what does "dry" means? for ex dry gin, dry ......means what?
wats the difference of wine, cooking wine and wine vinegar? can i replace one another?
how to store a wine that already open?
thanks!
2006-09-27 08:32:28 · 5 answers · asked by facobasten1984 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
"Dry" is the opposite of "Sweet" in beverage terms.
Wine for cooking has salt added to make it suitable for cooking but unpalatable (relatively) for drinking. Wine vinegar is vinegar that was made from wine (red, white, rice, etc).
You can substitute drinking wine for cooking wine (i.e. you can cook with it) but not the opposite (cooking wine is not good for drinking). Table wine and cooking wine are not substitutes for wine vinegar, and the vinegar is not a substiute for the others.
To keep an open wine, re-cork it...you can get a wine preservative which is essentially canned nitrogen that you spray into the bottle. This displaces the air and prevents it from oxidising...this will prolong the life, but not forever. Refrigerate to help prolong the life, too, but for reds you want to return it to room temperature before serving.
2006-09-27 09:29:11 · answer #1 · answered by Trid 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure on the dry one but I am thinking it refers to not being sweet, could be wrong though. As far as wine & cooking wine I always use wine I would drink. I don't think the alcohol content is the same and as for wine vinegar it is vinegar so it won't taste good if you tried to drink it. Wine that is open replace the cork or if it was trashed or somethingyou can always wad up a peice of paper towel and use it, make it as snug as possible. Once the wine is opened it won't stay good forever, about a week I believe is the limit.
2006-09-27 08:59:44 · answer #2 · answered by kna0831 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dry means not sweet. so if I ask for a dry red wine, I'm asking for a wine that isn't sugary. Wine, cooking wine and wine vinegar are not exactly interchangable as far as taste goes, each one getting progressively more bitter...but if you want to change one for the other, it would make for a more interesting dish. Depending on the kind of wine: White wine is always refridgerated, red wine never is. A wine decanter is a good way to go with red wine. White wine can be stored in it's original bottle, but you should buy wine corks(made for corking open bottles of wine), which you can get a supermarket(they're usually plastic)
2006-09-27 08:48:09 · answer #3 · answered by Chit P 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
dry means not sweet and without ice.
store an open bottle in the frig
not sure abt the other question
2006-09-27 09:32:41 · answer #4 · answered by GAgirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dry means that you use dry vermouth.
2006-09-27 08:53:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋