I have a recipe that calls for dry sherry?

Andi Analyzer: I have a recipe that calls for dry sherry?
I have asked this question in the “Cooking & Recipes” section because I had to pick between that section and this one, looks like I went with the wrong section the first go around! Hopefully (which I think is the case) you guys’ will be more knowledgable about this! Okay here’s my question:

I’m new to cooking but this recipe calls for dry sherry. It’s a wine I assume? This probably sounds stupid because now I know it’s a TYPE of wine?? But I went to the grocery store and there wasn’t anything that was called or labeled “dry sherry”. So what exactly would I buy? White wine? A certain brand? I have looked up the definition for dry sherry but still doesn’t tell exactly what to buy for newbies like me.

2 days ago – 5 days left to answer.
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2 days ago

Thanks for all the answes guys… but I’m sort of hearing stuff I already know. I know WHAT sherry is (foritfied wine). I don’t want any substitutions… I want actual dry sherry. I think I may just have to go in to the grocery store and ask someone. When I’m looking at the wine aisle…what am I looking for? A white wine? will it say on there “dry” or “sherry”? There are so many types, what’s a genuine dry sherry? brand?? Maybe if you have a link of a picture of the stuff you use (ACTUAL DRY SHERRY, no cooking sherry or substitutes) that can be found at a regular grocery store. Here’s the link to my recipe I’m going to try right now, although I have many recipes that call for dry sherry that I have yet to try because Idk what exactly to buy!

https://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Thai-Peanut-Butter-Sauce/Detail.aspx?prop31=1

Answers and Views:

Answer by TX2step
Ask them at the grocery store, where the dry sherry is. It may, or may not, be labeled “dry” sherry; but the cream sherries WILL be labeled “cream”. It should be by itself, but maybe next to the white wines

Answer by Cheryl A
Don’t look in the alcohol section, but in the cooking section. It is often found by the vinegars and/or oils.

Answer by juanitodelgrande
Cheryl A is right. You will not find it the wine section, but in the area that has vinegars and oils. Holland House is probably the best and most widely available for cooking, link provided. The label says nothing about being ‘dry’, but it is considered a dry sherry.

Answer by hrothgar
You shouldn’t be looking in a grocery store. You would end up finding things like “cooking sherry” which is a low grade dry sherry with salt added. This will not taste good and will make an otherwise edible meal inedible.

Instead, I reccomend you visit a liquor store or a wine store — depending on how your state works. Good places to find sherry in a liquor/wine store would be in the Spain section, since it is a Spanish fortified wine. If the store is organized by varietal instead, then you would want to look near the port wine, as that is a fortified wine like sherry is (though you cannot substitute port for sherry).

Not every bottle will say dry, sherry comes in a few different variations. There is generally dry, medium-dry, and cream. This refers to the amount of sugar in it (sherry is commonly drank after a meal and tends to be sweeter than most dinner wines). If it does not specifically say, you should assume it is dry (low in sugar). The other two will say that they are either medium-dry or “cream” (no actual dairy of course).

Good luck. Also, try googling “Sherry” and look under the shopping section. This should give you an idea on what the bottles tend to look like, how they’re labeled and the price range. You don’t need to spend more than $ 20, that’s for sure.