Beer-Vinegar?

WMRA | By Martha Woodroof

Published July 25, 2013 at 10:46 AM EDT

Virginia Wine and craft-brewed beer are repurposed into vinegar such as you’ve never tasted before at Virginia Vinegar Works, in scenic "metropolitan" Shipman. Martha talks with artisanal vinegar-makers Jay and Stephanie Rostow. Here's their website.

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Marth Woodroof has retired from WMRA and is now spending her time as a full-time writer and published author.

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