White wine
White wine: an alcoholic drink used to deglaze and add acidity, aroma, toasty notes, or sweetness to a recipe.
What it offers and why to use it
White wine: an alcoholic drink used to deglaze and add acidity, aroma, toasty notes, or sweetness to a recipe. Add with the sauce simmering, allowing it to reduce and concentrate the flavour. Cooking does not guarantee the complete removal of alcohol.
Fermented or distilled aroma, with acidity, sweetness, and characteristic notes of the drink.
From shopping to cooking
Choose
When buying white wine, choose a drink you would normally drink and check the style, sweetness, alcohol content, sulphites, and date after opening.
Store
Store closed, protected from light and heat; wines and low-alcohol drinks lose their aroma after opening and may need to be chilled.
Prepare
Add with the sauce simmering, allowing it to reduce and concentrate the flavour. Cooking does not guarantee the complete removal of alcohol.
How to make the most of it
Good pairings
Pairs well with meats, fish, seafood, fruits, chocolate, spices, onions, and stocks.
How to substitute it
If you don't have white wine, to avoid alcohol, use stock, juice, or water with a touch of vinegar or citrus, adjusting the sweetness and acidity.
Recipes with white wine
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