Dry White Wine For Cooking Seafood

Can anyone recommend to me a "crispy" dry white wine?

I don't drink alcohol, but I like to cook with it. Because of this, I'm pretty bad at finding good wines for certain recipes. I'm making a sea food dish that requires a "crispy dry white wine."

It's a sea food dish. Can anyone recommend me a decent wine?

level 1

Try a Sauvignon blanc! A Pinot Grigio will also work. To me a crisp white wine in a recipe basically means no sweet wines (riesling, moscato) and no oak aged chardonnays.

level 2

Riesling is great with seafood, you just have to use a dry one.

level 2

Great to know. Thank you so much!

level 1

I use dry white vermouth, Noilly Prat for example, whenever I need wine for a dish. Lasts way longer because its fortified too.

level 2

That's great advice and very specific. Thank you!

level 1

Whatever you do, do NOT pick Muscato! I made that mistake 10 years ago and still remember how horrible everything turned out.

level 2

I'll keep that in mind. Thank you! hahaha

level 1

If you can find a Sauvignon Blanc for around $8-12, that's perfect for a crisp white to cook with (and drink!)

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Ok I see that nobody here tried explaining what "crispy" even means. What does it mean?

level 2

Fruity and tart. Not sweet like Riesling, not oaky like Chardonnay.

level 2

dry, acidic, no lingering finish

level 1

New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc

level 2

Thank you for the suggestion! Any particular reason for New Zealand?

level 1

A lot of them will list the residual sugar on the back of the bottle

level 1

That sounds like the perfect price range too! Thank you! (: