Pear Vinegar

Pojer e Sandri's single-fruit vinegars are in a class of their own. After carefully selecting Williams Pears from the orchards of family, friends, and select farmers in the area, Pojer e Sandri gently press the fruit and inoculate the juice with yeast to ferment.

After reaching the desired sugar content, the fermented juice is placed in oak barrels containing some of the vinegar "mother." Depending on the fruit, the aging process might take anywhere from 18 to 24 months for the right balance of acidity and fruitiness to be achieved.

Enliven endive, blue cheese, pear, and walnut salad. Glaze porkchops. Sprinkle over sliced melons and strawberries. Use in cocktails made with pear brandy. Make a caramel for pear or apple tarte tatin.