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Fall Recipe Ideas with Calaveras Wines

It’s fall and what pairs better with the beautiful orange, yellow, and red leaves that shimmer all around Calaveras County than colorful dishes and fall-weather wines. So settle up, get out those soup pots and fall dinner napkins, and get cooking with our 3 fall favorite soup recipes.


Harvest Grain and Portobello Mushroom Soup


Harvest Portobello Mushroom Soup

Ingredients to grab:

Onion

Garlic

Celery

Carrots

2 Large Portobello Mushrooms

Tomato

Barley

Vegetable Stock

Fresh Thyme


Though there are creamy mushroom soups, this soup that adds barley in a clear broth really allows the colors to pop and makes it a lighter dish; Necessary for this oddly warm November we’ve had here.


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What to Drink:

Pair this light fall soup with a beautiful Tempranillo. The meaty portobello mushroom goes well with a meaty medium-bodied wine.


Featured: Hovey 2011 Tempranillo, Allegorie 2014 Tempranillo, Stevenot Reserve Tempranillo


 

Red Cabbage and Sausage Soup


Red Cabbage and Sausage Soup

Ingredients to Grab:

2 Cups black eyed peas 4 garlic cloves 2 leeks vegetable stock 1 lb red potatoes ½ lb pork sausages ½ lb red cabbage heavy cream