American Barrel California Sherry Vinegar

American Barrel California Sherry Vinegar from American Vinegar Works is a classic Spanish-style sherry vinegar with Golden-State swagger, double barrel-aged for real complexity. The base sherry from California-grown Palomino and Pedro Ximenez grapes rests three years before slow fermentation and a second oak aging, so vinaigrettes, gazpachos, and pan sauces taste composed, not sharp.

At a glance

• Type: California sherry vinegar
• Size: 8.5 oz glass bottle
• Fermentation base: California sherry wine (Palomino and Pedro Ximenez)
• Base origin: California
• Process: Three-year barrel-aged sherry, slow-fermented, aged again in 25-gallon American oak
• Minimum acidity: 6.5%, the highest-acid AVW vinegar
• Maker: American Vinegar Works

Best for

• Everyday vinaigrettes with structure
• Cold soups, gazpacho, and tomato dishes
• Pan sauces after roasting
• Drizzling over warm vegetables and roasts
• Mignonette and Spanish-leaning marinades
• Gift for the serious home cook

How to use

Whisk with olive oil for an everyday vinaigrette, fold into cold soups and tomato dishes, wake up pan sauces after roasting, or drizzle over warm vegetables and roasts. Because it runs high in acidity, a little goes a long way with poise.

Flavor profile

Classic sherry vinegar character with a nutty, acid-balancing note, great structure, and no harsh edges. The highest-acid AVW vinegar, mellowed by long fermentation and aging so it shows up with poise.

About American Vinegar Works

American Vinegar Works is a New England maker that revived an 1823 slow-fermentation method, crafting small-batch, barrel-aged vinegars from American wines, ciders, and brews, hand-bottled raw and unfiltered.