A really cool gift, in 1792, a carafe of balsamic was sent by Duke Ercole III d’Este to Francis I of Austria. And not just for an occasion but for his coronation as an emperor. Therefore, already from the time of the Renaissance, the special vinegar produced in Modena and Reggio Emilia has entered into the bequest of the leading families, into the best dowries of the wives of the aristocrats and into the treasure of the most renowned European families.
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