RECENT HISTORY
THE LATEST EVENTS…

• Since 1967, “Consorteria dell’Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena”, an association of fans and supporters of the precious vinegar, thanks to their constant and hard promotional work, has played a vital role to publicise the product and enhance its qualitative selection. The Traditional Balsamic Vinegar has left the secret recesses of attics and Courts and has faced the world as an important representative of the history, culture and tradition of the cuisine of the ancient territories of the Este duchy (part of today’s Provinces of Modena and Reggio Emilia).
• In 1978 the Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena started being marketed thanks to the creation of the Consortium of Producers of the Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena.
• In 1977 it was awarded the RDO certification (Italian ministerial decree 09/02/1977)
• In 2000 it was awarded the PDO certification (Italian ministerial decree 15/05/2000).
• In 2002, owing to breaches of contract, the Consortium of Producers of the Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena was discharged as the Agency to safeguard the product (01/03/2002).
• In 2003, following a complex series of events, the Consortium to Safeguard the Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena was founded, also supported by local public authorities, which included the majority of producers.
• In 2009 the Italian Ministry for Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies officially established the Consortium to Safeguard the Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena as the agency to safeguard the product..