what's the difference between red wine vinegar and balsamic vinegar?

Answer 1

I understand your confusion, since balsamic has become popular with the "with-it" set (ha ha), some supermarkets (like LIDL) have put out cheap versions that are basically just red wine vinegar.
Balsamic vinegar is aged in wooden casks, just like wine, until it becomes dark in colour (almost black) and slightly thick. The flavour is less acid and more aromatic. Flavours vary depending on the type of cask used and the amount of time in the aging process.
Real balsamic vinegar comes from Modena in Italy; the cheap one I bought also supposedly comes from there but at less than 1 Euro a bottle, I doubt it. Good balsamic vinegar is rather expensive for the quantity you buy.

Answer 2

Two completely different types of vinegars. Red vine vinegar is a little sweeter whereas balsamic vinegar is very bitter. They are both used in salads, but balsamic is used with oil traditionally, while red wine vinegar is typically a Mediterranean dressing.

Answer 3

Wine

Wine vinegar is made from red or white wine, and is the most commonly used vinegar in Mediterranean countries, Germany, and other countries. As with wine, there is a considerable range in quality. Better quality wine vinegars are matured in wood for up to two years and exhibit a complex, mellow flavor. There are more expensive wine vinegars made from individual varieties of wine, such as Champagne vinegar and sherry vinegar.

Balsamic

Balsamic vinegar is an aromatic, aged type of vinegar manufactured in Modena, Italy, from the concentrated juice, or must, of white grapes (typically of the Trebbiano variety). Its flavor is rich, sweet, and complex, with the finest grades being the end product of years of aging in a successive number of casks made of various types of wood (including oak, mulberry, chestnut, cherry, juniper, ash, and acacia). Originally an artisanal product available only to the Italian upper classes, balsamic vinegar became widely known and available around the world in the late 20th century.

Answer 4

Hi, Red wine vinegar is alittle sour, and balsamic vinegar has a lite sweet taste.

Clowmy

Answer 5

The difference lies in a chemical process whilst producing it. You can tell by the colour, balsamic is brown and stronger of taste. red wine vinigar is more sour en less 'aged' than balsamic.

Answer 6

The acidic of the the vinegar.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

The taste

Answer 9

different names?