La Guinelle 'Vinaigre Taliouine' Saffron Vinegar

The superb 'Taliouine' saffron vinegar (named after a Moroccan Berber village) has a deep orangey-red colour. As soon as you open the bottle you can smell the depth of saffron flavor it contains. Red Banyuls vinegar is aged for 8 months in demijohns outdoors then decanted into bottles with saffron stamens. It’s bright aromas of red berries and saffron are quite simply intoxicating. These make a perfect marriage with gazpacho, strawberries and fish dishes like bouillabaisse. Try it also drizzled on a fried egg or tomatoes for an amazing breakfast taste sensation. 

La Guinelle's amazing vinegars are made by Nathalie Lefort in her charming open air vinaigrerie located in Cosprons, France. Cosprons is a hillside village overlooking the rocky Cote Vermeille coast close to Spain. Nathalie bought the small house at the end of a dusty lane in 1999 and soon after decided to revive the lost art of making artisan vinegar outdoors.

Her philosophy is simple: "You need good wine to make great vinegar and you let nature to do the rest."

Everything is made outdoors "en plein air."

She uses an organic double fermentation process where the wines and vinegars are exposed to natural airborne bacteria in oak barrels for up to 8 months before further aging in glass demijohns that are shaded from the sun. Nathalie and her team only make about 10,000 bottles each year, including some really interesting, and unique, single varietal and flavored vinegars. 

Used by to French chefs and home cooks alike, we hope this incredible vinegar will find a spot in your kitchen pantry.