Is Marsala a real type of wine?

Question

I intended to make Chicken Marsala. I searched through the wine sections for Marsala (and almost bought Merlot by mistake!). Never found a Marsala wine. I refused to cook with Holland House cooking Marsala, so I wondered if there was such a thing as a Marsala drinking wine.

I'm ending up making Chicken Tikka Masala instead! (so close in name!!!! LOL)

Thank you all in advance!

*guess I need to brush up on my wine knowledge!* LOL~

Answer 1

good answers all around. As to where to find it in the store. my grocery stores and liquor stores don't keep it with all the regular wine. We have a general alcohol section, but the fortified wines are actually over by the hard liquor. That's where you find things like tawny port, marsala, sherry, etc. And depending on where in the country you live, you may have to go to an actual liquor store. My brother's town in Indiana doesn't have it in the grocery store at all.

when in doubt ask somebody who works at the store.

Answer 2

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Is Marsala a real type of wine?
I intended to make Chicken Marsala. I searched through the wine sections for Marsala (and almost bought Merlot by mistake!). Never found a Marsala wine. I refused to cook with Holland House cooking Marsala, so I wondered if there was such a thing as a Marsala drinking wine.

I'm ending up...

Answer 3

Marsala is the name for a wine produced in the region surrounding the Italian city of Marsala in Sicily.

You can substitute it for:
1/4 cup of marsala:

1/4 cup white grape juice or 1/2 cup dry white wine plus 1 tsp of brandy.

Answer 4

Yes it is a real wine from Marsala Italy. It is really wonderful with chicken. It would not be to bad to substitute sherry. It is good with many things veal marsala is good stuff.

Answer 5

don't use "cooking" Sherries or Marsalas, etc

only cook with wine you would actually DRINK, whether it's a dessert wine, white wine, red wine, etc

good Marsala wines will be in the 'dessert wine' section of a dedicated wine store, rather than a supermarket

Answer 6

All these people make good points about cooking wine. I however will use just about anything (wine-wise) to cook with. I usually use my homemade wine to cook with but I would certainly use Regina Marsala cooking wine or use some merlot with a touch of brandy or sherry.

Answer 7

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Dangerous is oh-so-right about "cooking wine" - meaning wines labeled that way that you buy in the regular grocery part of the store. They have so much salt added to them that they are completely un-consumable by humans (well, if you do, you puke). So you should really cook with "real" wines. Now - that wasn't the question was it ;) There are two schools of thought about alcohol (at any level) and pregnancy. Personally, I have friends who have had a few glasses of wine throughout their pregnancies (not more than a small glass at a time) and wouldn't hesitate to cook with wine (most, but not all alcohol gets cooked out, but the overall quantity is small, so what remains is small too). And then there are the people who freak out about a drop (example: the other answers). In other words, this is a very personal thing and your best bet is to ask your step-mom if she is ok with it.

Answer 8

Yes, there is. Please don't ever use cooking wines. It may be hard to find Marsala, but it's worth it. It goes very well in chicken dishes. To prove there is Marsala, go here:

http://www.bevmo.com/productlist.asp?Ntt=marsala&Ntk=All&D=marsala&Nty=1

Answer 9

it is, it's a fortified wine similar to sherry or port

I've always been able to get it at a local super market

perhaps may not be in the wine section but near spirits with the sherry etc

Answer 10

I prefer red wine