Freezing wine

Queen-Bee_2

Hi all,

I am thinking of doing some cooking this afternoon, and want to use white wine. However, this means opening a whole bottle, and in true MSE style, I want to make sure I use it wisely!!!

Does anyone know if it is OK to FREEZE wine in little batches to drop into risottos, stews etc?

It would also be useful to know if it's OK to freeze red wine too - this is the type that's open most often in my house and where there are often left overs after a meal. Freezing them would be so much more sensible that simply drinking them up cos they're there!!!

Thanks
QB

TonyMMM

You can freeze left over wine in ice cube trays ...no problem. Just drop a cube or two into any dish that needs it during cooking.

Seakay

You can freeze any variety of wine, or you can just keep it in the fridge. It will be fine for cooking, if not for drinking. In fact, you can keep a bottle of 'leftovers' mixed together (probably keep white and red separate)

maryb

Mary Berry says you can and I swaer by her even more than Delia

I keep a wine box of cheap white wine for cooking. We go to France quite often and I buy the cheapest dry wine I can find. It's great for risottos and for sloshing over a chicken before roasting

And I'm not tempted to finish it!!

Butterfly_Brain

I always have some in the freezer - I just freeze the wine in ice cube trays

thriftlady_2

Nigella does it too;)

caitybabes

I do it and it's so handy.

THIRZAH

I've frozen wine for years and had no problems. Just make sure the container is upright in the freezer as I have had a couple of leaks which can be a bit messy if it's red wine.

DD horrified a French housemate by freezing leftover wine.

zippychick

Hi Queen Bee

I've merged this with the previous thread on freezing wine so you can see all the previous discussion

thanks:D
Zip

Gem82

Hi,

I am going to Glastonbury in a week or so and I am considering buying a boz of wine (rose/white) - freezing the bag so it stays cool for as long as possible.

I know this thread has mainly talked about cooking with it - but would it still be 'manageable/palatable' to drink? does this effect the alcohol content?

Thanks
Gemma