How to Freeze Wine

Last week's Tips for Leftover Wine sparked some discussion about freezing it to cook with later. Do you ever freeze wine? Here's how we do it...

It's really quite easy – we simply pour leftover red or white wine into an ice cube tray and freeze it overnight. The alcohol prevents it from freezing completely, but the cubes are solid enough to pop out and transfer to another container.

If you prefer larger or more exact portions, you could use a muffin tin instead of an ice cube tray or measure and pour the wine directly into a plastic freezer bag.

Related: Tips for Leftover Wine

(Image: Perfect Cube Ice Cube Trays at Sur La Table)

Comments (4)

My local Italian produce market carried a powder-mix for Sangria water ice. The sample was delicious!

I don't know if they carry it elsewhere, though.

posted by happiness on October 6th 2009 at 12:26pm
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I was going to freeze it, but then I drank it instead.

posted by msbetsy on October 8th 2009 at 2:53am
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I've tried freezing leftover wine in an ice cube tray but when I transfer it to a separate container it always eventually melts into a big liquid mess. Maybe I should add water to reduce the alcohol content or lower the freezer temp.

posted by Stone Maison on October 8th 2009 at 8:27am
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@stone
me too. just wasted most of a bottle of port because it became slush, not ice. kitchn - if you have any suggestions please post, because this doesn't seem to work all that well.

posted by Supergaijin on October 18th 2009 at 9:46am
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