Saba Organic Mosto Cotto - Guerzoni

This is Guerzoni’s organic Saba (Mosto Cotto), made by slowly cooking freshly pressed grape must into a rich, naturally sweet syrup. Long before refined sugar—and even before balsamic vinegar—Saba was one of the principal sweeteners of Ancient Rome. With no wine vinegar and no fermentation, it has a deep grape flavor without the acidity of balsamic. Drizzle it over yogurt, pancakes, Parmigiano Reggiano, roasted vegetables, or vanilla ice cream. Why we chose Guerzoni: Great balsamic starts in the vineyard. Felice and Iride Guerzoni founded their acetaia in the 1970s, a time when Italian agriculture was becoming increasingly industrialized with chemical inputs. They went the other way, because their farm was principally their own source of food! They became devoted students of the Demeter biodynamic philosophy before the word “organic” had started to become popular globally (receiving their first Demeter certification in 1984). Today, only around 50–60 producers are permitted to make Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena DOP. Of that already exclusive group, Guerzoni is the only producer that is both certified organic and Demeter biodynamic. Their balsamics are still made from organically grown grapes, then slowly fermented and aged in wooden barrels using methods that have been passed down through generations in Modena. K. Lorenzo visited us recently in Bangkok and we filmed a short chat about what makes their balsamic so special, which you can watch here. Short version? They remain a family-owned producer with a small and passionate team making the best product they can make while their farm’s soil gets richer every year. Read more about their balsamic operation & history on their great website here. This is some of the best balsamic vinegar in the world, and we are proud to import them to Thailand - enjoy! 🍇