On Monday, June 15, 2015 at 10:14:36 AM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2015-06-15 11:00 AM, sf wrote:
>
> >> This sanctimonious comment brought to you from the guy who says he knows
> >> nothing about wine and admits he adulterates his beer with seltzer.
> >
> Yep. Anyone who would do that could not know much abut quality booze.
>
> > When Julia Child first preached that gospel, she was talking about
> > drinking wine vs cooking wine. Her words have been twisted and
> > misinterpreted over the years by those who don't know any better.
>
>
> Perhaps it depends on a person's wine standards. I have a good friend
> who is into good wines. He has a business that puts on tastings. His
> standards for wine are much higher than mine, but I know that he would
> never waste a really good wine by cooking with it. The key words are
> "god enough to drink"..... if it is drinkable it can be used. If it is a
> horrible wine that you cannot drink you should not cook with it. If it
> has gone bad, if you really cannot drink it..don't cook with it. Do not
> expect to see any benefit from using a very expensive wine in a braised
> dish. It is like using expensive champagne in a Mimosa or a champagne
> cocktail.

It's not lower priced sparkling wines that make shitty mimosas, but crappy
orange juice. Mimosas should be made with freshly squeezed OJ, not
commercial OJ.

--Bryan