Italian memories
04/11/2014
Say cheeeeeese! Irene, Emilio and our austrian friends
Happy Birthday Claudio!
31/10/2014
Today is October 31. While many people are celebrating Halloween, we celebrate the birthday of our beloved Claudio! He taught us everything about the traditional balsamic vinegar and his story is the story of Acetaia Villa Bianca. Let’s start from the beginning: Claudio was born in Spilamberto, the balsamico home town. After attending classical studies he got a degree in Chemistry and taught this subject for 30 years.
In the laboratory.
He started taking an interest in balsamic vinegar since his childhood, when he enjoyed helping in pressing grapes and boiling must.
Claudio and Vincenzo Biancardi
In 1976 he attended a graphology course held in Urbino University where he met Irene, the love of his life, with whom he had Emilio and Aurora.
Irene and Claudio
He was at the head of Consorzio Produttori Aceto Tradizionale di Modena (Traditional Balsamic Vinegar from Modena Producers’ Consortium) from 1990 to 2003, obtaining the “Protected Designation of Origin”.
Claudio tastes the “balsamico”.
Auguri Claudio!
Breaking Balsamic: a Breaking Bad Parody
03/10/2014
From Breaking Bad to… Breaking Balsamic.
Breaking Balsamic is a parody of American television series Breaking Bad. Created by Turner Barr, the film was shot at Villa Bianca and talks about Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena, the real one. Let’s take a step back. Fall 2013, the harvest is almost over, the visits at the Acetaia continue. Turner Barr, an American blogger who goes around the world in 80 jobs, comes to visit our acetaia. He works with us for a day: we harvest, we cook the must and we talk. He tells us his story and we narrate the story of our family, of our product: the passion for six generations. We show him the peculiarities of Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena DOP, which has nothing to do with the other vinegars, and something clicks.
“Their devotion to the purity of traditional balsamic and the stark contrast between traditional balsamic that comes from the Emilia-Romagna region and the regular, over-the-counter street shit, reminded me of one of my favorite TV shows: Breaking Bad.” – Turner Barr
Turner proposes to shoot a parody of the show at Villa Bianca, about ABTM. At the time none of us had ever seen the series, however, we respond with enthusiasm to his proposal. A week later we receive a storyboard and a few days later the shooting started. What’s the plot? We do not want to ruin the surprise. Enjoy the show!
Breaking Balsamic: the places and the characters.
Behind the scenes of “Breaking Balsamic”
It all starts with a coffee.
In the countryside (San Damaso) and in the city (Modena).
To each his own helmet.
Turner and Emilio. Real or fake?
The shooting of the escape along the avenue of poplars.
We pressed grapes at all hours.
Machines…
Emiliano, Turner, Emilio, Irene, Aurora and Claudio.
THANKS to: Nicholas Montemaggi (Blogville) for introducing as to Turner; to the genius and madness of Turner Barr who has involved us in this adventure, Emiliano Bechi Gabrielli who has done filming of incredible beauty in painful light conditions (rain, gray, dark), Moritz Vogel who edited the video, Alberto Lepri (El Grippo) a great actor for a day with a gorgeous Vespa and the two actresses who have lent their faces even though they do not appear in the video (Irene and Francesca). We invite you to visit Turner’s blog “Around the world in 80 jobs” and read his version of the facts.
press:
Matador Network – How Breaking Bad analogies can land you a travel filmmaking gig di Turner Barr; Modena Today – Breaking Balsamic, i segreti dell’aceto balsamico diventano parodia by Francesco Folloni; The Local (Italy’s news in english) – Breaking Balsamic: See US writer’s potent parody by Sophie Inge; Digital Journal –Breaking Bad parody: Breaking Balsamic (Video) by Anne Sewell; Liberty Voice – Breaking Bad: Travel Blogger Made Parody Video ‘Breaking Balsamic’ by Anne Sewell.
Making Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena
29/09/2014
Turner and Biancardi family
Making Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena is “one of my favourite jobs of all time this past year” word of Turner. Who is he? A young American blogger who travels the world doing different jobs then told through video, photographs and words in his blog “Around the world in 80 job”. In his article “Traditional Balsamic Vinegar Making Modena in Italy: the Balsamic Cook” he describes the day spent at Acetaia Villa Bianca. After spending a day’s work with him, we woke up wondering: “to work while having fun or to have fun while working?”. We invite you to visit his blog and see the video … more news soon!
Making traditional balsamic vinegar at Villa Bianca.
Foto: Turner Barr
(Italiano) visite per tutte le età
26/06/2014
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ABTM at Expo Gate, MILAN
18/06/2014
Presentation of Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena and our company at Expo Gate (Milano) with Claudio, Irene, Emilio and Aurora. The event is part of “FOODAMI Culinary culture for conscious consumers” a series of meetings with producers, farmers and experts in the agri-food sector with food and gastronomy as its focal points. We did a workshop with children and this is the result:
Foodami
14/06/2014
“a tsunami of food, food you love and food in Milan”
“FOODAMI Culinary culture for conscious consumers” a review, created specifically for Expo Gate by Andrea Vigna, cook and blogger, proposes a series of meetings with producers, farmers and experts in the agri-food sector with food and gastronomy as its focal points. Tuesday, June 17th at 6pm we tell the strange story of Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena. See you in Milan, at the Expo Gate in front of Castello Sforzesco!
On this occasion you can try a perfect combination: ABTM and ice cream. Monaka, a scoop of italian homemade ice cream between two Japanese waffles with drops of Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena of Antica Acetaia Villa Bianca. From 10am to 8pm, Expogate, “food truck” of Monaka in Piazza Castello.
the 4 seasons
13/05/2014
Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter @ Acetaia Villa Bianca!
Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter: Visits are welcome throughout the year. In September and October you’ll enjoy the colours and scents, whereas in April, May and June the mild climate will foster walks into the park and outdoor games for children. We organize visits for the whole family: while adults visit the Acetaia Villa Bianca and taste the product, kids can take part in workshop in the acetaia and in the garden. For more information contact us!
ABTM Graphic Stamp Tool presentation
22/04/2014
ABTM Graphic Stamp Tool, a tool to stamp foods using our Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena! A stamp that leaves colour, flavour and scent. Designed by Marti Guixé.
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The presentation of ABTM Graphic Stamp Tool, designed by Martí Guixé for Antica Acetaia Villa Bianca at Istituto Cervantes.
Martí Guixé, Aurora Biancardi, Antto Melasniemi foto © designboom
illustrations at Acetaia Villa Bianca
31/03/2014
The students draw in the acetaia.
Steven Guarnaccia (illustrator, author and teacher) and five students from Parsons, The New School for Design of New York after the visited Villa Bianca and drew their feelings… in the Acetaia!. The result? Smells, sounds, tastes, sights and caresses translated into images which will cross the boundaries of the “land of the traditional balsamic vinegar”! We are proud to cherish the memories of the vinegar visual impressions of Stephanie, Anna, Sylvia, Danielle and Vincy. A special thanks to Steven Guarnaccia for his precious gift: his illustrations will soon be exhibited in our “acetaia” and they will accompany the Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena in the future!
The arrival of the group
Irene and the students in the acetaia
Stephanie, Danielle, Vincy, Anna, Sylvia and Steven Guarnaccia
“I will cherish this memories and think of you whenever I see/smell/think of Italy” Sylvia
Cheeeeeese!