4,271 wine recipes

Italian stuffed mushrooms with escargot and garlic-lemon butter, browned under the broiler. Old-school continental appetizer that turns canned snails into elegance.

A hunter's venison stew marinated overnight in red wine and vinegar, then braised with mushrooms, pearl onions, crispy salt pork, and gravy. Serve over wild rice with cranberry sauce for a proper game dinner.

Thai cucumber pickles, a quick sweet-sour-spicy side of sliced cucumber, red chiles, onion, and cilantro in a red wine vinegar brine. Five-minute condiment.

Dump chicken breasts, cream of mushroom soup, white wine, and sliced mushrooms into a slow cooker and let it do all the work. Fork-tender chicken in a savory mushroom gravy, hands-free.

Three classic venison sauces: a sharp champagne vinegar sauce, a sweet currant jelly and wine sauce, and a rich pan gravy with walnut pickle. Also pairs with hare or mutton.

Sauteed calves liver with onions and white wine, flour-coated and pan-fried in butter and oil. A classic bistro-style liver dish ready in 30 minutes.

Dried tomatoes can be stored in an airtight container for a very long time and should be plumped in a little warm water before using.

Oktapodi Maratho Krasato is a Greek braised octopus with fennel and tomatoes simmered in red wine until fork-tender. Served warm or cold as a main dish or meze.

Poached chicken breasts in white wine and stock, with a cheese-and-crème-fraîche pan sauce reduction. Served over fresh spinach with chives. French bistro elegance in 30 minutes.

French strawberries in red wine with sugar, lemon juice, and fresh thyme. Marinate for 3 hours to overnight for a sophisticated, no-cook Burgundy dessert.

Cantaloupe macerated in dry sparkling wine with orange marmalade and fresh mint. A light, elegant fruit dessert that needs a few hours in the fridge and zero cooking.

A chilled blended cocktail of strong French roast coffee, port wine, cinnamon, and orange zest. This 10-minute cafe au vin is a sophisticated after-dinner sipper served in wine glasses.

Versoffene Jungfern: a German dessert sauce of spiced red wine reduced with cinnamon, clove, and lemon zest, poured hot over fresh dumplings. Simple, warming, and ready in 40 minutes.

Gluehwein, traditional German mulled red wine with cinnamon, cloves, lemon peel, and sugar. The one rule: heat it close to boiling but never let it boil.

Selyodka pod ukropnym sousom is a Russian herring appetizer marinated in red wine vinegar, olive oil, sugar, and dill. A classic cold zakuska that chills for hours before serving.

Roasted garlic stuffed chicken breasts: pockets filled with 20-clove confit garlic paste, pan-seared, then finished in a Provencal tomato-caper-wine sauce. Elegant dinner-party chicken.