# Beef Stew Wine Substitute

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-stew-wine-substitute/752924>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** wine\
**Created:** [April 23, 2016, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-stew-wine-substitute/752924 "2016-04-23T18:49:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-stew-wine-substitute/752924/21 "2016-04-23T23:38:34Z")

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> [@Frank](#):
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> Champagne _is_ wine. You can get champagne at the grocery store, but not pinot noir, or whatever?

Who said I got it there?

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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2016, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-stew-wine-substitute/752924/22 "2016-04-24T06:19:35Z")

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> [@John\_Mace](#):
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> If you google “beef stew with white wine” there are dozens of recipes.

I was gonna say, white wine is perfectly fine for beef stew and other beef recipes. For example, I use a white in my bolognese recipe (and it’s not uncommon to do so.) I can’t see why champagne wouldn’t work–maybe if it’s some sickly sweet variety, but even then I wouldn’t discount its use as at least part of a stewing liquid.

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2016, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-stew-wine-substitute/752924/23 "2016-04-24T21:38:11Z")

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I went with a recipe that skipped the wine altogether.  
And, it was lovely.

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