Verjuice, Vinegars and Oils

Cooking with verjus

"I can’t count the number of times I’ve been asked, "Just what is this Verjuice you seem to love so much?" Verjuice, literally meaning ‘green juice’ is the juice of unripe grapes. In cooking terms, it’s what’s known as an acidulant, which gives a sour flavour to foods. Good food always has a balance of flavours on the palate and whether we consciously think about it or not, an acidulant is necessary to give a ‘brightness’ to food. Indeed without it, flavours can be flat. I can hardly believe it was over 30 years ago that serendipity provided us with a glut of riesling grapes we couldn’t sell, at the very same time my knowledge of this thing called Verjuice had been piqued. From such humble beginnings, I never dreamt of the huge journey it would take me on. I’m told that I’m the first in the world to make Verjuice on a commercial scale.” - Maggie For recipe ideas for how to use verjuice, Maggie’s Verjuice Cookbook is full of suggestions and tips from Maggie that will transform your cooking.

Add flavour to every meal

The perfect dish starts with the right ingredients. Maggie Beer's versatile and aromatic extra virgin olive oil is the perfect starting point for cooking beautifully flavoured meals. Discover ways to improve your cooking with premium oils and vinegars like the best chefs use to complement every dish. Enjoy the perfect flavoured vinaigrette for a healthy salad dressing that will impress at a dinner party. Discover a new favourite from the range of Maggie Beer salad dressings with tangy, sweet, and delicately spiced vinaigrettes that will enhance any meal. Or choose a cooking essentials gift pack with a bottle of each of Maggie’s preferred flavoured vinaigrettes, the best cooking oils, red wine vinegar, and verjuice any home chef will love. Delight a foodie with a selection of premium vino cotto to add that wow factor to salads, desserts, sauces, and mains. Made from unfermented grape must, the highly aromatic, distinctive flavour of vino cotto is just as delicious in a sweet dish as it is added to savoury recipes.