When you cook a roast does it really matter which wine you use?!
Answers: I have Alice White Shiraz, it is a wine from S.E. Australia & cost me 5 dollars. I don't drink so I cannot really discern wine taste & since I'm cooking it w/a roast does the wine I use really matter?
For a start, Australian wines are almost invariably good!
Red wines tend to taste better accompanying red meats and white wines tend to taste better with white meats or fish, but it is all a matter of personal taste.
i have used several diff types of red wine with roast... but i dont think i would try a white.
i would save the white wine for a fish.
if I understand you want to cook with the shiraz. thats fine, dont forget when the roast is done deglaze the pan and use the sauce as a demi sauce. um um good
The rule is that the wine should be drinkable. Your Australian Shiraz is fine. I generally use 2-buck-Chuck the 2 dollar Charles Shaw wines sold by Trader Joe.
It depends on what meat you're roasting. Beef likes red wine. Chicken and fish likes white wine. Pork crossdresses here. If it's beef you're roasting, then the shiraz will be fine. Also, using less expensive wines in this way works fine. Using more expensive wines doesn't translate to a better roast, all you've done is spend more money.
I would go with a red wine. It doesn't need to be expensive. You can go with cheap wine. I heard that from a professional chef on a morning show.