Pacific Northwest Specialties strives to offer the freshest quality products to our customers. To help you understand our minimum shelf-life structure, we would like to explain the factors involved in establishing the parameters for the various products we offer. Please keep in mind that the shelf-life is based upon proper storage and handling.
Balsamic Vinegar and Lambrusco Vinegar - Unflavored balsamic and Lambrusco vinegar have an almost unlimited shelf-life. Due to the requirement for having expiration dates for food products, our supplier guarantees upwards to 3 years from date of production. We take into consideration transit times, our inventory movement and processing times and can confidently offer a guarantee of 24 months from the time you purchase from us.
Flavored Balsamic Vinegar - Although we use the 25 Star which has a healthy shelf-life as a base, the flavorings we use do alter the expected life. Based upon the shelf-life offered by the flavoring manufacturers, we recommend a 12-month shelf-life.