Sparrow Lane — Blackberry Balsamic Vinegar

Dark, jammy blackberry balsamic that reads as fruit, not candy.

Made with real blackberries rather than flavoring, which is why it tastes like the berry and stays just tart enough to be honest. Sparrow Lane builds its fruit vinegars on wine vinegar fermented slowly in oak barrels by the Orleans method, then adds California fruit, with no dyes or artificial preservatives. Fruit vinegars are the easy way to get people to eat more salad; the acid does the work of a dressing and the fruit does the convincing.

Who this is for

• Goat cheese, blue cheese and anything with walnuts in it
• Spinach and arugula salads
• Reduced by half and spooned over pork, duck or lamb
• Sparkling water with a splash, as a shrub
• Vanilla ice cream, if you want to surprise someone

Details

6.75 oz / 200 ml glass bottle. Shelf stable.

Made by Sparrow Lane in Ceres, just south of Modesto. Started in Napa Valley over eighteen years ago, they make chef-grade vinegars from California wines and fruit, without dyes or artificial preservatives.