RECIPE CONTEST
SHERRY VINEGAR PDO FROM SPAIN
Calling all chefs–here's your chance to win an all-expenses-paid trip to Jerez, Spain!
Sixty (60) finalists will be selected to receive a sample of Sherry Vinegar PDO from Spain and submit a recipe for a chance to win. One (1) lucky chef will win the grand prize trip and two (2) runners-up will receive $500. Complete the application form below to request your sample today!
WHAT IS
SHERRY VINEGAR?
Vinegar, from the French “vin aigre” (bitter wine), is produced by acetic bacteria interacting with a water and alcohol-based solution. Actually, vinegar can be made from any food that ferments alcohol (apples, beets, rice and, naturally, wine). Sherry Vinegar is made exclusively from Sherry Wines.
WHERE IS IT PRODUCED?
The secret behind Sherry Vinegar’s unique and extraordinary quality is, without a doubt, its origin. Sherry Vinegar comes from Sherry Wines. Hence, Sherry Vinegar can only be made in one place: the Jerez Region in southern Spain, where these singular wines are produced. The Jerez countryside is one of softly rolling hills whose white albariza soil receives over 300 days of sunshine a year, creating a microclimate with humidity brought in by the easterly winds from the Atlantic Ocean.
HOW IS IT MADE?
Sherry Vinegar is aged in the same way that Sherry Wines are, according to a process known as the criaderas y solera system. This genuine and prolonged ageing, which can last up to 10-20 years, is what gives Sherry Vinegar its rich complexity and extraordinary concentration.
