Brandy de Jerez Champagne vinegar

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