Municipal Vinegar loft of Modena

The municipal vinegar loft is open in occasion of special events: on 31st January (Feast of the Patron Saint San Geminiano), Stuzzicagente (in October), Filosofia Festival (in Sptember), Festival of the typical local products (in october).
During the rest of the year groups can visit it on demand (++39 059 2032660 IAT Tourist Office Information for booking)
The guided visit lasts 30 minutes.



The vinegar loft houses 3 sets of barrels: two smaller sets, consisting of 6 barrels, have been named Secchia and Panaro, like the two rivers flowing near the city. The third consisting of 10 barrels is named Torre Ghirlandina.
The first vinegar, called affinato, will be product from 2015, only after 2028 the sets will produce the aged vinegar, called stravecchio.
The vinegar loft houses three big barrique barrels (mother barrels) with a capacity of 100 and 200 liters used to feed the sets, and several other objctes such as the traditional vases in clay to preserve vinegar.