wine sauce

Grape-based reduction

Wine sauce is a sauce made with wine as a primary flavoring ingredient, typically combined with butter, stock, or cream.

The wine reduces during cooking, concentrating its flavor while the alcohol evaporates.

Red wine sauces often accompany beef or lamb; white wine sauces pair with fish, chicken, or pasta: The steak came with a rich red wine sauce.

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simmer · rich · velvety · French cuisine · bordelaise · coq au vin · beef bourguignon · marsala · madeira · cream · glaze · drippings · au jus · stock · thicken · burgundy · savory · silky

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sauce base/liquid

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Rich milk-based topping

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culinary sophistication

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Tomato-based condiment

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G