especially day-old white wine. But it's nice for cooking.

True, but it tastes no different than yesterday. Cooking? hrm.

as long as it's not too sweet, it should work. You can even dump it in the water when cooking veg, or in soup, or in a marinade...

I'm with ya, I'll do a litte red sometimes, but hoppy beers still rule.

What kind are you drinking? Try a NZ sauvignon blanc if you hate cheap chardonnay.