How To: Use Up Leftover Wine

Because we love wine, but are self-confessed lightweights when it comes to drinking. There's always a 1/3-full bottle on our counter that is well-past the point of safe or enjoyable consumption. We hate wasting wine though!

We were thrilled to come across this article over at Real Simple: What to Do With Leftover Wine.

So what do you do with it? Well, you can make two different types of syrup. The syrup would work on ice cream, waffles, or anything that needs a sweet, boozy kick.

These recipes are especially helpful post-holiday party. We might try making the red wine syrup tonight.

Image: Miki Duisterhof

Comments (7)

I don't think I've ever run into a problem like this before.

I make wine vinegar with mine, it's easy to get going with a bottle of organic wine vinegar that has been in the cupboard awhile. Once you get the process going, you can 'feed' it old bottle dregs.

http://ilovealbertabeets.blogspot.com/2009/01/word-to-your-mother.html

Another even easier option than syrup is to just put in in ice cube trays in the freezer for future cooking.

My parents gave me a box (yes, a box- I was embarrassed) of white zinfandel that was past it's prime. I have an irrational fear of wasting anything, and so I actually ended up finding this recipe for wine jelly, canning a lot of it, and giving it away as small Christmas gifts. Lousy wine made really good jelly.

http://www.recipezaar.com/White-Zinfandel-Jelly-101956

I cook with it. I don't drink that much, so most of what I buy gets a glass drank, and then put in to deglaze veggies, chicken, or whatever.