Freezing wine

pandas66

thriftlady wrote: »

Yup, that's how it works in my house too Wine never freezes completely solid like ice, it always seems a little mushy round the edges, presumably it's the alcohol that doesn't freeze.

I've found dry cider works well in place of any kind of wine, so if you aren't allergic to that try it next time you make mushroom soup.

drink the wine :j



indefiently freeze the soup

davetrousers

It reminds me of an episode of Black Books where Dylan Moran played a cantankerous owner of a little book shop. One Episode he told Manny (played by Bill Bailey) to go get him an ice lolly out of the freezer. Manny returned with a bottle of red wine with a wooden stick poking out of the top, Dylan Moran held the stick and smashed the glass bottle to reveal his red wine ice lolly, lol!

thriftmonster

Wine does keep in a screw top bottle in the fridge for several weeks - it might not be perfect for drinking but it's fine for cooking. If you don't use it a lot in cooking, you might be better freezing it.

Skint_Catt

Jake_Brake wrote: »

You could do the Asda deal, where you buy a little tiny bottle, then get the money off a big bottle, if you used the little bottle for your recipe, it would effectively be free, and you could just keep the big bottle with no need to freeze it.

Just what I was going to say!

lbt_2

thanks for everyone's help

I cannot believe I am allergic to it!!!!! It's a shocking tragedy ... and one I was reluctant to admit for a long time, but the more I drink it, the more allergic I get (boo hoo, sniff, sniff)

Willpower?

I've freeze white wine okay and it's been fine for cooking, but when I use the ice cubes in a glass of wine (too cool it more quickly 'cause I'm impatient:rolleyes: ) I end up with sediment in the bottom of the glass. Is there a way to avoid this?

carlsberggal

I have a really stupid question to ask! Can you freeze red wine on it's own, such as in ice trays? I've opened a bottle of cheapo wine for cooking, but still have 2 thirds left. Not a red wine drinker and don't want it to go off

JenniO

Yes freezing leftover red wine in ice cube trays is ideal for using a cube or two to make gravies in future! Once frozen transfer out of trays and into a freezer bag.

**Upsy_Daisy**

I freeze it in ice cube trays then stick around 6 cubes in if I'm making a bolognese suace etc.
If you decant it into a plastic tub from the ice cube trays it doesn't stay in cubes so it must have a lower freezing point than water but it stays virtually frozen and useable. When this happens I just scoop out one or two tablespoons full and put them in the pan

Pink.

Hi carlsberggal,

It's not a stupid question! I don't often get the chance to freeze wine but you can freeze in ice cubes or larger amounts for cooking if you want.

There's an earlier thread with more tips and advice on freezing wine so I've added your post to it to keep the suggestions together.

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