Villa Manodori Aceto Balsamico (authentic balsamic vinegar) “Artigianale” is a carefully crafted labor of love from Chef Massimo Bottura, owner of three-star Michelin restaurant Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy. Made in the tradizionale style and produced in limited quantities, the condiment is a combination of traditional balsamic and aged red wine vinegars. Maturing for a decade or more in barrels of oak, chestnut and juniper, the vinegar develops a shiny ebony color, pleasant woody aroma, raisin-sweet, tart taste and maple syrup texture. A true original, this versatile condiment is enjoyed as an alternative to precious traditional balsamic.
2001 Award - Winner Outstanding Vinegar at the Fancy Food Show
Drizzle this Balsamic Vinegar on:
250 milliliter (8.5 fluid ounce) glass bottle
Villa Manodori's Tradizionale Balsamic of Modena is Extra Vecchio (Gold Seal) and submitted to the Consortium of Modena only after being aged at least 75 years. Each bottle is packaged in Consortium glass that bears the Consortium Seal, to signify authenticity, alongside Villa Manodori‘s logo.
The top balsamic vinegar from Chef Massimo Bottura, owner of three-star Michelin restaurant Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy. Chef Massimo Bottura‘s booklet of recipes is also included.
Limited annual production, we only get 6 a year, packaged in authentic consortium-approved glass and gift boxed.
100 milliliter (3.3 fluid ounce) glass bottle in a gift box
One of Modena's most distinguished Balsamic vinegar manufacturers has produced this delicate condiment which blends white grape must with white wine vinegar. A condiment rather than a vinegar because of its low acidity, the White Balsamic follows the standard methods of Balsamic Vinegar production. The white grape must is cooked at low temperatures in a vacuum to avoid darkening the blend before it is matured in a series of wooden oak casks.
Use in exactly the same way you would any other vinegar. Ideal for finishing meats in the pan, or for adding to salad dressings when you don't want to color the food with a traditional, dark balsamic (e.g. prawns or mozzarella).
"It's a great product – gentle, smooth, and well balanced – and makes muddy salads a thing of the past" - Anthony Worrall Thompson, Daily Express
250 milliliters (8.5 fluid ounces)
The Trampetti farm is located in the prestigious Assisi-Spoleto hills of Umbria’s "gold coast" olive zone. There Massimo Sisani, third-generation descendant of Eugenio Trampetti, and Federico Bibi, Umbrian agricultural specialist, dedicate themselves to the production of one of the finest organic extra virgin olive oils in Italy. Same day, state-of-the-art processing of early, hand-harvested, 100% Moraiolo olives results in an organic monovarietal extra virgin olive oil with intense yet harmonious notes of freshly-cut grass, fresh herbs, and artichoke.
Trampetti's high polyphenol levels (indicating quality of fruit) and low free oleic acidity levels (indicating freshness) have perennially put it at the top of all Italian extra virgin oils.
Each bottle is silver-wrapped to protect freshness and its back label is harvest-dated.
Featured yearly among Italy's Best Quality Italian Olive Oils.
Only Extra Virgin Olive Oil to Receive Best-In-Category NASFT nomination (2003).
Olives grown and hand-harvested at Trampetti's estate in Italy.
500 milliliter (16.8 fluid ounce) silver foil wrapped bottle
We are so proud to be able to offer you our own branded extra virgin olive oil. Our goal was simple, to find an amazing extra virgin olive oil from Italy for daily use. We asked for it to be full bodied and delicious. We also asked for a price point below $20.
The wonderful people at Trampetti came through with their leccino/frantoio olive blend. They continued to meet the highest standards, as one would expect from Trampetti, and meet our goals as well.
The Trampetti farm is located in the prestigious Assisi-Spoleto hills of Umbria’s “gold coast” olive zone. There Massimo Sisani, third-generation descendant of Eugenio Trampetti, and Federico Bibi, Umbrian agricultural specialist, dedicate themselves to the production of one of the finest organic extra virgin olive oils in Italy. Same day, state-of-the-art mechanical (vs.chemical extraction which is inferior) processing of early hand picked olives results in an extra virgin olive oil with intense yet harmonious palate.
Trampetti’s high polyphenol levels (indicating quality of fruit) and low free oleic acidity levels (indicating freshness) have perennially put it at the top of all Italian extra virgin oils.
The olives are grown and hand harvested at Trampetti's estate in Italy.
500 milliliter (16.8 fluid ounce) bottle
I Peccati di Ciacco is a first choice for lovers of Piedmontese cuisine at its best! Made in the village of La Morra, outside Alba, world-famous for wine and black & white truffles, each product is made in small lots according to regionally-inspired recipes with careful attention to maintaining freshness and homemade goodness.
This white truffle extra virgin olive oil is both aromatic and finely balanced. Each bottle, using top quality extra virgin olive oil, contains actual pieces of white truffle (Tuber magnatum pico). Spectacular in casseroles, vegetable and potato dishes, soups, gravies, meat sauces/entrées.... this is truly a chef's companion. On hot pizza, and on popcorn, it's perfect! A friend of mine keeps it in her purse for those "emergency" trips to fast food burger joints.... TRUFFLE FRIES :)
No preservatives!!
Do not be fooled by other truffle oils that use grape seed, sunflower, safflower, or even "olive oil"... if they went cheap on the oil you know they went cheap on the truffle. Demand "extra virgin olive oil," the best. Plus those other "truffle oils" do NOT have actual pieces of truffle in them, another cost cutting step which gives their truffle oil a chemically taste. So they went cheap on the truffle too.
Only buy truffle oils, like this one, that use EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL and that have ACTUAL PIECES of truffle in EVERY bottle. That way you are guaranteed to get real, pure truffle flavor. It is a difference you can taste!
3.3 fluid ounce (100 milliliter) bottle
The Savini family business is world famous for their truffles. Since the 1920s, the family tradition of handcrafted truffle products has passed down over four generations.
The truffles are individually selected by Luciano and Cristiano Savini. They are personally out with the truffle hunters in the heart of Tuscany so they can guarantee the highest quality and ensure the origin of each and every truffle. The production of truffle products, like this exceptional truffle butter, is then carried out using traditional methods and solely at the request of the importer. This guarantees both the freshness of the product and the 'shelf life'. Every jar shows a "best by" date so you know you are getting the freshest butter available. Large visible pieces of real truffle are in every jar.
Ingredients: butter, black truffles 5% (Tuber aestivum Vitt.), sunflower oil, salt, pepper.
Milk fat: 76%; Total fat: 95%
Shelf stable. Refrigerate after opening.
80g glass jar (2.82 ounces)
Ingredients: butter, white truffles 5% (Tuber borchii Vitt.), sunflower oil, salt, pepper.
Casina Rossa's Mushroom Spread with Truffles contains champignon and forest mushrooms, black truffles, vinegar, salt and essence of white truffle. An epicurean blend of flavors adds a touch of class to antipasti, side or main dishes. Try blended into melted butter and served on top baked or mashed potatoes for a real treat. It is amazing on top of a grilled steak or spread on a lovely warm baguette. Of course you can apply the spoon method and just eat it straight out of the jar!
3.2 ounce glass jar
Balsamina is a balsamic jelly made from an aged balsamic condiment. The sweetness of this decadent condiment dances on your tongue.
This is one of our favorite products, unique and quite special. It pairs perfectly with creamy cheeses and cured meats. We recently had it on smoked sturgeon as an appetizer, and of course we pull it out over Thanksgiving instead of the traditional cranberry sauce. Spreading it on slices of roasted turkey is simply divine! It has a magical flavor, and great mouth feel, that you don't get anywhere else. Please give it a try and find out why we went all the way to Italy to bring it back for you.
Perfect for your own kitchens, and it makes a beautiful gift in its thick-glass, wide-mouthed jar. Cattani has developed this jam especially for us, upholding our high standards of quality and our commitment to the best flavors the Mediterranean has to offer.
125 gram (4.4 ounce) wide mouth glass jar
These are the only certified 100% Italian Pine Nuts in the USA. They even go through customs with their own certificate of authenticity.
To find these gems Ritrovo scoured Italy, eliminating from consideration any pine nuts that might be blended from Turkish or Greek sources, and completely shying away from the oilier, more rounded and petite, central Asian and Chinese nuts which can cause "pine mouth". They found a certified 100% Italian source of pine nuts, our great friends Nicola DeLaurentiis and his wife Paola at Casina Rossa. We are happy to be able to offer them to you. Enjoy!
Two of our favorite Pinoli Recipes:
1.76 ounces per jar net weight; about 1/3 cup
This wonderful blend of ground Italian black truffle and sea salt is irresistible with eggs, grilled vegetables, baked potatoes, french fries, pizza, in soups, and on popcorn!
Main dishes, such as delicate fishes and light pastas, come alive with a sprinkle of this magical salt. Sprinkle it in chicken soup as you put it in the bowl for an amazing flavor!!
Every dish, every bite, becomes a special mouth-watering occasion.
If you love the taste of truffles, this is a MUST HAVE in your kitchen!
A friend of mine keeps it in her purse for those "emergency" trips to fast food burger joints.... TRUFFLE FRIES :)
Featured on Oprah Winfrey's O List and in the December 2009 issue of Bon Appetit Magazine!
3.5 ounce glass jar
Porcini & Salt is a natural blend of sea salt, sun dried porcini mushrooms, onion, garlic, and other spices. With its wonderful aroma and flavor, Porcini & Salt adds remarkable flavor to almost any cuisine.
Porcini & Salt will enhance the flavor of spaghetti, tagliolini, and mushroom filled ravioli. Use Porcini & Salt as a finishing touch to risotto or polenta. As a rub, Porcini & Salt will highlight the flavor of veal, pork, poultry, and fish. Even mashed potatoes will shine with the addition of this aromatic artisan sea salt.
The unmistakable flavor of porcini combined with sea salt will turn your normal dish into something incredible.
Ingredients: sea salt, dried porcini mushrooms (Boletus Edulis), green onion, garlic, parsley, basil, black pepper, pink peppercorns, bay leaf, sage.
Saffron & Salt was inspired by the historical importance of saffron to the traditional rural economy of Abruzzo where producer Casina Rossa is located. Saffron & Salt is beautiful in its vibrant orange color, with whole saffron filaments mixed in, and its captivating flavor is perfect for white meat, seafood, and rice-based dishes.
The unmistakable flavor of saffron combined with sea salt will turn your normal dish into something incredible.
Casina Rossa's Fennel & Salt with Organic Fennel Pollen is crafted with top quality sea salt, blended with toasted fennel and organic fennel pollen from Tuscany's verdant Arno valley. This salt is an invaluable condiment for salads and vegetables and is magic on bruschette, pastas, fish and grilled meats.
The unmistakable flavor of fennel combined with sea salt will turn your normal dish into something incredible.
Ingredients: Salt 90% (fennel seeds, black pepper, oregano, white pepper, laurel, grass pepper, curry, fennel pollen, thyme, juniper, pimento, mustard) in varying quantity.
One jar each of the Saffron & Salt, Porcini & Salt and Fennel & Salt with Organic Fennel Pollen at 10% off the per jar pricing. We're sorry but as this is already special pricing, additional coupons and discounts do not apply.
We do offer FREE shipping on this Salt Trio to USA addresses including AP/AE and US Territories.
3.5 ounces per jar net weight.
In the beautiful Tuscan hamlet of Loro Ciuffenna, Sandra Masi, Viviano Venturi, and their small, skilled crew produce an amazing variety of organic products. Their focus is on regional, traditionally-inspired dishes created from local recipes and containing heirloom cultivars. Their 100% organic product line is internationally acclaimed. All Radici products are known for pure, focused flavors that elevate any home-cooked meal to restaurant quality.
Radici of Tuscany's Organic Artichoke hearts are packed in extra virgin olive oil with a hint of seasonings. Called Carciofi in Italian, these firm and tender organic artichoke hearts are irresistible.
Everyone who tries these organic artichokes says the same thing, "these are the best artichokes I have ever had!". We wholeheartedly agree.
And remember to save the extra virgin olive oil for drizzling on bread, or for your favorite salad dressings!
Ingredients: Artichokes, extra virgin olive oil, vinegar, salt, spices.
10 ounce jar
From the fields of Michele Ferrante, Contadino in Controne, come these richly flavored cherry tomatoes with just a touch of salt. They are cultivated in the unique terroir of the Alburni Mountains, between Campania and Basilicata. Rich in vitamins and minerals, they are a mainstay in the local cuisine, used frequently for pasta dishes, antipasti, and even baked into breads. Soak for about 20 minutes in lukewarm water before using in a variety of recipes - or they are delicious all by themselves.
These are packed dry, not in olive oil like most sundried tomatoes you find on the shelves today. They thus have greater flexibility in your kitchens and recipes.
Richly flavored, sundried tomatoes: perfect in pasta, salads, and many other dishes. We love eating them right out of the bag as a healthy snack!
Ingredients: sundried tomatoes, salt
3.3 ounce (100 gram) bag.
I Peccati di Ciacco is a first choice for lovers of Piedmontese cuisine at its best! Made in the village of La Morra, outside Alba, world-famous for wine, and black and white truffles, each product is made in small lots according to regionally-inspired recipes with careful attention to maintaining freshness and homemade goodness.
I Peccati di Ciacco's Black Truffle Honey is a gorgeous, well-balanced version of the classic condiment. This black truffle-infused honey has a millefiori honey base with a richness to match the subtle infusion of real Italian black truffle - a whole flake is visible in every jar.
3.88 ounce (110 gram) net weight jar
I Peccati di Ciacco is a first choice for lovers of Piedmontese cuisine at its best! Made in the village of La Morra, outside Alba, each product is carefully made in small lots according to regionally-inspired recipes. This artisanal process maintains the vibrant freshness, and homemade goodness, of the beautiful fennel flavor.
This vinaigrette-packed fennel will quickly become your favorite easy appetizer. Thinly-sliced fennel in a delicious white wine vinaigrette, this Grilled Fennel is ready to be paired with blue cheese, sliced meats, or smoked fish.
Ingredients: fennel, olive oil, salt, vinegar, white wine, parsley, garlic.
10 ounce glass jar
The Smoked Green Olive Phenom!
Chef Alessandra Innamorato has lovingly smoked these naturally salt cured, Greek and Sicilian olives over apple wood and finished them with a touch of hickory. These giant, whole smoked olives are then packaged in vacuum sealed bags without the olive oil.
They are a great addition to Martinis, scotch, whiskey, beer, and bloody Marys. We also just eat them plain!
All natural. Contains no lye or preservatives.
"These need to be on the bar of every restaurant in town"- Jenn Garbee, LA Weekly
Please refrigerate upon receipt. They will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 months.
8 ounce vacuum sealed bag
Chef Alessandra Innamorato has lovingly smoked these naturally salt cured, Greek and Sicilian olives over apple wood and finished them with a touch of hickory. They are packed in extra virgin olive oil so please don’t toss it out!!
Use the extra virgin olive oil in your marinades, dressings, dips, or on your fish, chicken, or steak of choice.
12 ounces total weight, 8 ounces net weight: glass jar
Chef Alessandra Innamorato has lovingly smoked these naturally salt cured, Greek and Sicilian olives over apple wood and finished them with a touch of hickory. Inspired by her years of living in Barcelona where you find large vats of delicious, crunchy garlic in all the markets, she then pickles the smoked olives with fresh garlic, a secret herb and vinegar blend, lemon, white wine, and chili de arbol for a kick.
These are addictive and go great in Bloody Marys along with making an extra dirty Dirty Martini.
True to it's name, the San Marzano Creamy Vodka Sauce is made with real cream and real Vodka. They have also added imported Pecorino Romano cheese for that extra flavor and excitement.
This domestic San Marzano product has been cultivated in the USA using the same variety of seed used in San Marzano, Italy, which produces a tomato that is deep red, firm and meaty, and with very few seeds. They are low in acid and high in fruitiness because they are hand picked when they are fully ripened. They are firm because they have been scalded just long enough to loosen and remove the skin.
Rich, flavorful and creamy. The only way to get something better is to grow your own San Marzano Tomatoes in your backyard.
26oz jar
"Arrabiatta" means "fired up" or "very angry". A healthy amount of crushed red pepper seeds, garlic and onions provide that extra "fire" and gives this sauce it's name.
Fiery and interesting. The only way to get something better is to grow your own San Marzano Tomatoes in your backyard.
Smooth, charming and interesting. The only way to get something better is to grow your own San Marzano Tomatoes in your backyard.
26 ounce glass jar
This trio includes one of each of the following Extra Virgin Olive Oils (500mL per bottle):
This Extra Virgin Olive Oil Trio is 10% off our regular price for an instant savings! We're sorry but as this is already special pricing, additional coupons and discounts do not apply.
We only use extra virgin olive oils in our kitchen, so only offer extra virgin olive oils to you. The term "extra" is the highest grade, and you thus know you have the best. To be graded "extra" it must have less than 1% free oleic acid, and must exhibit superior taste, color and aroma.
Chianti Classico in the heart of Tuscany is the location for olive oil purists. Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Tuscany have been synonymnous for centuries.
Mannucci Droandi is a true visionary, and Tuscan through and through. He is the originator of the organic revolution in this area. He is not only the reigning olive oil champion, but is one of the few truly organic top tier producers. Droandi is the leader in aroma and flavor in this part of the world. This EVOO is thick and fruity with an intensity unmatched by anyone.
This Mannucci Droandi EVOO has an extremely low free oleic acid content and a high level of polyphenols, earning it a place among the best extra virgin oils in Italy. Mannucci Droandi is one of the few oils in its zone, and the country, to be both organic and have the coveted D.O.P. status (Denominazione di Origine Protetta).
It is an extraordinary extra virgin olive oil.
One of the hardest Extra Virgin Olive Oils to obtain, only 1,200 bottles were made in 2011, this is Droandi's top of the line.
2011 Vintage Dated (harvested December 2011)
Olives grown and harvested at Mannucci-Droandi's estate in Italy.
500 milliliter (16.8 ounce) bottles
Raymond Blanc, owner of the Michelin 2-Star Restaurant Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons, says "Belazu's Balsamic vinegar is a must have ingredient in any kitchen, we wouldn't be without it at Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons."
Carefully produced by a small family firm in Modena, Italy, this exceptional vinegar is a blend of cooked Trebbiano grape must (unfermented grape juice) and red wine vinegar. Over time, the blend evaporates in a series of wooden casks and the natural fruit sugars in the must contribute to the viscosity and sweetness of this remarkable vinegar.
The Good Housekeeping Institute Taste Test (August 2002, UK Edition) voted Belazu 1st Choice, commenting Belazu was a deep, rich brown vinegar with a thick, treacly consistency, a delicious oak flavour, hints of caramelised sugar and good contrast to the sharp acidity. You cannot imagine how good and mellow this is.
Drizzle Belazu Balsamic Vinegar on:
Belazu is our favorite Balsamic Vinegar and we highly recommend you try a bottle!
250 milliliter (8.5 fluid ounce)
"Acquerello is the Rolls Royce of rice." - Alain Ducasse
"Acquerello is one of the very last authentic products." - Frédy Girardet
We are the only direct to consumer retailer of the 7 year aged Acquerello Carnaroli rice. All the rest of this rare and fabulous product goes straight to prestigious restaurants around the world!
One of the key points to perfection is the aging process. To age properly, the freshly harvested crop must be stored, as long as possible, in unique steel silos at a constant controlled temperature, because during this period the starch, combined with the oxygen, optimizes its culinary characteristics.
Acquerello is the rice grown, aged, whitened, and packed in Italy on the Colombara farm by the Rondolino family.
It is the ultimate rice: first the unhusked rough rice is aged to perfection for at least seven years, then it is whitened slowly using an exclusive method, and finally it is restored with its most precious element, the embryo or germ. The re-enrichment of the refined rice with its germ restores the most valuable nutrients of brown rice.
Known as the "king" or the "caviar" of Italian rices, Carnaroli is the preferred risotto rice in most regions of Italy. Acquerello Carnaroli rice is classified as "Extra rice" for its quality. In order to preserve its characteristics perfectly, Acquerello rice is vacuum sealed in unique enameled tins.
Carnaroli rice keeps its shape better than other forms of rice during the slow cooking required for making risotto. For instance, Arborio rice is widely available, and sometimes suggested, for risotto. We are not fans of Arborio for risotto. Compared to Arborio, Carnaroli rice has a smaller grain size, and higher starch content. This means Carnaroli can absorb larger amounts of liquid, and thus flavor, from the wine and broth, without overcooking. So your risotto is more flavorful when you use Carnaroli rice. Also, the higher starch content in Carnaroli rice guarantees an ultra-creamy texture that is the hallmark of a superior risotto.
Acquerello's grains stay perfectly intact, absorb flavors exceptionally well, do not bind together, and do not lose starch, proteins, or vitamins. Therefore your risotto is fully consistent, tasty, creamy, and not sticky. Acquerello risotto will always be outstanding.
Acquerello is used in the finest restaurants around the world:
The Carnaroli rice cultivated at Colombara, being the only variety sown since 1997, is 100% pure and therefore produces uncontaminated Carnaroli seeds.
Once you have tried it, you will never look back!
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500 gram (1.1 pound) metal tin (about 6 servings)
It is the ultimate rice: first the unhusked rough rice is aged to perfection for at least one year, then it is whitened slowly using an exclusive method, and finally it is restored with its most precious element, the embryo or germ. The re-enrichment of the refined rice with its germ restores the most valuable nutrients of brown rice.
This Casina Rossa extra virgin olive oil infused with black truffles (Tuber Aestivum) is aromatic yet subtle, extremely versatile and great on risottos and pastas. A real piece of truffle is in every bottle.
Nicola DeLaurentiis and his wife Paola operate Casina Rossa in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Nicola DeLaurentiis is driven to tirelessly invent, improve, innovate and refine his products.
Casina Rossa produces this Extra Virgin Olive Oil with black truffle by traditional cultivation and harvesting methods of Gentile, Intosso and Ghiandaro olives from family-owned trees, coupled with modern continuous cycle processing that results in a first class yet versatile olive oil. Its fine fruit-herb balance adapts well to varied uses. Try the extra virgin olive oil pressed with black truffle on antipasti, risottos and pastas.
Imported from Italy.
Do not be fooled by other truffle oils that use grape seed, sunflower, safflower, or even "olive oil"... if they went cheap on the oil you know they went cheap on the truffle. Demand "extra virgin olive oil," the best. Plus those other "truffle oils", do NOT have actual pieces of truffle in them, another cost cutting step which gives your truffle oil a chemically taste. So they went cheap on the truffle too. Only buy truffle oils, like this one, that use EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL and that have ACTUAL PIECES of truffle in EVERY bottle so you get the pure truffle flavor. It is a difference you can taste!
100 milliliter bottle (3.5 fluid ounce)
During the harvest, the truffle gatherers collect both large and small truffles. The biggest ones are sold fresh to restaurants, while the smaller ones, with equally impressive flavor, are sliced and through a very special proprietary method, preserved in this olive oil. The flavor is identical to the fresh truffles, with the added benefit that you can keep them in your kitchen for more than a year unopened and thus can have "fresh truffle flavor" anytime on a moment's notice.
These sliced truffles are of the highest quality and the Savini family ensures the origin of each and every truffle. This guarantees both the freshness of the product and the 'shelf life'. Every jar shows a "best by" date so you know you are getting the freshest truffles available.
Ingredients: 62% Italian black truffle (Tuber aestivum Vitt.), olive oil, salt, aroma, garlic, aromatic herbs, spice.
The Vercellone family has cultivated grains for over 100 years in the heart of the Po Delta near Vercelli in the Piedmont region of Italy. Their Tenuta Castello products are certified organic; hand-weeded instead of treated by insecticides and herbicides. Further, Tenuta Castello grains are processed in traditional mills that leave much of each kernel’s substance intact without polishing or shining. The result: full flavor, structure and consistency, and a high nutrient content. Truly, a standard untouched by its peers or by industrial-scale grains. Artisan quality and full flavor are hallmarks of the entire Tenuta Castello line.
Chefs praise Tenuta Castello's organic, stone-ground, corn flour made from local varieties of "red" corn (Marano, Astice, and Quattro File). Its whole grain flavor, and rustic texture, distinguishes it from other non-artisanal polenta flours.
Make some of these recipes:
500 gram (1.1 pound) vacuum packed bag
