What is a good, affordable white wine for cooking that I can get at the grocery store?
I don’t drink wine, but I want to try some recipes that I normally have in restaurants that call for it.
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August 30th, 2010 at 4:49 am
This will run contrary to a lot of thoughts, but I’m not spending $30 on a bottle of my favorite white only to use it in cooking. There are perfectly drinkable whites for a lot less. My current white I use for cooking is Bella Sera pinot grigio in the little 4 pack of little bottles. One is the perfect size for sauces and risottos. It’s about $6 for that little 4 pack and perfectly acceptable, and you’re not stuck with a huge open bottle if you don’t intend on drinking it with what you’re cooking.
August 30th, 2010 at 4:49 am
First rule of cooking with wine: never cook with anything you wouldn’t drink. Cooking bad wine just intensifies the bad flavor.
That being said, I usually use whatever the recipe calls for, sweet or dry. I like an oaky Chardonnay such as Clos du Bois as my dry standard, and Colombo Marsala for my sweet. If the recipe has a suggestion, use it. The flavor won’t be the same if you substitute.
August 30th, 2010 at 4:49 am
There’s no need to spend a load of money on wine for cooking as the cooking process burns off the alcohol anyway. A reasonably priced wine such as table wine will do the trick but it depends on the dish you are cooking. If it’s something like Spag Bolg then it doesn’t matter what quality wine you chose but if it’s something more delicate with a shorter cooking time than I would spend a bit more on the wine.