According to the book 'Substituting Ingredients - The A to Z Kitchen Reference' by Becky Sue Epstein, Fourth Edition 2010, Sourcebooks Inc. NAPIERVILLE IL. Page 135:
You can use either Madeira, port or Marsala.
Yes, if you don't mind the different taste.
Tough question. A Malbec will usually do well or a Sangiovese.
You can possibly use a Shiraz, in my opinion that is the only real substitute for Merlot.
merlot
No, vinegar contains no wine and tastes very different than sherry.
No, because sauternes is a sweet white wine, while marsala and sherry are red and can be dry.
reduced red wine
You may substitute sweet Sherry, or dry Sherry if you add sugar since Mirin is a sweet rice wine.
You could substitute rice vinegar for cooking sherry. Rice vinegar has a mild, sweet flavor.
yes you can
No, because sherry is red and it tastes different, so unless you want your food to change color and taste, don't substitute sherry for white wine.
You can substitute Madeira for sherry for the most part, however, as an aperitif, Sherry Amontillado is my preference. Mario Lopez
Two different items you will change the outcome of the dish. I would stick to the recipe.
Yes, if an acidic factor is all you are interested in. Sherry vinegar would be the next closest substitute but the taste of dry or sweet sherry for a sauce or marinade is fairly distinctive and to a discerning palate, quite noticable.
You can use equal parts dry sherry/pale sherry wine; not the cooking wine... the drinking wine. :)
Yes it is similar, and should produce a nice result. It's not the same though... You could also try white wine.A lot would also depend on the meat you are using. You could use Calvados for pork, or brandy for beef. I do not believe Vermouth , which is matured through herbs is in any way the same as sherry, you would definitely be better off with white wine.