American Barrel California Sherry Vinegar
Nutty, bright, and gloriously assertive
American Barrel California Sherry Vinegar is a classic Spanish-style sherry vinegar with Golden-State swagger—made from California sherry, then patiently handled for layered depth and a clean, high-tone finish. It’s double barrel aged for real complexity, so vinaigrettes, gazpachos, roasted veg, and pan sauces taste composed, not sharp.
What makes it special
The base sherry—Palomino and Pedro Ximénez grapes grown in California—rests in barrels at the winery for three years before it ever reaches our mill. We then slow-ferment using an early-1800s process we recreated, and age it again in a 25-gallon American oak. Because sherry vinegars run higher in acidity, that extra-slow fermentation mellows the profile while keeping a lively snap. Hand-bottled raw and unfiltered.
Flavor profile
Classic sherry vinegar character with a nutty, acid-balancing note—great structure, no harsh edges. This is our highest-acid vinegar, and it shows up with poise.
How to use it tonight
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. It’s also a stealth power move in mignonette and Spanish-leaning marinades.
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Tell Me More
Our American Barrel California Sherry Vinegar is fermented using sherry from California.
The original sherry wine is made from Palomino and Pedro Ximenez sweet grapes grown in California and then barrel aged at the winery for three years. Vinegar fermentation begins when the sherry reaches us in New England and is then barrel aged again after vinegar fermentation.
Sherry vinegars are traditionally high acid and our California Sherry is no exception. This is our highest acid vinegar and is well-balanced through longer fermentation and longer barrel aging, as well as its lovely underlying nutty nose.
Size
8.5oz glass bottle
Perfect For
Vinaigrettes, cold soups, tomato dishes, roasts, and pan deglazing.
Fermentation Base
California Sherry Wine
Ingredients
California sherry wine vinegar
Base Origin
California
Taste Profile
Classic sherry vinegar with a nutty acid-balancing note.
Production Process
Slow fermented. Aged in 25-gallon American oak barrels.
Minimum Acidity
6.5%
American Barrel California Sherry Vinegar FAQs
What distinguishes American Barrel California Sherry Vinegar from other wine vinegars?
Is this really high-acid? Will it be too sharp?
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Worth Waiting For
Modern vinegars have lost their way, so we stepped back in time to recreate a process from 1823. Our equipment doesn’t exist anymore so we remade it in partnership with local universities.
After slow fermentation our vinegars are barrel aged before being hand bottled raw and unfiltered. It all takes a lot more time and care but we think the results are spectacular. I hope you will too.
Vinegars with a Sense of Place
We create vinegars with flavor profiles that reflect a sense of place by working exclusively with American wines, ciders, and brews.
Our vinegar works is housed in the blacksmith shop for an old textile mill complex in the heart of New England that is on the National Register of Historic Places.
