Can I Use White Vinegar With White Wine to Make White Wine Vinegar for Canning?

There are many susbstitutes for white wine vinegar in canning.

When searching for substitutes for white wine vinegar, it is important to consider the desired level of acidity necessary to complete the cooking project at hand. Canning requires a vinegar with 5 percent acidity to preserve produce, so adding wine to vinegar may dilute the acidity of your vinegar. You need to substitute white wine vinegar with another vinegar of similar acidity to achieve comparable results and excellent flavor with your canning project.

Instructions

1. Prepare all vegetables or meats as called for by the canning recipe.

2. Substitute champagne vinegar, rice vinegar or cider vinegar for the equivalent amount of white wine vinegar. If you are not concerned with slightly altering the color of your finished product, red wine vinegar in equal amounts to the white wine vinegar may also be substituted.

3. Adjust seasonings and other flavorings accordingly. Other vinegars may differ in terms of tanginess, sourness, brinyness or other tastes, so adjust any seasonings before sealing the jars.

4. Complete the recipe as directed.

References

• Cook's Thesaurus: Vinegars
• GardenWeb: Harvest Forum