Acetaia Giusti is the oldest producer of Balsamic Vinegar of Modena in the world. Founded in 1605, today the company is led by Claudio Stefani Giusti who, with an entrepreneurial vision based on flexibility, continuous improvement and valorisation of talents, carries forward centuries-old knowledge in continuous evolution.
Acetaia Giusti products are the result of centuries-old knowledge, handed down from generation to generation by family members. The 600 historic batteries - originally from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries - are still used to make Giusti Balsamic Vinegar of Modena. One of the fundamental elements for the refinement of Balsamic Vinegar, capable of attributing different organoleptic characteristics to the product, is in fact wood: if the chestnut, rich in tannins, gives the classic brown colour, the cherry sweetens the flavour, the juniper gives the resinous essence and the oak gives the typical vanilla scent. Furthermore, the older the barrel, the more intense the aromas and character transmitted to the Balsamic Vinegar.
Among the most representative products of Acetaia Giusti are the five Balsamics of Modena PGI part of the Historical Collection: different in recipes and aging time, they are classified today with the number of medals achieved at the Universal Expositions of the late nineteenth century. Alongside these are the Grandi Aged, among which the Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena PDO stands out - produced solely with cooked grape must and aged for a minimum of 12 years or 25 in the case of Extravecchio - and the new collateral lines , including the Balsamic Vinegar Pearls, the Chocolates, the Panettone, the Colomba and the Giusti Vermouth, the first to be aged in ancient Giusti family barrels.
Furthermore, the recent collaborations with artisans and taste professionals who - through a process of refining the raw materials in barrels that have contained Balsamic Vinegar of Modena for years - bear witness to the innovative spirit of the company - have created products capable of reproducing all the scents of a vinegar factory. Thus the Alchimia chocolate was born in collaboration with the master chocolatier Gianluca Fusto - obtained from cocoa aged in barrels for 4 months and then processed with Balsamic Giusti -, the Acetaia 1605 sorbet by Stefano Guizzetti of Ciacco Lab, obtained from an infusion of water and pieces of historic barrels, and the Barrique Parma Ham from the F.lli Galloni ham factory in Parma, which completed its maturation in ancient Balsamic barriques.
THE GIUSTI BOUTIQUES
The first Giusti Boutique opens in 2019 in Modena - inside a building designed by the well-known architect Gio Ponti overlooking the iconic Piazza Grande -, followed, in December 2021, by the Milan store in via Spadari - a few steps from the Duomo - and, in April 2022, from the Bologna store in via degli Orefici. Located in the historic centers of cities capable of attracting an international public, the Giusti Boutiques were created with the aim of spreading the culture of Balsamic Vinegar of Modena throughout the world. The shops, in fact, are not just points of sale, but suggestive places that retrace the history of the company thanks to the presence of centuries-old barrels and ancient objects used in the art of vinegar making. Through an immersive and sensorial narration by the Acetaia Giusti team, visitors have the opportunity to fully understand the enormous cultural value of the product.
