Prized for their beauty as well as their flavor, our herbal vinegars were first described as a "garden in a bottle" by a delighted customer.

On sunny summer mornings after the dew is off, I pick small bunches of fresh, fragrant herbs and bring them into our kitchen for vinegar-making. I clean them and trim them and carefully arrange them in bottles, so they look as beautiful as they taste.

We fill the bottles with a really nice, mellow, organic cider vinegar made right in Vermont by Dwight Miller Orchards.

“Gardens in a Bottle” bring the flavor of summer's fresh herbs to salads all year long. They are also wonderful in marinades and for grilling vegetables, fish, or meat, and as a savory seasoning for roasted root vegetables.

Our fruit vinegars - Queen of Hearts Raspberry and Teddy Berry Blackberry - sparkle with the taste of our organic berries infused with Miller's cider vinegar. We add a little local wildflower honey for a bit of sweetness to mellow the blend.

We think the flavor is exactly right, and we're happy that chef/cookbook author Cathy Walthers of Martha's Vineyard agrees. In her glorious book “Raising the Salad Bar”, she writes "The gold standard for me is a raspberry vinegar made by Cheshire Garden, located in New Hampshire." Salad Bar offers readers the opportunity to think beyond greens in creating main dish salads with lots of flavors and textures.

Tasty, healthy and beautiful!