Dry white wine is made from grapes that have been fermented for a long time, allowing its natural sugars to be eliminated. It is therefore not as sweet as white wine, and is ideal for cooking because it will not caramelize or affect the color and taste of the food being cooked. However, if you do not have any of dry white wine, do not despair. You can still cook your favorite dish with any of these substitutes for dry white wine.
Substitutes | Reason |
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White-wine Vinegar |
As white wine vinegar is made from dry white wine, they have similar flavor. But white wine vinegar doesn’t contain alcohol. You can also use rice wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar as substitution. |
Lemon Juice |
Dry white wine is often added to fish or used as source over meat such as chicken breasts for a flavor augmentation. If dealing with this sort of recipe, you can use lemon juice for substitution, but you should dilute it due to its tart flavor. Use a squeezed lemon for substitution because it is fresher and healthier than bottle lemon juice. |
Chicken or Beef Broth |
Dry white wine has a tangy flavor when cooked, so some recipes such as stews or soups add it for the enhancement of flavor. Made from chicken, various vegetables, spices and herbs, chicken broth can work well as a substitute of dry white wine. |
Water and Herbs |
Although water is the most available substitution for a liquid ingredient such as dry white wine, it contains no flavor. You can add herbs to overcome this demerit. |
Here is a summary of what you can use to substitute for other types of alcohol when cooking:
Alcohol | Substitution |
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Amaretto |
Almond extracts |
Beer / ale |
Chicken broth, white grape juice, ginger ale |
Brandy |
Bourbon or Scotch. Use fruit juice flavor or flavored extracts specified. |
Calvados |
Apple juice or apple concentrate |
Chambord |
Raspberry syrup, juice, or extract |
Champagne |
Sparkling white wine, grape juice, or ginger ale |
Claret |
Diluted grape or currant juice, cherry cider syrup, or non-alcoholic wine |
Cognac |
Scotch, whiskey, or apricot, peach, or pear juice |
Cointreau |
Reduced orange juice or orange juice concentrate |
Curacao |
Reduced orange juice or orange juice frozen concentrate |
Creme de Menthe |
Spearmint extract/oil mixed with water or grapefruit juice, plus green food coloring if needed |
Framboise |
Raspberry juice, jam or syrup |
Frangelico |
Almond or hazelnut extract |
Galliano |
Licorice extract |
Grand Marnier |
Reduced orange juice or orange juice frozen concentrate |
Grappa |
Reduced red wine or grape juice |
Grenadine |
Pomegranate juice or syrup |
Hard Cider |
Apple juice or apple cider |
Kahlua |
Espresso/strong coffee with cocoa powder |
Kirsch |
Raspberry, black cherry, boysenberry, grape juice/syrup, currant, or cherry cider |
Red Burgundy |
Red wine vinegar, non-alcoholic wine, or grape juice |
Red wine |
Non-alcoholic wine, diluted red wine vinegar, beef/chicken broth, tomato juice, grape juice diluted with rice vinegar or red wine vinegar, or liquid from can of mushrooms |
Rum: |
Pineapple juice with almond extract |
Sake |
Rice vinegar |
Schnapps |
Flavored extract (peach, peppermint, etc.) |
Sherry |
Orange juice or pineapple juice |
Southern Comfort |
Peach nectar plus a little cider vinegar |
Tequila |
Cactus or agave nectar/juice |
Triple Sec |
Reduced orange juice or orange juice frozen concentrate |
Vermouth: |
Non-alcoholic sweet wine, aged balsamic vinegar, grape or apple juice |
Whiskey |
Scotch, Bourbon, or whiskey |
White Burgundy |
Non-alcoholic wine, white grape juice plus a little white wine vinegar |