Cooking Wine Suggestions Wanted

[WayneT]

I’m also in the ‘if you do not drink it, don’t put it in your food’ camp. Still waiting for those potato gratin pix PJ! 😉

[Panhead John]

I’ll try it this weekend! Thanks for the reminder.

[barelfly]

Anything beats this……

I thought this stuff was pretty dang good to drink by itself no???

I’ll admit, my cooking cabinet is full of this brand - white wine, red wine, dry sherry…..I know I know.. don’t throw tomatoes at me for it! I use the sherry most for the wok cooking I do. I don’t use red or white that often and during the week, my wife doesn’t drink so I hate to open a good bottle and have that go to waste if I use red.

But I like the suggestions above. Dry Vermouth is something that I’ll give a try - as it’s listed as a shaoxing wine, which I use the sherry for.

[Panhead John]

That’s all I’ve ever used over the years too, not being a wine drinker. It’s not bad, but I’m thinking real wine would be better. And yeah, the Sutter Home 4 packs were excellent suggestions!

[barelfly]

Panhead John - when I plan accordingly for weekend cooks, I will buy a better bottle, whether it’s white/chardonnay or red/cab. I stay in the $12-15 range use what I need and my wife will drink the rest. The 14 Hands brand is what I usually pickup when it comes to cooking, as I know my wife likes it and it works well for what I make.

[JHB]

I think it was Julia Childs who said that you could substitute dry vermouth for white wine in recipes. I've been doing that for decades.

[Bogy]

How about tequila?

[Michael_in_TX]

As far as cooking wine, I dunno, substitute bourbon?

I just thought of the last few dishes I made with wine and thought about what they would taste like if I substituted an equal quantity of bourbon and I am suddenly very not well.