Fig agrodolce

Sweet and Sour Fig Vinegar from Modena

The Agrodolce with Fig from Giuseppe Giusti is a sweet and sour fig vinegar made from wine vinegar, fig juice, and grape juice. A fruity dressing, lighter than a dense balsamic, rounded and intense in flavor.

Agrodolce with Fig, Agrodolce ai Fichi, is a sweet and sour fig vinegar from Giuseppe Giusti in Modena. Wine vinegar meets concentrated fig and grape juice, balanced between acidity and sweetness. This gives the fig vinegar its rounded, intense, and long-lasting flavor—fruity rather than heavy, with all the sweetness of ripe figs.

Unlike the dense Condimento with Fig from the Il Denso line, this Agrodolce is a light dressing, fluid and fresh. Sweet, fruity, and lively, it coats salads and cheese without overpowering them. A modern, bright idea from a very old Acetaia.

Rounded Fig, Sweet and Intense

The Agrodolce with Fig smells of ripe figs; in terms of taste, the mild acidity of the wine vinegar plays with the honey-sweet fruit concentration, rounded and long-lasting.

It is this intense fruitiness that makes the fig vinegar so versatile: sweet enough for dessert and tangy enough for salad. The grape juice gives it additional depth without making it heavy, so it remains a true dressing. Those looking for the denser, syrupy version will find it in the Balsamic Vinegar with Fig, the Condimento from the Il Denso line.

Fine with Cheese, Salad, and Risotto

The Agrodolce with Fig likes fruity and savory partners: gourmet salads with fruits and vegetables, young and aged cheese from cows, sheep, or goats, risotto, sweet dishes, and fruit salad.

It is right at home over creamy goat cheese or a salad with fresh figs, where the fruit encounters itself. On a risotto or with aged Pecorino, it adds a sweet and sour kick, and over vanilla ice cream, it becomes a quick dessert. A drizzle of good olive oil on the side completes the cheese board.

It also pairs well with grilled halloumi or a plate of raw ham and melon; the fig builds a bridge between salty and sweet. Because it is a light dressing, it can be poured generously—here, fruitiness counts more than economy. Those who prefer it a bit tarter should try the Agrodolce with Pomegranate from the same range, which brings a fine bitterness.

A Modern Idea from the Oldest Acetaia

The Agrodolce with Fig combines fine wine vinegar with concentrated fruit sweetness—a new composition from one of Italy's most traditional Acetaias.

Acetaia Giuseppe Giusti was founded in Modena in 1605 and is considered Italy’s oldest vinegar manufacturer, in family hands for over 400 years and now in its 17th generation. As early as 1863, the vinegar merchant from Modena defined the golden basic ingredients: good grapes, good barrels, and time, according to Giuseppe Giusti. In 1929, the house was appointed purveyor to the Royal House of Savoy.

The fact that a 400-year-old manufactory produces fresh Agrodolce dressings today shows how tradition and new ideas go together. The fig vinegar is the light, fruity side of a house otherwise known for dark, dense vinegars. The Agrodolce with Fig is available in a 250 ml bottle; you can find the other varieties, from apple to raspberry, in our fruit vinegar selection. Ripe fig in a dressing—that tastes like late summer.