Originally Posted by SATCHMO

There's lots of ways to implement wine into cooking. I like to make a nice white wine bechamel using some heavy cream, white wine, garlic, butter, salt and basil. I usually eyeball the ingredients so proportions are a little difficult to convey. I also like to pan sear fish in white wine (usually white fish). Incidentally red wine can be great to cook with especially with fatty red meats and tomato based sauces. Add red win instead of white to the Bechamel above and you have a nice rose' sauce. Throw that over some tortellini with button mushrooms, spinach, and Andoui sausage and you'll find it quite amazing.