Pumpkin Sausage Soup

We were planning a "Soups on Weekend" in the tasting room but since we're all trying to navigate our new reality we wanted to share some of our most requested recipes with you to try at home. We want to provide easy, delicious recipes with ingredients you can hopefully, still find in the stores or already have in your pantry. Since we are a winery, producing some of our best vintages yet, we're going to offer up some suggested wine pairings too.

Our Pumpkin Sausage Soup is our most requested recipe. We make it in large batches to feed our guests attending some of the most popular events in Amador County including, The Big Crush and Behind the Cellar Door. We didn't think you needed to make soup for 400 so we've included a recipe below that will feed a more manageable number of 6! It’s soup not science so feel free to play around with the ingredients, try using turkey sausage or tofu and vegetable stock for a vegetarian option. Top with almonds, pepitas or goat cheese for a different twist.

We drink wine with everything we cook at Andis! Try our Sauvignon Blanc which pairs well with the rich combination of savory pumpkin and sweet coconut milk featured in the recipe, it's a natural wine and food match! The soup is also hardy enough to pair with Zinfandel or Barbera if you're in the mood for red wine.