Find dinner by what’s already open.
Browse by leftover red, a crisp white, a splash of port — and go straight to a recipe built for it.
Recipes that cook with wine
A splash of wine makes everything taste like more.
A growing collection of recipes built around the bottle you've already opened — braises, sauces, risottos and desserts that taste like a wine-country kitchen, with the technique to back them up.
Hero · red-wine braise, warm side light, glass behind
Sound familiar?
You open a good bottle on Friday. By Tuesday, it’s vinegar.
You love food. You want dinner to taste like you tried — but most weeknights it lands at “fine,” not memorable. And that last third of the bottle on the counter? You know it could do something.
You’re just not sure which one to use, how much, or whether you’ll wreck the whole pan. So it sits there. And then it goes. Again.
Hands ladling glossy red-wine sauce — abundant, golden light
Here’s the fix
Every recipe here starts with the bottle you’ve already opened.
I Cook With Wine takes the guesswork out of it. Each recipe tells you exactly which wine to reach for, how much to use, and what it’s actually doing to the dish — so a splash of red turns a weeknight braise into something restaurant-good, and that open bottle finally earns its keep.
No sommelier vocabulary. No waste. Just food that tastes like you meant it.
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What you get
Recipes that teach, not just feed.
Cook with wine like you know what you’re doing.
Plain-English notes on what to cook with, what to pour alongside, and why — no jargon, all confidence.
Learn the moves, not just the recipes.
Short, clear technique notes — deglaze, reduce, when to add it — that make everything you cook better.
That last glass never goes down the sink.
Quick sauces, syrups and marinades for the final inch in the bottle. Nothing good gets wasted.
A kitchen-friendly recipe, right where you cook.
Clean printable cards and a clutter-free cook mode that holds your place while your hands are busy.
Show-off food, minus the stress.
Make-ahead braises and seasonal menus that do the impressing while you pour the wine.
You’re in good company
Cooks who used to recork the bottle. Now they reach for it.
240+
recipes and counting
31,000
home cooks on the list
100%
tested in a real home kitchen
I made the red-wine short ribs for friends and someone asked which restaurant I’d ordered from. I’ve never felt so smug.
— Name, City Placeholder · swap for real quoteI finally understand why you add wine, and when. My everyday cooking got better across the board — not just the fancy stuff.
— Name, City Placeholder · swap for real quoteI genuinely stopped wasting wine. There’s always a recipe for whatever’s left in the bottle — and it costs me nothing.
— Name, City Placeholder · swap for real quote
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It’s all free. Every recipe, every time.
No paywall, no premium tier, no “unlock the good ones.” A free account just keeps your kitchen in order — your saved recipes, your printable cards, and a new wine-cooking recipe in your inbox each week.
- Every recipe in the archive — all of it, always
- A new wine-cooking recipe each week by email
- Save and organise your favourites
- Printable recipe cards for the kitchen counter
- A clutter-free cook mode that holds your place
- Seasonal make-ahead menus as they drop
Laid table at dusk · glasses poured, braise in the middle, candlelight
One last pour
There’s a bottle open. Come make something good.
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