Vinegar Pot

Turn leftover wine into robust, flavorful vinegar in this traditional stoneware pot. Made in France by a company that has crafted pottery since 1847, it has thick sides for excellent temperature regulation and a wooden tap to make bottling your vinegar easy. A traditional vinegar pot, like those found in kitchens across France, crafted of thick stoneware with a pale gray glaze that's applied by hand and high-fired. Generous 1-gal. capacity. The dish-shaped lid allows developing vinegar to breathe. Cork-stoppered wooden tap makes it simple to decant vinegar into bottles and cruets. Start with a bit of high-quality vinegar, add your own white or red wine, then simply wait. Depending on the air temperature and the wine you choose, you may have vinegar as quickly as a few weeks. You can use it right away for bright, sharp flavor, or age it for a few months in the bottle to mellow it. If you begin a new batch using a bit of the previous one, the results will be faster- and you'll always have a good supply to use and share. Instructions included. 9" diam., 9 1/4" high; 1-gal. cap 6.12 lb. Made in France. A Williams-Sonoma exclusive.