Cooking Wine Suggestions Wanted

[Smoked Transistors]

I'm no wine drinker but like to add it into various dishes. Good old Walmart and most grocery stores sell mini bolttles in 4 packs like Sutter Home brand, this is what i use and you can re cap the bottle if you only need a splash. I then stick the mini bottle in the refrigerator till next use.

[Jfrosty27]

+1 on what Mosca said. This is what I use. No waste. Tastes as it should in the sauces.

[Michael_in_TX]

+++1 This is what i use 90% of the time.

[Panhead John]

Just bought some, using it in my stew as we speak. Thanks!

[Clark]

Do they still make Ripple?

[Old Glory]

We use this for white wine - Oyster Bay

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Oyster-Bay-New-Zealand-Sauvignon-Blanc-White-Wine/188873570?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=0&wl13=2659&adid=22222222277188873570_117755028669_12420145346&wmlspartner=wmtlabs&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=501107745824&wl4=pla-294505072980&wl5=9002533&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=local&wl12=188873570&wl13=2659&veh=sem_LIA&gclid=CjwKCAiAkrWdBhBkEiwAZ9cdcC7aKTVfz94umZ98H9ToF0IqwBY9A8Am6OxVXt2IgKwY_cSPrSUA9xoCApwQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

[Old Glory]

This would be good for reds Two Pack of Red Wine Blend. Re-sealable smaller size that way it keeps if you are just cooking with it.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Apothic-Red-Blend-Red-Wine-2-Pack-250ml/332691834

[CandySueQ]

I like merlot for a red cooking wine. Not sweet, not oaked, just winey! Does Meathead's https://amazingribs.com/tested-recip...ed-wine-sauce/ up real good. I bought a box of Merlot at Super 1 for less than $10. Been known to drink a glass too!

[Bogy]

Not a whole lot of help here, unless you want advice on Communion Wines. They don't generally let me buy those anyway, and most of the people who do buy the communion wine seem to think that's why Mogen David was invented. Personally, I liked Eagle City's Communion wine, and several other wines people got for home communion when I had leftovers. Pro tip here, do NOT put Welch's or any other grape juice in the little bottle found in a home communion set and then leave it in your car for two weeks in the middle of summer. If you do, do not open the bottle, at least not indoors. Wine OTOH, can be left in your car winter and summer without having to worry about it freezing or growing something nasty.

So, back to what to use. I use whatever is leftover in the fridge, so I guess I fall into the "if you wouldn't want to drink it don't use it for cooking" group. I try to buy local, so in Missouri I used to buy Stone Hill wine. A friend owned that winery. They've been growing grapes in Hermann, MO, since the Germans first came there in the 1800's with cuttings. Now I only pick up Stone Hill when I get back down to Missouri. In Iowa I used to buy Eagle City wine. Eagle City is a "ghost town" in the county where I used to live. Unfortunately, the guy who started the winery as a hobby that grew into a business decided to retire, with no one interested in buying it.

So today, if I need wine I send one of my globe trotting daughters to get it. Sorry, no help.

[troymeister]

Any one of these should do.

[Panhead John]

Aah, good old Strawberry Hill! That was my favorite back in the day….

[fzxdoc]

K.

[WayneT]

Yep, stick with what you know.

[Michael_in_TX]

Sutter Home Merlot is my go-to for a red cooking wine. For white wine, if the wine flavor isn't front and center (like some cream sauces), I've taken to using dry vermouth. It's cheaper and far more shelf stable.

[Panhead John]

I know the suspense is probably killing y’all!….. “What’s his decision? What’s he gonna buy?” Ok, I won’t tease you any longer….don’t want any of y’all to lose sleep over my decision! I went with the Sutter Home 4 pack of wine in the small bottles. This will work perfectly for me….small plastic bottles with screw tops. I like that convenience of being able to use a little or all of it, and put the bottle in the fridge….taking up little space. I went with the Merlot based on a few suggestions. I’m making my stew right now and have already added it to the cook. Thanks everyone, appreciate all the suggestions!

EDIT: Wow Michael! I posted this before seeing your suggestion…😳 What a coincidence!

[Mosca]

Merlot is fine. I’ll use Cabernet, too, or the Pinot Noir.

[Clawbear57]

Question, how long can you leave a bottle of white wine with a cork on the counter? I'm not a wine drinker.

[Attjack]

2 - 4 days. Definitely keep it in the fridge. But if you use a winsaver you can get the oxygen off of it and store it for longer.

[WillTravelForFood]

Dunno. We've never had a bottle in that state

But seriously, just a day or two. If its a bottle you're using for cooking, its why we recommend those tiny bottles instead. Less waste

[WayneT]

If it’s a decent wine, get a vacuum stopper and vacuum hand pump that fits over it to remove most of the air from the bottle.

[58limited]

You have gotten some good advice. I like good wines but they can be pricey so I don't cook with them (not going to add a whole cup of $40 wine to a recipe - note that I rarely spend this much on wine though). I cook (and drink) with $8-$12/bottle wines. Australian and South American wines in this price range are pretty good. I typically use Merlot and Chardonnay: red food red wine, white food white wine.

[texastweeter]

Boons farm strawberry fields...AKA liquid panty remover. Take it from a guy that knows how to romance a woman, it do t get better than that. As far as cooking wine, I dunno, substitute bourbon?

[treesmacker]

We haven't made it in years, but used to really enjoy "Gallo Hearty Burgundy" Beef Stew.

I don't remember the exact recipe, but I'm sure one of these will get you there...

https://www.google.com/search?q=gallo+hearty+burgundy+beef+stew&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS891US891&oq=gallo+hearty+burgundy+beef&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j33i160l3j33i299.12010j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

https://www.gallofamily.com/wines/hearty-burgundy.php

[fzxdoc]

I like that small bottle idea for people who don't drink wine, like what Panhead John went with. Then they don't have to worry about using up leftover wine.

I love wines, so opening a bottle to cook with means that we finish off the leftover wine for dinner, usually.

Kathryn

[Panhead John]

Kathryn, this was the perfect solution for me!

[smokenoob]

Is Two Buck Chuck still available?

[treesmacker]

Last I checked it was three bucks. Stopped drinking four years ago, so who knows how much now.