in France, it’s necessary for French onion soup and croquet-monsieur (a cheese and ham toasted sandwich). On the other hand, a Gordon blue (meat wrapped in cheese and then fried in breadcrumbs) wouldn’t taste the same without Gruyere. ...
If you want to save the bubbly for a special occasion, sparkling apple cider or ginger ale can serve as good non-alcoholic substitutes to recipes that call for champagne or rosés. A good substitute for cooking sherry, which is a fortified blend of wines, is a sweet juice such as apple ...