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Venturi Schulze

100% estate-grown in our Cobble Hill vineyard in the warm Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island.

Venturi-Schulze Balsamic Vinegar is made from our own juice, simmered to a luscious concentration over an open fire, and converted to vinegar by the slow, natural ancient process. It is aged in over 100 barrels, from 2,500 litre custom made French oak barrels and 227 litre barriques to small series of barrels custom made for us near Modena, as dictated by tradition. Each of these series ranges from 20 to 50 litres in size in five different varieties of wood: acacia, ash, cherry, oak and chestnut, each adding its own unique character.

Unlike commercially available balsamic vinegars made from a blend of wine vinegar, grape juice concentrate, caramel colouring and flavourings, Venturi-Schulze Balsamic Vinegar is a pure and natural expression of one family's commitment and passion from earth to bottle.

Ancient method balsamic vinegar is one of the few products still made following old craftsmanship traditions and without the aid of complex technological advances. It is a product that demands a large reserve of patience and passion, a belief that our vinegar in many years' time will be worth the wait, a certainty that we are leaving an important legacy, a unique message for the new generations.

Age, tradition and class, all governed by unrestrained dedication to the natural, are qualities that we feel are extremely important and worth preserving in an age of instant gratification. These characteristics become obvious when one tastes our vinegar for the first time: one can actually feel age in its continuity in an indescribable combination of the times gone by sliding into the fruity tastes of the new.

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$49.90Balsamic Vinegar - 250 mlFine ancient method balsamic vinegar

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Our ancient method balsamic vinegar comes in 250 ml bottles and is boxed for protection in a recyclable cardboard gift box. It is 100% estate grown from grapes we cultivate without using herbicides, pesticides or irrigation. We do not add sulphites or other preservatives. Our releases are of consistently high quality and an average age of about 11 years, aged in cherry, chestnut, acacia, ash and oak barrels. No special storage temperatures are required. You can keep it in the pantry or on the kitchen counter, as the naturally high acid and grape sugar act as natural preservatives.
This same vinegar is also available in the hand-painted "Wildflower Series" bottles below.
$65.00Balsamic Vinegar - Apple BlossomWildflower series bottles

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The same ancient method balsamic vinegar, but our 250 ml Wildflower Series bottles have been hand-painted and fired by local artist Terry Harrison with flowers found around our vineyard. Apple blossoms (of the Malus genus) are part of the changing landscape in our small orchard.
$65.00Balsamic Vinegar - Blue CamusWildflower series bottles

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The same ancient method balsamic vinegar, but our 250 ml Wildflower Series bottles have been hand-painted and fired by local artist Terry Harrison with flowers found around our vineyard or in our local area. The Blue Camas (Camassia quamash) has a small edible bulb that was a nourishing food source for the local First Nations people. It looks somewhat like an onion but tastes like a creamy potato - a real treat! But beware - the bulb of the Death Camus (Zygadenus venenosus), which bears white flowers, is deadly poisonous!
$65.00Balsamic Vinegar - CornflowerWildflower series bottles

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The same ancient method balsamic vinegar, but our 250 ml Wildflower Series bottles have been hand-painted and fired by local artist Terry Harrison with flowers found around our vineyard. Many different types of cornflowers grow on our property and along the roadways of our rural setting. This particular one is likely Centaurea cyanus.
$65.00Balsamic Vinegar - DaisyWildflower series bottles

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The same ancient method balsamic vinegar, but our 250 ml Wildflower Series bottles have been hand-painted and fired by local artist Terry Harrison with flowers found around our vineyard. These bright yellow daisies are a happy addition to any kitchen!
$65.00Balsamic Vinegar - DandelionWildflower series bottles

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The same ancient method balsamic vinegar, but our 250 ml Wildflower Series bottles have been hand-painted and fired by local artist Terry Harrison with flowers found around our vineyard. Given the abundance of Dandelions (Taraxacum officinale), we decided to think of them as wildflowers rather than weeds! They are enormously nutritious and we enjoy using the young, tender spring leaves in salads as bitter greens. They are delicious cooked and used as one might use spinach. Giordano eats them even when the bitterness is beyond my tolerance, but even then, it is amazing what a little added butter or cream and Parmesan cheese will do to temper the edge.
$65.00Balsamic Vinegar - Fawn LilyWildflower series bottles

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The same ancient method balsamic vinegar, but our 250 ml Wildflower Series bottles have been hand-painted and fired by local artist Terry Harrison with flowers found around our vineyard. When finished, they can be washed and refilled with oil or used as bud vases. The Pink Fawn Lily Erythronium revolutum and White Fawn Lily Erythronium oregonum grow by the edges of the forest around our vineyard, blooming in mid-April, and are quite rare these days.
$65.00Balsamic Vinegar - Johnny Jump-UpWildflower series bottles

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The same ancient method balsamic vinegar, but our 250 ml Wildflower Series bottles have been hand-painted and fired by local artist Terry Harrison with flowers found around our vineyard. Johnny Jump-Ups (Viola tricolor) grow wild in the vineyard around the Ortega vines.
$65.00Balsamic Vinegar - Shooting Star BottleWildflower series bottles

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The same ancient method balsamic vinegar, but our 250 ml Wildflower Series bottles have been hand-painted and fired by local artist Terry Harrison with flowers found around our vineyard. Shooting stars (Dodecatheon conjugens and Dodecatheon pulchellum) grow by the west side of our house, especially in springs with plenty of moisture. They remind us not just of shooting stars, but the nodding heads are reminiscent of little birds.
$65.00Balsamic Vinegar - Snow Drop BottleWildflower series bottles

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The same ancient method balsamic vinegar, but our 250 ml Wildflower Series bottles have been hand-painted and fired by local artist Terry Harrison with flowers found around our vineyard. Snow drops (Galanthus nivalis) are always a welcome site, their blooms signaling the end of winter.
$65.00Balsamic Vinegar - Trillium BottleWildflower series bottles

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The same ancient method balsamic vinegar, but our 250 ml Wildflower Series bottles have been hand-painted and fired by local artist Terry Harrison with flowers found around our vineyard. Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) love shade and grow by the thousands in the shady forested portions of our property, blooming in very early spring.
$65.00Balsamic Vinegar - Violet BottleWildflower series bottles

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The same ancient method balsamic vinegar, but our 250 ml Wildflower Series bottles have been hand-painted and fired by local artist Terry Harrison with flowers found around our vineyard. Sweet-smelling purple violets (Viola odorata) bloom along our driveway in late winter and early spring.
$65.00Balsamic Vinegar - Wild Rose bottleWildflower series bottles

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The same ancient method balsamic vinegar, but our 250 ml Wildflower Series bottles have been hand-painted and fired by local artist Terry Harrison with flowers found around our vineyard. Wild roses (Rosa acicularis) grow profusely on our property and their fragrant blooms are part of the changing landscape of the seasons.
$5.00Gift WrappingWrite your greeting in the order form comment area!

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