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Would Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, White Zinfandel, or Merlot be considered Dry White Wines? If not, what would?

I'm making a Recipe ( Poached Salmon with Green Peppercorn, Ginger, and Orange Sauce, www.epicurious.com) and it calls for 1 cup of a dry white wine. I have never really ever cooked with wine, so I don't know what's classified as a dry wine or not. Someone help me, please.

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1. Pinot Gregio is a dry white wine.
2. Use the Chardonnay or Pinot Grigio. Make sure the wines are good (you can drink them). Don't cook with anything you can't drink. Do NOT use White Zinfandel (it's sweet) or Merlot (that's a red wine and will affect the color).
3. Chardonnay and champagne
4. DRY: Technically speaking, a "dry" wine is one in which there is no perceptible taste of sweetness (most wine tasters begin to perceive sugar at levels of 0.5 % to 0.7 %). However, a well made wine can have sweet aromas, but still taste "dry." In a Red Wine, "dry" generally reflects the influence of tannin, which can leave one with a slight "pucker" and sensation of dryness on the tongue after tasting. Most of the "classic" or traditional Red Wines (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Bordeaux, Burgundy) are dry wines. For White Wines, "dry" is a more difficult taste to describe, but many of the most popular white wines (Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio) are dry wines - again containing no residual sugar.
5. any white wine short of riesling or gewurstraminer will work for that dish, I am assuming that it calls for you to poach your fish in a saute pan, with a cover, make sure you do not boil the fish keep the flame low as this will produce a much more tender and moist result