Substitutions for Alcoholic Beverages in Recipes

When making substitutions, make sure to consider the sweetness of the dish and find something comparable.

White Wine
Apple juice or carrot juice.
Vegetable stock or Chicken stock straight or with a little white wine vinegar
1/2 cup rice vinegar and 1 tablespoon white grape juice.

Red Wine
1/2 cup of grape juice with 2 teaspoons of red wine vinegar.
1/2 cup water and 2 teaspoons of balsamic vinegar.
Beef stock or chicken stock straight or with a little red wine vinegar.

Champagne
Ginger ale, sparkling grape juice.

Brandy
Apple juice, peach juice, white grape juice, pear juice.

Marsala
Orange, peach or pear juice.

Orange Liqueur
Frozen orange juice concentrate.

Beer
Chicken broth, beef broth, ginger ale.