Anyone recommend a good cheap red wine for cooking.

dizzybee

hi,
just got the hairy bikes new cook book and a few recipes need red wine but i am not clued up on wine for cooking. would be great full for any ideas on a good but cheap red wine. i mainly shop at tesco or Aldi has these are near to me.

nickinoo

Sainsburys sell own brand cooking red & white wine, round about £1 a bottle & it last ages. I made the most gorgeous red wine & onion gravy with it the other week.

Bramleyapple

Hi dizzybee, I buy Aldi's small 25cl bottles of red and white wine for cooking. They're not expensive and, I find, just the right amount for casseroles etc. Hope this helps and enjoy your 'hairy' cooking.

Lynsey

nickinoo wrote: »

Sainsburys sell own brand cooking red & white wine, round about £1 a bottle & it last ages. I made the most gorgeous red wine & onion gravy with it the other week.

Thanks, I've never ever noticed this but will look next time I'm in - perfect for adding to gravy etc.

Edit: Found it, it's 250ml and £1.02 per bottle.
http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/sainsburys-price-comparison/Marinades_And_Sauces/Sainsburys_Red_Cooking_Wine_250ml.html


Lynsey

Coopdivi

Tesco Value Spanish red £3.49 for a litre.

http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/tesco-price-comparison/Red_Wine/Tesco_Value_Spanish_Red_1L.html

Tesco Sicilian red £2.99 for 75cl.

http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/tesco-price-comparison/Red_Wine/Tesco_Sicilian_Red_Wine_Italy_750ml.html

Aldi have several reds at £2.99 for a 75cl bottle.

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/product_range/productrange_wine_cellar_14342.htm

The Hungarian Merlot is one of the worst wines I've ever drunk but perfectly acceptable to cook with.

chesky369

Of course, you can always just buy a bottle of the wine you like best, use what's needed for the recipe and drink the rest.

ladylouise62

Don't forget that is you have stuff left over you can freeze it.

shikoku

I bought a 25cl. Spanish white wine in the Tesco value range for cooking, but after a quick sip I decided it belonged in a glass, the Sainsburys Basics red is ONLY fit for cooking - I would never be tempted to pursue drinking that beyond the 'quick sip'.

motherhen2234

I don't get the sainsburies cooking wine but do use the sainsburies basics red for cooking. I don't drink red wine so it is only a cooking thing. I used what I needed for the recipe and frozen the left over wine

pollyskettle

motherhen2234 wrote: »

I don't get the sainsburies cooking wine but do use the sainsburies basics red for cooking. I don't drink red wine so it is only a cooking thing. I used what I needed for the recipe and frozen the left over wine

What's that then? :A;)

originator

Marsala,it's ace in gravy(and casseroles,stews et al) bout 8 pound a bottle in tescos