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Essential Kitchen Vinegars Four Pack Bottles
 
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Essential Kitchen Vinegars Four Pack

$49.00
19.53 Miles From The Tree Apple Cider Vinegar

19.53 Miles From The Tree Apple Cider Vinegar

From $13.00
Ultimate Red Wine Vinegar

Ultimate Red Wine Vinegar

From $13.00
Essentials Plus Vinegar Sampler Size Pack
 

Essentials Plus Vinegar Sampler Size Pack (5 Bottles)

$32.00
cider lover vinegar bundle
 

Cider Lovers Vinegar Four Pack

$49.00
California Junmai Rice Wine Vinegar

California Junmai Rice Wine Vinegar

From $13.00
Extra Virgin Olive Oil: California Organic Bottle
 

Extra Virgin Olive Oil: California Organic

$28.00
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Porter Beer Malt Vinegar

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Cranberry Apple Cider Vinegar
 

Cranberry Apple Cider Vinegar

$13.00
Apple Cider Hot Vinegar

Apple Cider Hot Vinegar

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Pink Pacific Rose Wine Vinegar

Pink Pacific Rose Wine Vinegar

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IPA Beer Malt Vinegar

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Wild Blueberry Apple Cider Vinegar
 

Wild Blueberry Apple Cider Vinegar

$13.00
Better Than Champagne Chardonnay Wine Vinegar

Better Than Champagne Chardonnay Wine Vinegar

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Original Honey Wine Vinegar

$13.00
Ramp Wine Vinegar
 

Ramp Wine Vinegar

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Maple Cider Vinegar
 

Maple Cider Vinegar

$13.00
 

Explore Kitchen Vinegars Four Pack

$49.00
Farmers' Market 4-Bottle Vinegar Gift Set
 

Farmers' Market 4-Bottle Vinegar Gift Set

$75.00
Montmorency Cherry Rice Wine Vinegar
 

Montmorency Cherry Rice Wine Vinegar

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Apple Cider Vinegar Sampler Pack
 

Apple Cider Vinegar Sampler Size Pack (5 Bottles)

$32.00
Desert Hibiscus Honey Vinegar
 

Desert Hibiscus Honey Vinegar

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Oil & Vinegar Sampler Set
 

Oil & Vinegar Sampler

$55.00
Apple of My Eye Rice Wine Vinegar Bottle
 

Apple of My Eye Rice Wine Vinegar

$13.00
Oil & Kitchen Essential Vinegars Set
 

Oil & Kitchen Essential Vinegars Set

$75.00
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Vinegar Cocktail Kit
 

Vinegar Cocktail Kit

$37.00
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American Barrel California Sherry Vinegar

$13.00
Tarragon Wine Vinegar
 

Tarragon Wine Vinegar

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Hot Honey Wine Vinegar

$13.00

Vinegar FAQs

Why are you called American Vinegar Works?

Our founder was a geography major in college (true story!) and is obsessed with place and products that reflect an authentic sense of place. The French call it terroir but we are not that fancy…

We are called American Vinegar Works because we only use quality American wines, ciders, beers, and sakes to make our vinegars. In this way, our vinegars build on the great work being done by the American craft alcohol community. Your local microbrewery was the inspiration for American Vinegar Works.

How is vinegar made?

Traditional vinegar is made by fermenting some type of alcohol—think beer, wine, cider, sake – into acetic acid. To make vinegar you need five key ingredients: alcohol, vinegar bacteria, oxygen, heat, and time.

Depending on the ABV (alcohol by volume) of the specific alcohol you may need to add water to dilute the alcohol. This is because when you get to a certain height in ABV the vinegar bacteria simply cannot operate and eat away at the alcohol to transform it into acetic acid or vinegar. This, by the way, is why your bottle of scotch will never turn into vinegar.

Over time and at the right temperature the vinegar bacteria will eat away at the wine or cider and turn into vinegar. Depending on the level of ABV, the environmental conditions, and the amount of vinegar you are trying to make this can take anywhere from two weeks to about six months simply to complete the fermentation. During this time you will see that a film, often thick, will form on top of the liquid. This is vinegar mother and is a byproduct of vinegar fermentation.

Better traditional vinegars are then aged for months to years after fermentation. This allows the vinegars to develop more nuanced flavor profiles and not just be acid bombs.

Reach out if you have any other questions on how vinegar is made.

Do you produce your own vinegar?

Absolutely. We ferment, age, and bottle all of our vinegar in our vinegar works in Massachusetts.

We know that even having to ask the question may strike some of you as crazy. But the modern food world can be a bit crazy. It is common practice for food companies to just be recipe and marketing companies. They come up with a recipe-- and sometimes not even a recipe—and then they go to larger centralized manufacturers called “co-packers” that actually make and bottle the products for them. As you can imagine this means foods are increasingly standardized and the “innovations” come in the form of marketing buzz and jazz hands instead of in the form of better foods.

As you might be able to tell this really bums us out both because it is misleading to consumers and because it leads to a bland standardization of our foods.

Mother always told us to “ Fight the vinegar industrial complex!” and we hope you will too.

Let customers speak for us

from 1149 reviews
Super tasty and tangy ACV

This ACV has a nice tang and slightly sweet taste. It’s great in a simple vinaigrette or on its own for my morning ACV shot. Happy to have found a small batch option!

Jacqueline O.
19.53 Miles From The Tree Apple Cider Vinegar
They were a gift.

The recipient is really enjoying them

Ann P.
Essentials Plus Vinegar Sampler Size Pack (5 Bottles)
Great wine vinegar hard to find til now

I’ve wondered for years why great wine vinegar is so hard to find. Finally I found this one. Since I use it most often in dressings where its flavor is not hidden, I make sure I always have some on hand. Tart but full-flavored; delightful.

Lani W.
Ultimate Red Wine Vinegar
Wonderful flavor

I used a popular brand of Apple Cider vinegar for decades but since finding American Vinegar Works Apple Cider vinegar, I won’t go back. The flavor is so rich with just the right balance of tartness and sweetness. Worth every penny.

Lani W.
19.53 Miles From The Tree Apple Cider Vinegar

The vinegar I tried was very delicious. Much better than the ones we buy at the grocery store. I love them

Lisa
Essentials Plus Vinegar Sampler Size Pack (5 Bottles)
Absolutely Delicious!!

This Vinegar is absolutely delicious! It makes so many salads just come alive!!

Pickett L.
Ultimate Red Wine Vinegar

Love them.

Tina
Apple Cider Hot Vinegar
Better than Champagne vinegar

Outstansding! This vinegar is wonderful. I had it today on plain lettuce salad and it was such a nice change. Very clean taste. This will definitely be a purchase I make many times.

Pamela A.
Better Than Champagne Chardonnay Wine Vinegar
Delicious!

I take a daily shot of vinegar with water before my evening meal to help regulate blood sugar. This is really delicious vinegar, like a sour, juicy apple. Definitely will buy again! However, I bought the large bottle and I think it's probably a little big for the average woman's hand. (And a lot big for a small person.) And no, I'm not going to decant it. So it slipped out of my hand and made a stinky mess all over my counter. Fortunately not much was lost. I wonder if new bottles could be more like Olive oil bottles, tall and narrow? Or if some kind of grip could be formed into the bottle to make them easier to hold?

Susan F.
19.53 Miles From The Tree Apple Cider Vinegar
Excellent

. . . in every way. Also happy to see a selection of the vinegars in my local grocery store in CT. Love this company and their products, spirit, philosophy, and production process.

Linda
Extra Virgin Olive Oil: California Organic
Excellent

A tasty Rice Wine Vinegar. Great for making salad dressing! I just reordered.

Connell
California Junmai Rice Wine Vinegar
AVW = Perfection

We absolutely love AVW vinegars. Their chardonay wine vinegar is my go to for "champagne" vinegrette, which is the main salad dressingin use daily. I love the balance, the clarity and pure flavor of all AVW's vinegars!

Deborah A.
Better Than Champagne Chardonnay Wine Vinegar
Love love love this vinegar

"How different can apple cider vinegar really be?" I asked myself before placing an order. Well, the answer is A LOT! We love this - so clean and crisp. Even my husband noticed a big difference which is unusual. In addition, the customer service is great. (And the empty bottles will be wonderful to use for homemade vanilla!). Just buy it; you'll like it!

Sarah G.
19.53 Miles From The Tree Apple Cider Vinegar
Excellent Vinegar

Made a dressing with this vinegar and it was superb. It’s now my go to vinegar for salad dressings.

Jody K.
Better Than Champagne Chardonnay Wine Vinegar
My new favorite

This is my new favorite vinegar. Been making lots of very fresh and flavorful vinaigrette dressings with it, and they are so good.

Ron S.
Pink Pacific Rose Wine Vinegar

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