Need a nice Burgundy for a pot-roast recipe

15 years ago

In a week or two, I'm going to try Ina Garten's Company Pot Roast recipe for the first time.

One of the ingredients is some Burgundy wine.

Recommendations? I'm not a big drinker; my intake is about a glass of red a year!

Not too cheap, not too expensive, pls.

(It also calls for a couple tablespoons of cognac or brandy; I'm hoping my liquor store has the airplane-size bottles!)

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liljunkr
15 years ago
Any good Chef will tell you

"Any wine will do as long as it is drinkable. There is no reason to find a bottle of aged and expensive wine to use in a recipe. Getting a more expensive wine is not going to make the dish taste any better. Finding an inexpensive table burgundy in the grocery is fine."

I watch cooking channel a lot and have been cooking with wines and liquors most of my life.
I've never needed brandy or cognac in the tiny bottles so I don't know about finding it in a liquor store, but having a small bottle around is just been the norm since I was a child. Again it does not have to be an expensive top shelf brandy or cognac. It won't go bad and can be used in many ways.

LIL
nicole__
15 years ago
Mateus.
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mary_c_gw
15 years ago
Not Mateus! That's a very light rose'.

If you're going to the liquor store anyway, they'll be able to advise you on a reasonably priced wine to both drink and cook with.
Georgysmom
15 years ago
I like to use Pinot Noir. It's made from the burgundy grapes but lighter in flavor.
alisande
15 years ago
Did Ina say to use a "good" burgundy? I've noticed she does that a lot: good olive oil, etc. I agree with Lil--there's no point in getting a particularly good wine to cook with. On the other hand, it's a shame to open it, use a bit, and let the rest go to waste. So buy something that will inspire you to break old patterns and finish the bottle! :-)
mariend
15 years ago
Can you subitute a non alcholic product like chicken stock? Somewhere I read what you could subitute.
mary_c_gw
15 years ago
Umm - yes, you can substitute chicken stock for wine, but you change everything about the recipe. It's no longer "Ina Garten's Company Pot Roast". So then - why follow a recipe at all?

The OP doesn't have an issue with using wine! She was just asking for a brand of burgundy.
kris_zone6
15 years ago
Be sure it is good enough to drink. Never cook with a wine that isn't good enough to drink.
jannie
15 years ago
I drink Lake Niagara Red wine from New York State. Use in cooking,too. I order cases of Lake Niagara Red from a local gourmet wine/food store called Stew Leonard's.
lynn_d
15 years ago
I usually go with a middle of the road wine when I need one for cooking. That way either I will use it for another recipe or we enjoy it by the glass.
Terri_PacNW
15 years ago
I'm an odd one..I like a local Port for my beef recipes.

And Basket Case has a great Cab Sav that works well with beef.

Velvet Devil Merlot is another...

Burgundy is a region..

also look for a Pinot Noir...

Here is a link that might be useful: Burgundy Region Wines
Georgysmom
15 years ago
Mirasou Pinot Noir and if you want to go really inexpensive, Trader Joe's three buck chuck.
pammyfay
Original Author
15 years ago
Georgysmom--Trader's wine actually crossed my mind! (But I thought it was 2-buck chuck--must be inflation! LOL!)

Jannie: I've been to Stew Leonard's once--the same small chain as the store in either Norwalk or Danbury, Conn., correct? The only thing I recall was that they had big animated animals. (not live ones!)

Yeah, people--find me something that will turn me into a once-a-month lush! LOL!

There is actually chicken stock in the recipe, so there'd be no purpose in substituting, I fear.
wantoretire_did
15 years ago
Gallo Hearty Burgandy has been consisently good for cooking and drinking.
Georgysmom
15 years ago
pammyfay, It use to be two buck chuck but you're right, inflation has set in! Gallo burgundy gets good reviews for a wine in that price range. The reason you want a wine you enjoy drinking is because when you cook with it, the alcohol burns off and all you have is the basic flavor of the wine. Enjoy your pot roast.

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