Vineyard - Vinegary

It's a common misconception that if you make a batch of bad wine 'you may as well turn it into vinegar' and sometimes even the best winemakers get vinegar 'by mistake'.

As the newest vinegary on Vancouver Island, the Damali partners are creating a culinary art form in the producing of fine wine vinegars. They start by making the best wine they possibly can and then inoculating it with vinegar 'mother'. In a few months and under certain conditions the vinegar is finished and some is infused with herbs or fruit.

As well as great taste, unpasteurized vinegars are considered to have significant health benefits. A teaspoon before a meal helps in the digestion process, it increases your metabolism allowing for efficient weight loss, it boosts the immune system helping to fight off colds and viruses and provides a good source of vitamins, minerals and enzymes.

In April 2010 the first two Damali artisan wine vinegars were introduced:

'Ortega' and (of course) 'Lavender Infused Ortega'

'Outstanding Wine Vinegars Begin With Fine Wines'