Visit of the Municipal Vinegar Cellar of Carpi

In the heart of Carpi, in the 18th-century Palazzo Scacchetti—now home to the Town Hall—lies a treasured place: the Municipal Vinegar Cellar, where Carpi’s Traditional Balsamic Vinegar comes to life.

The vinegar cellar is made up of three sets of fine wooden barrels, whose names recall important figures from Carpi’s past: Maria Beatrice, Caterina, and Adelaide. These are supported by two “mother barrels,” which are used to feed and replenish the barrel sets.

At present, each set includes a variable number of barrels, ranging from a minimum of six to a maximum of ten, made from different types of wood and arranged in progressively smaller capacities.

The woods used to make the barrels include mulberry, oak, chestnut, ash, robinia, and cherry.
The presence of barrels of different sizes is closely linked to the production method of Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena (A.B.T.).