Ross
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I have a couple recipes asking for red wine. I'm no wine connoisseur, but what do you like in the red wine category for drinking. If I can't drink some, I don't want to cook with it. Oh yeah, cheep stuff too!
Cooking With Wine
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Ross said:
I just buy a "Red Cooking Wine" for recipes that call for wine. I'm not sure that it's a drinking wine, but it tastes good in recipes!
This weekend I saw a TV show recommending some good bargain wines...I don't remember the names, sorry, but one was a blend from Australia, and I have had a good one from Chile. I'm sure as long as you don't choose anything too sweet or too dry, you will be fine. The "wine guy" at the liquor store will easily come up with an appropriate wine for your type of meal.
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Karlynn
I love Merlot or Cabernet. Then Shiraz.
Nancy
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Cooking wine has sodium on it!!! Check the label.
Ross:
Choosing a wine can be tricky. It depends on the flavor you are going for.
I like to use white vermouth with Lamb for a tangy taste. But, when I have a hankering for a sweeter taste, I would use cabernet.
Perhaps this will give you some ideas.
http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/guide/6-secrets-of-cooking-with-wine
Blanche
Choosing a wine can be tricky. It depends on the flavor you are going for.
I like to use white vermouth with Lamb for a tangy taste. But, when I have a hankering for a sweeter taste, I would use cabernet.
Perhaps this will give you some ideas.
http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/guide/6-secrets-of-cooking-with-wine
Blanche
Ross
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Yeah I can't use cooking wine. I have that, but first, it tastes terrible and second, the salt content. I looking for a good red wine that is very much drinkable to cook with. I picked up some cheap stuff nearby and I can't even give this junk away.
If you have a Trader Joe's nearby, you might try their Charles Shaw wines. They are a good value at a mere $2.99 each. Just a thought.
Blanche
Blanche
My standby cheap wines are Walnut Crest line. Columbia Crest (no relation) is always dependable. I also keep sweet and dry vermouth around for those times when I didn't notice the recipe called for wine, and can't remember throwing anything out because of the substitution.
Bradley White
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Barefoot Merlot is a great cheap wine that Ive used for drinking and cooking.
Ross
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Thanks all. I'll see what I can find. Store has a big selection at varied pricing. I just want my recipes to tsste great when I make them.
I love Little Boomey Merlot. It is an Australian wine. I can't remember how much it costs.
Philip B
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Wine
Wine
Hi Ross,
Sooooooooooo many bottles of wine; sooooooooooo little time!
There're some good resources available online from many of the Califormia wineries Colleen and I have visited. Not only do some of these outfits give good information about food and wine pairings, they also have recipes. Some of our favorites are: Rutherfordgrove, Rutherfordhill, and Beringer. Do the lower case thing with the winery names and add .com and your computer will bring up these websites. Doing recipe stuff with wine is one of our hobbies when we can't get out due to nasty weather. Fun stuff!
I cook a lot with wine and usually use some kind of red table wine. It doesn't have to cost a lot to taste good cooked with food or by the glass. We have some favorites which are available only through direct sale from California wineries, but you can get some decent wines from Beringer for under twenty bucks through at your local liquor store. Price has little to do with how good a wine tastes. Taste is an individual thing.
Colleen and I have different tastes in wine. She doesn't like anything that has low sugar content; I tend to enjoy drinking all varieties (imagine that).
I cooked a pork roast the other night and used a cup of Red Truck table wine (purchased on sale for $9.95). The roast was good as was the Red Truck I drank while it was cooking.
There's actually a winery which markets wines called the Second Bottle and Third Bottle. Evidently, after you drink a good bottle of wine they figure you can't taste the second and third bottles anyway so they market really bad stuff for people who don't want to use up their good wines.
Part of the fun is to look at different wineries on line. A simple search like Napa wineries or Sonoma wineries will get you into some fun sites. There are very few states that do not have some kind of wine making industry.
Enjoy!
-Philip
Wine
Hi Ross,
Sooooooooooo many bottles of wine; sooooooooooo little time!
There're some good resources available online from many of the Califormia wineries Colleen and I have visited. Not only do some of these outfits give good information about food and wine pairings, they also have recipes. Some of our favorites are: Rutherfordgrove, Rutherfordhill, and Beringer. Do the lower case thing with the winery names and add .com and your computer will bring up these websites. Doing recipe stuff with wine is one of our hobbies when we can't get out due to nasty weather. Fun stuff!
I cook a lot with wine and usually use some kind of red table wine. It doesn't have to cost a lot to taste good cooked with food or by the glass. We have some favorites which are available only through direct sale from California wineries, but you can get some decent wines from Beringer for under twenty bucks through at your local liquor store. Price has little to do with how good a wine tastes. Taste is an individual thing.
Colleen and I have different tastes in wine. She doesn't like anything that has low sugar content; I tend to enjoy drinking all varieties (imagine that).
I cooked a pork roast the other night and used a cup of Red Truck table wine (purchased on sale for $9.95). The roast was good as was the Red Truck I drank while it was cooking.
There's actually a winery which markets wines called the Second Bottle and Third Bottle. Evidently, after you drink a good bottle of wine they figure you can't taste the second and third bottles anyway so they market really bad stuff for people who don't want to use up their good wines.
Part of the fun is to look at different wineries on line. A simple search like Napa wineries or Sonoma wineries will get you into some fun sites. There are very few states that do not have some kind of wine making industry.
Enjoy!
-Philip
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Karlynn
Looks like VR has it's fair share of winos.
Ross
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Philip I actually had a bottle of Red Truck in my hand and then put it back. Gotta admit the advertising is catchy. Perhaps I'll give it a go and see.Philip B said:
BODY FEATURES It makes you feel good—just like that old red truck your grandfather had...big-hearted, well-made, and full of life. We've blended some of our Syrah with our Petite Sirah and Cabernet Franc for a juicy berry base then added a bit of Grenache and Mourvedre to round out this baby with licorice and spice for a full-bodied finish.
A WELL-CRAFTED BLEND OF: Syrah, Petite Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Grenache, Mourvedre
TRUCK INSPIRED BY: 1947 Dodge Power Wagon.
Philip B
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Red Truck
Red Truck
There are different kinds of Red Truck available. They also make White Truck and Pink Truck.
I don't know if Colorado wines are available in you area, but Carson Vineyards makes some decent reds for cooking and drinking. We've used Carson Couger Run and Laughing Cat for some of our recipes. Carson also makes a Cherry wine that's great with a wine glass rim dipped in dark chocolate.
Fun stuff!
-Philip
Red Truck
There are different kinds of Red Truck available. They also make White Truck and Pink Truck.
I don't know if Colorado wines are available in you area, but Carson Vineyards makes some decent reds for cooking and drinking. We've used Carson Couger Run and Laughing Cat for some of our recipes. Carson also makes a Cherry wine that's great with a wine glass rim dipped in dark chocolate.
Fun stuff!
-Philip
briansmom
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I also recommend the Barefoot wines. They are $3.99 at Trader Joe's and IMHO taste a lot better than the Charles Shaw ($1.99).
AgilityDog
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More wine recommendations
More wine recommendations
I rather like the "Little Penguin" cabernet and merlot for everyday. It runs about $5 to $10. The merlot won a gold medal a few years back. It used to be cheaper! For white wine, check out Barton & Gustier vouvray (vouvre?). Dry but fruity, and runs about $9. Too yummy to cook with, though. All available at our local grocery here in the DFW area (if your area is "wet").
More wine recommendations
I rather like the "Little Penguin" cabernet and merlot for everyday. It runs about $5 to $10. The merlot won a gold medal a few years back. It used to be cheaper! For white wine, check out Barton & Gustier vouvray (vouvre?). Dry but fruity, and runs about $9. Too yummy to cook with, though. All available at our local grocery here in the DFW area (if your area is "wet").
Wise
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AgilityDog said:
I agree. Little Penguin = Yummy.
I don't know how to use the 'quote' function on here, but I certainly agree with Phillip B when he said, "Sooooo many wines, so little time..."
We went to a Foundation fundraiser last night which paired Italian wines with lovely Italian food "An Evening of Italian Delights" and I thought about you Ross...!
We have excellent wineries even here in Texas, so google and have a read.
We went to a Foundation fundraiser last night which paired Italian wines with lovely Italian food "An Evening of Italian Delights" and I thought about you Ross...!
We have excellent wineries even here in Texas, so google and have a read.
