Our Black Cherry balsamic condimento is a delightfully sweet-and-sour fruit infusion — our rich, intense Reserve balsamic combined with the concentrated juice and natural flavour of black cherry. Thick, deep and versatile, it's quite unlike anything on a UK supermarket shelf.

Drizzle it over ice cream, chilled pear, strawberries, fruit salad, cheesecake, tiramisu, trifle or Black Forest gâteau, or over granola and Greek yoghurt — and it's just as good on the savoury side, over smoked duck breast, venison steak, creamy blue cheeses or brie. It's also superb mixed with any of our olive oils as a dip with fresh bread or a dressing. Being made from grape must and real fruit, it's suitable for vegetarians and vegans, and gluten free.

It pairs particularly well with our infused oils: try it with our Orange & Mandarin oil over duck, chicken, pork tenderloin or baked brie; with our Basil oil over roasted cherry tomatoes, roasted carrots, bruschetta, mozzarella and tomato or griddled aubergine; or with our Mint oil over a feta or goat's cheese salad, moussaka or lamb kebabs.

It's made from Trebbiano and Lambrusco grapes grown on the family estate of Nicolo Verrini, near Modena in northern Italy. The grapes are crushed and slowly cooked down over a long period into a remarkably thick, dense must, blended with a little wine vinegar and matured in ancient oak barrels — before the natural flavour and concentrated juices of black cherry are infused to create this sweet-and-sour taste sensation. Bottled exclusively for The Gift of Oil.