{"id":3992,"date":"2026-08-03T14:21:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T14:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.consorziobalsamico.it\/why-modena\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T12:13:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T12:13:31","slug":"why-modena","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.consorziobalsamico.it\/en\/balsamic-vinegar\/why-modena\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Modena?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3992\" class=\"elementor elementor-3992 elementor-294\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60e7512 e-con-full pt-22 pb-3 e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"60e7512\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35c9f12 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"35c9f12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-add785a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"add785a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHY MODENA?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd03027 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd03027\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e73b0e e-con-full pt-3 pb-3 e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6e73b0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b942c29 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b942c29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01f86f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01f86f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Modena is more than just a place on a map.\u00a0<br \/>It is a place with its own soul, history and identity.\u00a0<br \/>It is here that the conditions come together to make Aceto Balsamico di Modena IGP possible. The succession of hot summers and cold winters shapes the product\u2019s evolution, while the wood of the barrels, the patience of time and generations of craftsmanship help create its distinctive character.<\/p>\n<p>It reflects the spirit of the Modena region, the culture of its communities and a tradition that continues to evolve while remaining true to its roots. <br \/>This is the <b>Modenese <i>genius loci<\/i><\/b>: the unique blend of tangible and intangible elements that makes this a product <b>that could not exist anywhere else.<\/b><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8685646 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8685646\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6081a4f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6081a4f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e0890a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9e0890a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"812\" src=\"https:\/\/www.consorziobalsamico.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/L1260648.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3996\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.consorziobalsamico.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/L1260648.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.consorziobalsamico.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/L1260648-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.consorziobalsamico.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/L1260648-1024x554.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.consorziobalsamico.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/L1260648-768x416.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\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-9f89337 pt-2 pb-2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9f89337\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98e2663 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98e2663\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Modena Balsamic Genius Film<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d0cbaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d0cbaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Modena Balsamic Genius, directed by Carlo Guttadauro, is a short film that explores the deep and enduring bond between Aceto Balsamico di Modena IGP and the land where it originated, through a visual art form combining dance, landscape and gastronomy. <br \/>A journey between memory and the present day, in which Aceto Balsamico di Modena reveals itself not simply as a condiment, but as an essence, a story and a shared heritage.<\/p>\n<p><em>Funded under Emilia-Romagna Regional Law no. 16\/95.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\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-383f061 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"383f061\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69ad088 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"69ad088\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=RKKa--u-tcU&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-d3fb6d7 pt-2 pb-2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d3fb6d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ed7fe6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ed7fe6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE VALUE OF A TERRITORY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48f5e07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48f5e07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are some places where nature, history and human knowledge come together to create something truly unique. The provinces of Modena and Reggio Emilia are among them.<\/p>\n<p>We are in the heart of Emilia-Romagna, in a landscape shaped by the Po and crossed by the Secchia and Panaro river basins, in the historic lands of the former Este Duchy\u2014a land rich in history, culture and culinary tradition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here, in keeping with tradition and the current regulations, we find all the ideal conditions for the production of Aceto Balsamico di Modena IGP.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\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-3c56eb6 pt-2 pb-3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c56eb6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cefabeb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cefabeb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aaaad3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5aaaad3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE ARTISAN CRAFT OF GRAPE PROCESSING<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b771e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b771e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The production of cooked grape must and concentrated grape must from traditional grape varieties, the selection of the finest wine vinegars, and the art of balancing and blending them are at the heart of the Aceto Balsamico di Modena IGP production process.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b3cf11 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b3cf11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43f600b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43f600b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE TERRITORY\u2019S UNIQUE CLIMATE AND SOIL<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeb9315 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eeb9315\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The areas around Modena and Reggio Emilia are shaped by a semi-continental climate, tempered by the influence of the nearby Adriatic Sea.\u00a0<br \/>The natural rhythm of the seasons\u2014with cold winters, humid summers, misty autumns and mild springs\u2014creates ideal conditions for the development of native acetic flora, which plays a crucial role in the maturation and aging of Aceto Balsamico di Modena IGP.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbefbc7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fbefbc7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f913b58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f913b58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CENTURIES OF KNOWLEDGE, FROM FARMERS TO NOBLEMEN AND INNOVATORS<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-954dd4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"954dd4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Aceto Balsamico di Modena IGP draws its identity from a wealth of knowledge and expertise passed down through generations of local communities.<br \/>Over time, this heritage has evolved, merging  tradition with research and innovation and turning Balsamic Vinegar into a symbol of Modena\u2019s culture and history.<br \/>It is this unique blend of farming knowledge, love, passion, culture, the pursuit of excellence and the natural characteristics of the land that gives rise to a unique product that is both precious and unmistakably rooted in its place of origin: Aceto Balsamico di Modena IGP.<\/p>\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-9ddd882 pt-3 pb-2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9ddd882\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b24d543 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b24d543\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FROM MODENA TO THE WORLD<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-207b841 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"207b841\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>Deeply rooted in its place of origin, Aceto Balsamico di Modena IGP has traveled from Modena to tables around the world, while preserving its enduring connection to its homeland. Its story is one of tradition and innovation, craftsmanship and an international outlook.<\/p>\n<p>Behind every bottle of Aceto Balsamico di Modena IGP is a well-established production network that begins in the vineyards and is brought to life by thousands of people.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\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-4d86539 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4d86539\" 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-dfc0a54 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dfc0a54\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78d5cad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78d5cad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2400<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c31805 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c31805\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">farms<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d8be8d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d8be8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa050ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa050ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">over 14,000<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea30e9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea30e9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">hectares of vineyards<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a40fde2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a40fde2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f276565 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f276565\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">92<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fffc0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fffc0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">grape must and wine vinegar producers<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-270db71 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"270db71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98ff6b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98ff6b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">61<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae44ff0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae44ff0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">vinegar cellars<\/h4>\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-fc302e8 pt-2 pb-2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fc302e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c706dd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c706dd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This supply chain safeguards centuries-old knowledge while continuously investing in quality, research and sustainability. 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