As I'm not drinking, and we never had much booze in the house anyway it got me thinking can I use non-alcoholic wine? It's really nothing more than the $ saving because, obviously, non-alcoholic wine/beer has no alcohol tax on it. I'd ask the same question about beer. I often brine things in beer before cooking, and even poach chicken in beer. Is there any difference between the alcohol v non-alcohol version? The only thing I can think is the fermentation process is what gives alcohol that depth it adds to food. I really don't know anything about non-alcoholic alcohol, but it's becoming much more prevalent.