Soup and Sip: Hearty Recipes for the Winter Cold

[Guest Post by Jason Fortenberry - suburban home chef, hoopster and wine connoisseur with skillz]
 
 

M&T leek, fennel, sweet potato and squash soup

Soup and Cabernet.  Sound like a winning combo?  Maybe.  Maybe Not.  Its January.  It’s cold.  The low in so-called ‘Hotlanta’ is 18 degrees. 18 degrees!! 

As our friend Joe (suburbanwino.com) mentioned recently, a lot of us are in the midst of a hearty, winter-weight wine fetish. For many that means big cabs.  And on the food front, a warm and filling soup hits the spot as well. 

Here are some recommended recipes that have made my rotation, and are especially tasty during these chilly winter days:

Please share any tasty soup recipes. I’d love to have a good gumbo recipe. What kind of wines would you pair with these also?

 

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5 Responses to “Soup and Sip: Hearty Recipes for the Winter Cold”

  1. January 6, 2010 at 1:00 pm #

    For chili, I always like a nice Zinfandel. The only exception is if the chili is scorchin’ hot, then I might go with something fruitier and softer, as the heat from the chili can amp up the alcohol in the Zin. I’d probably have an unoaked Malbec in that case or maybe a nice Beaujolais.

    For seafood chowder, I crave a nice crisp Vouvray or Chablis.

    Muss & Turner soup sounds like a good candidate to have with Gewurztraminer or Viognier.

    Potato leek soup…hmm…perhaps a South African or Chilean Sauvignon blanc.

    Now I’m hungry.

  2. Jonjie
    January 6, 2010 at 1:12 pm #

    I’m coming to your house!

  3. January 6, 2010 at 1:38 pm #

    Hey, thanks for the name drop! Definitely soup and stew weather out there.

    One of my absolute favorites this time of year is a good, homemade split pea soup. Super easy to make, filling, hearty, and great with a hefty white like Semillon, Viognier, Macon-Village, Mersault, or Aussie or California Chardonnay (which can all be warming too)

  4. January 16, 2010 at 2:48 am #

    Thanks for sharing this article.That’s very helpful and interesting.

  5. January 16, 2010 at 12:22 pm #

    Glad to help Vino B… thanks for stopping by and commenting!

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