Great Taste Award Winners
Since launching Vinegar Shed in 2017 we've won 56 Great Taste Awards - including four 3-Star Awards for our Raspberry Vinegar and Rosemary Olive Oil (2019) and our Sushi Ginger Vinegar and Sansho Pepper (2018). See the full selection here and get some great tastes into your kitchen.
Gros Sel Gris
£20.00
In a nutshell: Rare sea salt, hand-harvested in the historic marshes of Brittany’s western coast. Great Taste 2018 1-Star Award Winner Salt has been harvested in the windswept tidal marshes...
Aged Banyuls Vinegar
£30.00
In a nutshell: This complex aged Banyuls vinegar, with honeyed flavours, is made with vintage 10-year old wine from the famous Vial-Magneres estate. Great Taste 2017 1 star award winner This superb vinegar uses...
White Banyuls Vinegar
£25.00
In a nutshell: Rare Banyuls white wine vinegar, made with vintage grenache gris, has a fresh and sweet citrus flavour, perfect for seafood, everyday salad dressings and marinades. Great Taste 2018...
Muscat Vinegar
£25.00
In a nutshell: This limited edition Muscat vinegar has a crisp minerality and delicious honeyed apricot flavour. Great Taste 2018 2-star winner Made with a Clos des Vins D'Amour Muscat...
'Tchin-Tchin' vinegar
£30.00
In a nutshell: This balsamic-style vinegar is highly concentrated with a beautiful caramel brown colour, honeyed flavour and delicious aroma of quinces and grapes. Great Taste 2018 1-star award winner Domaine Claire...
Mixtelle Prune Vinegar
£25.00
In a nutshell: This amazing thick, treacly prune vinegar will perk up your pork dishes and apple tarts or just drizzle over vanilla ice cream for a superb taste sensation. Great Taste...
Sushi Ginger Vinegar
£20.00
In a nutshell: Ideal for all sushi, sashimi and seafood dishes, this perfumed vinegar is made from white Pineau des Charentes vinegar combined with fresh and confit ginger, lime zest, fleur de sel and a little...
Rosé Pineau des Charentes Vinegar
£20.00
In a nutshell: This bright and breezy Rosé Pineau des Charentes vinegar will add some fruity flavour and aroma to many dishes, especially good with meat, poultry and game. Great Taste 2018 1 star...
White Pineau des Charentes Vinegar
£20.00
In a nutshell: The sweet and mellow flavour of this white Pineau des Charentes vinegar goes particularly well with seafood, chicken and rabbit or use to make mayo and add to poached stone fruits. Great Taste 2018 2-star...
Dried Fig Vinegar
£25.00
In a nutshell: This gorgeous vinegar, made from dried figs and white Pineau des Charentes vinegar, great with duck and pork or a fragrant vinaigrette with walnut or hazelnut oil. Great Taste...
'Aigre Doux' Apple Cider Ice Wine Vinegar
£25.00
In a nutshell: This 'sweet and sour' blend of cider vinegar, honey and apple cider ice wine ( givre ) is aged outdoors in barrels. Try with Venetian-style liver and onions...
Apple Cider Vinegar with 'Mother'
£15.00
In a nutshell: This Normandy cider vinegar with 'Mother' is one of the best we've ever tasted. Unfiltered, fragrant and fruity, perfect for cooking or having a restorative sip everyday. Ideal...
Lovage Vinegar
£15.00
– Sold OutIn a nutshell: This intense and fragrant vinegar is perfect for salads, soups and stews and a great addition to your pantry staples. Great Taste 2018 1-star award winner Made in...
Épices de Cru Aleppo Pepper
£15.00
In a nutshell: Mildly hot chilli flakes, used extensively in Turkish cuisine, add to kebabs, rice dishes and at the table alongside the salt and pepper. Great Taste 2017 1-star award winner A...
Épices De Cru Cassia Buds
£17.50
In a nutshell: Perfect for all your pickling needs, these cassia buds are also brilliant in curries, venison stews or poached fruit dishes. Great Taste 2018 2-star award Cassia buds are...
Épices de Cru Cubeb Pepper
£14.50
In a nutshell: This is a must-have for your pepper pot collection, extremely rare and addictive and scented with the woody aromas of camphor and incense; its also often used as...
Épices de Cru Sansho Pepper
£17.50
In a nutshell: This exceptional sansho will add intense citrus flavours to all your Japanese-style dishes and lift the humble pork chop or chicken supper to new heights. Great Taste 2018 3-star award...
Épices de Cru Voatsiperifery Wild Black Pepper
£20.00
– Sold Outin a nutshell: This rare wild pepper from Madagascar is being discovered by adventurous chefs to add to dishes on their menus. Great Taste 1-star award winner Wild Voatsiperifery Black Pepper (piper borbonense),...
Pineau des Charentes Vinegar Kit
£40.00
In a nutshell: This vinegar kit is a great introduction to the wonderful world of Rosé and White Pineau des Charentes vinegars, both aromatic and packed full of flavour. Great Taste 2018 1-star and 2...
Rowanberry Vinegar
£15.00
In a nutshell: Red rowanberry or mountain-ash berries make a wonderful Alpine vinegar with fruity, medicinal flavour. Great for all game and beef stews and for drinking daily. Great Taste 2018 1-star...
Fleur de Sel
£25.00
– Sold OutIn a nutshell: Rare, wind-dried sea salt, hand-harvested from the marshes of Brittany’s western coast, the way it has been for centuries. Great Taste 2018 1-star award winner Salt has been...
Épices de Cru Mah Kwan Wild Thai Pepper
£17.50
– Sold OutIn a nutshell: Harvested wild in northern Thailand, this extremely rare pepper will add some amazing mandarin flavour and bite to your Asian-style stir-fries, curries, noodles and salads. Great Taste 2018...
Raspberry Vinegar
£20.00
In a nutshell: This delicious raspberry vinegar is made from white Pineau des Charentes vinegar, macerated fruits and crème de Framboise made from gently boiling down the berries. Great Taste 2019 3-star award...
Mandarin Vinegar
£15.00
In a nutshell: This marvellous fragrant vinegar, made with Sicilian mandarins and organic Catarratto white wine vinegar is perfect for salads, chicken and seafood recipes or simply use as a drinking...
Épices de Cru Pink Peppercorns
£17.50
In a nutshell: Add colour and citrus flavour to everyday dishes with our fragrant Madagascan Pink Peppercorns. Great Taste 2019 2-star award winner Pink peppercorns are grown in South America (mainly...
Safrà del Montsec - Organic Saffron 1/2g
£12.00
– Sold OutIn a nutshell: Finest-quality, organically grown Catalan saffron, hand-picked from the early-morning fields, gently dried over an oak fire for maximum flavour. Great Taste 2019 2-star award-winner Back in the Middle...
Safrà del Montsec - Organic Saffron 1g
£22.00
– Sold OutIn a nutshell: Finest-quality, organically grown Catalan saffron, hand-picked from the early-morning fields, gently dried over an oak fire for maximum flavour. Great Taste 2019 2-star award-winner Back in the Middle...
Safrà del Montsec - Organic Saffron 2g
£40.00
– Sold OutIn a nutshell: Finest-quality, organically grown Catalan saffron, hand-picked from the early-morning fields, gently dried over an oak fire for maximum flavour. Great Taste 2019 2-star award-winner Back in the Middle...
Safrà del Montsec - Organic Saffron 4g
£70.00
– Sold OutIn a nutshell: Finest-quality, organically grown Catalan saffron, hand-picked from the early-morning fields, gently dried over an oak fire for maximum flavour. Great Taste 2019 2-star award-winner Back in the Middle...
Garfish in Sunflower Oil
£10.00
In a nutshell: These superb whole garfish, AKA needlefish, simply topped and tailed then tinned in sunflower oil are a real delicacy. Individually line-caught in the Bay of Biscay and preserved by Arroyabe,...
Bonito del Norte in olive oil
£15.00
In a nutshell: Finest-quality fillets of white tuna, individually line-caught in the Bay of Biscay, preserved by a Basque Country family firm. Great Taste 2019 2-star winner For centuries, Bonito del Norte...
Muscat Surmuris Vinegar
£30.00
In a nutshell: This sensuous vinegar is made from Muscat Petit Grains 2014 with a herbaceous fresh, sweet flavour - ideal for adding depth to a classic poulet au vinaigre or seafood stew. Great Taste...
'Premium Edition' Anchovies in olive oil
£7.50
– Sold OutIn a nutshell: These Cantabrian 'Premium Edition' Anchovies are simply the best we've tried. Caught in the Spring using artisanal fishing methods in the Bay of Biscay, they are then salted...
Greek White Balsamic Vinegar
£17.50
In a nutshell: An intense Greek artisan vinegar made from sun-dried raisins from Corinth famed since Homeric times for their honeyed sweetness. Great Taste 2019 1-star award winner Made directly...
Elderberry Vinegar
£12.50
In a nutshell: This vibrant vinegar is made from Alpine eldeberries and great with roast meats and in salad dressings. It will also enliven any apple pie or fruit cocktail. Great Taste 2019 2-star award...
Alpine White Wine Vinegar
£15.00
In a nutshell: Excellent white wine vinegar made by Alpine winemakers, Pojer e Sandri, to use as an everyday vinegar to use in your kitchen. Great Taste 2018 1-star award winner...
Premium Edition Anchovies in Olive Oil
£15.00
– Sold OutIn a nutshell: These Cantabrian 'Premium Edition' Anchovies are simply the best we've tried. Caught in the Spring using artisanal fishing methods in the Bay of Biscay, they are then salted...
White Pineau des Charentes Vinegar
£75.00
– Sold OutIn a nutshell: The sweet and mellow flavour of this white Pineau des Charentes vinegar goes particularly well with seafood, chicken and rabbit or use to make mayo and add to poached stone fruits. Great Taste 2018 2-star...
Rosé Pineau des Charentes Vinegar
£75.00
In a nutshell: This bright and breezy Rosé Pineau des Charentes vinegar will add some fruity flavour and aroma to many dishes, especially good with meat, poultry and game. Great Taste 2018 1 star...
Apple Cider Vinegar with 'Mother'
£60.00
In a nutshell: This Normandy cider vinegar with 'Mother' is one of the best we've ever tasted. Unfiltered, fragrant and fruity, perfect for cooking or having a restorative sip everyday. Great Taste...
Gros Sel Gris
£35.00
– Sold OutIn a nutshell: Rare sea salt, hand-harvested in the historic marshes of Brittany’s western coast. Great Taste 2018 1-Star Award Winner Salt has been harvested in the windswept tidal marshes...
Allio Extra Virgin Olive oIl
£25.00
In a nutshell: A well-crafted award-winning Greek olive oil perfect for all uses in the kitchen. A meticulously crafted extra-virgin olive oil from the heart of Pylos, in the Peloponnese region of Greece....