{"id":3930,"date":"2023-04-18T14:57:22","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T14:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acetaiasereni.com\/?p=3930"},"modified":"2026-01-28T08:24:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T08:24:20","slug":"the-thicker-it-is-the-better-it-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acetaiasereni.com\/en\/conversation-en\/the-thicker-it-is-the-better-it-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Does thicker mean better?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3930\" class=\"elementor elementor-3930\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adf8ae7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"adf8ae7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0ee2c7 elementor--h-position-center elementor--v-position-middle elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"d0ee2c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;transition_speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"slides.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-slides-wrapper elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\" dir=\"ltr\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper elementor-slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-65b32df swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Seren terrazza26_10_2021_999_111Nikoboi_2021\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">Does thicker mean better?<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">How can you recognize a good balsamic vinegar? Is thicker better? Can you judge its quality by its thickness?<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8da00f7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8da00f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9b53e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f9b53e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-639bf89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"639bf89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In some cases, the equation \"the thicker, the better\", may actually be incorrect. <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0cec66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0cec66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>But important<strong> distinctions<\/strong> need to be made, which can help you better unravel the &#8220;mare magnum&#8221; of balsamic vinegars on the market.<\/p><p>If we talk about <strong>Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena DOP<\/strong>, the product thickens as it ages in the barrels. Consequently, if the product is <strong>dense,<\/strong> it will probably have become dense <strong>thanks to the long period in cask<\/strong>.<\/p><p>The Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena DOP, in fact, <strong>it ages in the attics<\/strong> of the Emilian countryside, where it is very hot in the summer. The aging takes place in <strong>wooden barrels<\/strong> and they <strong>have a hole in the upper part<\/strong>. <strong>The aging time is long<\/strong>, at least 12 years, but the most valuable one is aged more than 25 years and is defined as &#8220;extra-old&#8221;.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f4391e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f4391e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9229f57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9229f57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1273\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/acetaiasereni.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/TradMO-081-e1769680213789.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8174\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acetaiasereni.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/TradMO-081-e1769680213789.jpg 1273w, https:\/\/acetaiasereni.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/TradMO-081-e1769680213789-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acetaiasereni.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/TradMO-081-e1769680213789-1024x627.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/acetaiasereni.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/TradMO-081-e1769680213789-768x471.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1273px) 100vw, 1273px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b51616 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b51616\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84c127e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84c127e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The summer heat combined with the open barrels means <strong>evaporation<\/strong> of the product. Left in the attics for many years in the conditions described, due to evaporation, <strong>the product will concentrate every year, becoming thicker<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, Balsamic Vinegar will be more balanced, obtaining the right balance between sweetness and acidity and the creaminess it will have acquired will make it pleasant and silky.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5a32f2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d5a32f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80ba11d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"80ba11d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b00129c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b00129c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1065\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/acetaiasereni.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sereni_Nov_2024-0385-e1769588512609.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8178\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acetaiasereni.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sereni_Nov_2024-0385-e1769588512609.jpg 1065w, https:\/\/acetaiasereni.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sereni_Nov_2024-0385-e1769588512609-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acetaiasereni.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sereni_Nov_2024-0385-e1769588512609-1024x673.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/acetaiasereni.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sereni_Nov_2024-0385-e1769588512609-768x505.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1065px) 100vw, 1065px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cbaf0e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5cbaf0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c63a01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c63a01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sometimes, however, in an artisanal process such as the ageing of Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena, the thickness acquired over time can vary, according to the general conditions of the Acetaia; for exemple:<\/p><ol><li>In a vinegar factory there may be <strong>excessive<\/strong> <strong>heat<\/strong>, or one summer may have abnormal heat, which will accentuate evaporation;<\/li><li>If a <strong>barrel of too small dimensions<\/strong> is used, the concentrarion will be higher than necessary. This will cause the vinegar to be <strong>very thick<\/strong>, but perhaps too soon, before the necessary balance of flavors has been achieved. The vinegar may taste too sweet, or just sweet.\u00a0<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a18505 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7a18505\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd89df8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd89df8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>There are cases in which the Balsamic Vinegar is thick, but not thanks to ageing: <\/strong>Sometimes the product is thick because <strong>thickeners <\/strong>have been added. Among these we can also find <strong>natural thickeners<\/strong>, not just chemical ones, such as corn starch, locust bean flour, rice starch. In many balsamic vinegar <strong>glazes <\/strong>we can find some of these. The glaze is in fact thickened with the addition of substances or with mechanical processes, <strong>not through aging<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-778d9db e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"778d9db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5250374 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5250374\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a2ec94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a2ec94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Even <strong>Balsamic Vinegar of Modena PGI<\/strong> is sometimes very thick (over 1.30 specific weight). It can thicken over time thanks to the ageing in barrels, but it is often thick thanks to the high concentration of the cooked must of which it is composed.\u00a0<\/p><p>The main ingredient of Balsamic Vinegar of Modena PGI is, in fact, the cooked must,\u00a0<strong>which is mixed with wine vinegar.<\/strong> During the cooking, the wort thickens; <strong>the longer it cooks, the more it concentrates<\/strong>.<\/p><p>The <strong>more concetrated the cooked must is, the thicker the final Balsamic Vinegar will be, regardless of its ageing<\/strong> in barrels. So, it is not always necessary to add a thickener to make a Balsamic Vinegar thick.<\/p><p><strong>Finally<\/strong>, we always recommend <strong>tasting the product<\/strong> and verifying its flavours, <strong>sweet and sour balance<\/strong> and aromas. Unfortunately it is not enough to verify its density.<\/p><p>We also remind you that the aromas that a Balsamic Vinegar develops over the years in barrels cannot be replicated with any tool, method or addition; therefore: <strong>use your sense of smell<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f6182c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f6182c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfdf5f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dfdf5f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1704\" height=\"1723\" src=\"https:\/\/acetaiasereni.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Acetaia_Sereni-0115-scaled-e1769588540281.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8181\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acetaiasereni.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Acetaia_Sereni-0115-scaled-e1769588540281.jpg 1704w, https:\/\/acetaiasereni.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Acetaia_Sereni-0115-scaled-e1769588540281-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/acetaiasereni.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Acetaia_Sereni-0115-scaled-e1769588540281-1013x1024.jpg 1013w, https:\/\/acetaiasereni.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Acetaia_Sereni-0115-scaled-e1769588540281-768x777.jpg 768w, https:\/\/acetaiasereni.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Acetaia_Sereni-0115-scaled-e1769588540281-1519x1536.jpg 1519w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1704px) 100vw, 1704px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b7c205 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3b7c205\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acetaia Sereni helps you to understand if the equation &#8220;The thicker it is = the better it is&#8221; is always true when it comes to Balsamic Vinegar of Modena!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9074,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[97,309,465,641,467,297,642,163,384,643,644,645,41,646,626,648,649,650,651,652,653],"class_list":["post-3930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conversation-en","tag-acetaia-sereni","tag-aceto-balsamico-di-modena-igp","tag-aging","tag-aroma","tag-balance","tag-balsamic-vinegar-of-modena-igp","tag-concentration","tag-cooked-grape-must","tag-esperienze-2","tag-evaporation","tag-glaze","tag-heat","tag-modena","tag-smell","tag-sommer","tag-sour","tag-sweet","tag-thickener","tag-thickness","tag-traditional-balsamic-vinegar-of-modena-dop","tag-wooden-barrel"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>If a Balsamic Vinegar of Modena is thick does that mean it&#039;s good?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How to recognize a good Balsamic Vinegar? 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