I know next to nothing about wine. A variety or a specific wine, doesn't matter.
2006-10-06 13:10:05 · 6 answers · asked by τεκνον θεου 5 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Look in your liquor store for a jug or box of Chablis.
Chablis is the name of a region in France where they make famous wines from the Chardonnay grape. A box or jug will not likely be from France and is technically not a "Chablis" because of this fact. It is in fact just a Chardonnay, but you'll find the cheapest chardonnays best suited for cooking this way.
As for not using a wine to cook with that you wouldn't drink, that is absolutely not true. Cooking characteristics of wine and characteristics that make it good for drinking are completely different. There are many, many wines made especially for cooking, that are better than any expensive bottle you might find because they are blended specifically for cooking.
Paul Mason is a popular producer of cooking wines. I've found the Gallo wines do very well for cooking. Even the Franzia burgundy and chablis' are good for cooking. They are made for drinking, but are too fruity and not acidic or tannic enough to be a good drinking wine. These characteristics make them better to cook with than overly tannic wines, or wines without enough fruit.
On a side note, there are some dishes you can make that do better with a tannic, acidic wine, but you really need to know your stuff to determine how to use these wines.
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2006-10-07 08:41:11 · answer #1 · answered by bodellconsulting.com 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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What's a very dry, inexpensive white wine for cooking?
I know next to nothing about wine. A variety or a specific wine, doesn't matter.
2015-08-07 16:15:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have Trader Joe's in your neck of the woods, you can get a bottle of Charles Shaw (Two buck chuck) Sauvignon Blanc for $1.99...$2.99 outside of California. It's decent wine for either werving at the table or cooking. If you want a red to cook with, get their Cabernet Sauvignon
2006-10-07 08:31:44 · answer #3 · answered by Trid 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look for a chardonnay or pinot grigio. These are very dry white wines.
2006-10-06 13:33:43 · answer #4 · answered by andywho2006 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the number one thing about cooking with wine, is never cook with a wine you wouldn't drink.
2006-10-06 15:09:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the Charles Shaw brand completely! I usually keep several bottles of Sauvignon Blanc in the fridge for misc. uses.
2016-03-19 06:48:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋