The Medici family’s Acetaia is housed within one of the historic buildings at the Tenuta La Rampata estate. Dating back to the 19th century, the structure is nestled among the lush vineyards of the Enza River valley. While we don’t have an exact date for when we first began producing our Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Reggio Emilia PDO, our oldest barrel has been actively aging vinegar since 1906.
The vinegar factory is a magical place: inside, the Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Reggio Emilia known and loved all over the world is created, refined and aged.
You enter the half-light of the attics and immerse yourself in a place characterized by barrels where the process of maturation, refinement and aging of our Traditional Vinegar takes place slowly. It is an environment sensitive to seasonal thermal variations typical of our territory and fundamental for obtaining a product of the highest quality. The aging of the vinegar lasts the time of one generation (minimum 12 years) and takes place in “batteries”. A battery is simply the combination of different barrels made of different woods that give the vinegar its unique aromas, flavors and scents.
Explore the historic barrel sets of the Acetaia, immerse yourself in the Wine Museum, and savor the finest Emilia DOC products.
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Its rich, refined flavour, its aromatic power and its sweet and sour inflection make it an exceptional condiment.
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WINE MUSEUM
The wine museum is located in a room created from the restoration of the existing 19th century buildings, exhibiting tools and equipment that illustrate the production cycles of the vines and wine.
Thanks to our devotion and passion for our work and our history, the museum today exhibits tools and equipment that we have collected from the beginning of our family’s activity in the 19th century, to which we have added pieces from the plain of Reggio Emilia and tools used up to the post-war period. The Medici family collection belongs to the network of “Museums of Taste of Emilia Romagna”.
