Coq au vin & wine?

[ksacres]

They also make wine specifically for cooking.

 

[miss_jayne]

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yes, but it tends to not be as good. which seems a might sassy for them to sell it to us for that purpose!

 

[JennsPeeps]

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It tends to have salt in it, so it's better to use the real stuff.

 

[greyfields]

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Please, never again mention this....

Some cooking wines are distilled to remove the alcohol, so they can therefore be sold in "dry" counties where alcohol is banned. That's the only reason for it. It should be a crime to still call it wine.

 

[miss_jayne]

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It tends to have salt in it, so it's better to use the real stuff.

definitely salty. i bought it once. i thought, "Oh, how handy!" it left much to be desired and it was very salty.

 

[MissPrissy]

No nipping of the cooking sherry, Lady Jayne?

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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[JennsPeeps]

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If cooking with alcohol isn't MADE for nipping, then why bother cooking?!?

 

[banter]

Cooking wine (including Sherry) is worthless and probably one of the main reasons non-wine drinkers are disappointed in the results of their recipes! When in doubt, look for dry on the label or ask for help. Sweet wines generally don't work in main dishes. You need not spend a lot of money on cooking wine, and it does make a difference!

 

[Double Kindness]

I am attempting coq au vin using 2 bottles of Rex - Goliath cabernet sauvignon or free range red, it is pretty tasty and not expensive wine. I'll be using a year old 7.3 lb dressed out rooster we processed on Saturday tonight.