The aging attics of La Vecchia Dispensa in Castelvetro, near Modena, are stuffed with barrels. Old barrels, new barrels. Small ones for precious cargo, large ones for just-cooked must. Made from chestnut, oak and half a dozen other woods, each of them holds balsamic vinegar caught somewhere on its way from grape to bottle and now you can have one of your own.

La Vecchia Dispensa's have fashioned a few small, seasoned oak barrels that we can send you filled with their best-selling 8 year aged balsamic.  Kept sealed, it'll last indefinitely and get better with time.