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Default Cooking with White Zinfandel?

On 22/04/2016 12:35 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 4/22/2016 2:27 PM, graham wrote:
>> On 22/04/2016 12:10 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> A neighbor gifted me with a box of white zinfandel wine before heading
>>> back to his home up north. This isn't one of the wines I care to drink.
>>> I figured perhaps I can use it in cooking. Before googling and coming
>>> up with a ton of untried recipes I thought I'd ask here. Any
>>> suggestions?
>>>
>>> Jill

>>
>> I've poached chicken breasts in white wine with a few sprigs of
>> tarragon. After removing the cooked chicken, I boiled down the liquid by
>> half and then thickened it with cream.
>>
>> You can also use a few TBSPs on fish baked in foil or parchment.
>> Graham

>
> Thanks, Graham. This wine is classified as a blush wine, I suppose.
> I've cooked many things over the years with different types of white
> wines but never with this. I suppose I'll have to taste it to see how
> sweet it is and react accordingly.
>
> Jill

If it's sweet, drink it with curry! :-)
Otherwise, flush the blush!
Graham