Pairing Wine with Soup

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French Onion Beef Soup

Few things are more satisfying on a cold day than a bowl of French Onion Soup. Add some beef and you have yourself a winter staple. The rich, beefy broth, dense with onions and topped by slices of grilled bread and a blanket of melted cheese, is more than just an appetizer - it is a meal in a bowl.

There are many wines that would pair nicely with a soup like this, but you want a wine that doesn’t have too much tannin content. Beaujolais Nouveau is a light fruity wine that pairs well with the French onion and is virtually free of tannin. Its flavors are so ripe as to retain fruit sweetness, something that will compliment the creamy, sweet onions very nicely.

Classic French Onion Soup

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Varimus

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Tempranillo is wonderful with our beef chuck minestrone.

Apr 06, 2012 at 3:24 PM
AllSocial

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I have a hankering for French Onion Soup with my favorite Pinot Noir from Pacific Coast Vineyards on.fb.me/shopPCV

Apr 06, 2012 at 7:04 PM
dmcker

Hand of Snooth

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What's with a Beaujolais nouveau pairing for French onion soup, anyway? Are you still drinking that stuff in April???

And sauvignon blanc with gumbo? Ever had any real stuff down in Louisiana? Either the SB, if French (or South African), will be destroyed, or some monstrous New Zealand SB will battle till it and the food are both dead.

Soup is a notoriously difficult match for wines, though you have more stews than soups here. You should also seriously consider adding sherries into the mix. They often succeed when lesser wines fail....

Apr 06, 2012 at 7:25 PM
James Fab

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Ripasso, pinot noir, or burgundy with lentil soup. It works!

Apr 07, 2012 at 10:19 PM
Stevern86

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Agreed, these examples are more like stews than soup. Don't forget sparkling wines with soups. The cool refrshing bubbles contrast nicley and refresh in between slurps. The sparkler's wide range of sweet to dry allows us the flexibility to pick one that compliments the wide variety of flavors we encounter within the broad category of soup.

Apr 10, 2012 at 4:15 PM
JOHN-
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SALICE SALENTINO WITH VEGETABLE SOUPS,MINESTRONE,SCOTCH BROTH ETC

Apr 12, 2012 at 11:58 PM
JOHN-
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forgot to mention that this pairing was recommended by a local bistro owner who is also a MW, it works very well,give it a try

Apr 13, 2012 at 12:04 AM
JOHN-
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forgot to mention that this pairing was recommended by a local bistro owner who is also a MW, it works very well,give it a try

Apr 13, 2012 at 12:04 AM