February #WinePW Features Women Owned Wineries, Women Who Make Wine
Simple Turkey Chili

Cheers to Women Owned Wineries and Women Who Make Wine!

This February 10, the Wine Pairing Weekend crew as we showcase some of our sweethearts are writing about women who own wineries or make wine — and food that pairs well with these wines.

This is my first wine pairing weekend experience and thus far it’s been a lot of fun. It was so cold the other day, not to mention the Super Bowl, that chili was on my mind. I wanted to try the Turkey Chili however. So I dove in. The Chili was delicious and I always love to talk about my friend Susanna Crociani and her wonderful wines.

I paired her Rosso di Montepulciano with the Chili and it worked well. Sangiovese is the most food friendly grape with great acidity and cherry, earthy notes. It was also savory enough to stand up to the incredible amount of spices in the dish.

This was a 2010 but it stood up beautifully. Generally I wouldn’t hold a Rosso for 8 years but I’m glad I did. It’s made with indigenous varieties Prugnolo gentile (Sangiovese) 60%, Canaiolo nero 15%, Mammolo 15%, Colorino 5%, Pulcinculo 5%.

Susannah’s winery is on the more traditional side of the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano wineries. I am going to see her today I believe and am very excited. In addition to having lovely wines, she is a dear friend and an incredibly creative fun person.

When I think of Mammolo, one of the grapes in the blend, I think of Susanna. She always reminds people that Mammolo is also the name of one of the Seven Dwarfs, Bashful. Mammolo is a hardy and somewhat rustic grape that is usually found in blends rather than as a mono-varietal wine.

I’ve written about Susanna often in the past. I like to write about women in the industry and especially Italian women who own wineries. This is the perfect #winewp for me to join the group.

Simple Turkey Chili seen on Allrecipes.com
Prep 15 m
Cook 45 m
Recipe By:Amanda Ingraham
“This is a very simple and hearty chili with plenty of flavor. It’s even better the second day! I serve this with lowfat Cheddar cheese and lowfat sour cream. It’s also delicious with crackers.”

Ingredients:
1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil
1 pound ground turkey
1 onion, chopped
2 cups water
1 (28 ounce) can canned crushed tomatoes
1 (16 ounce) can canned kidney beans – drained, rinsed, and mashed
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
2 tablespoons chili powder
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions
1. Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Place turkey in the pot, and cook until evenly brown. Stir in onion, and cook until tender.
2. Pour water into the pot. Mix in tomatoes, kidney beans, and garlic. Season chili powder, paprika, oregano, cayenne pepper, cumin, salt, and pepper.
3.Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 30 minutes.

To honor Women’s History Month in March, we are hoping to inspire you to toast women owned wineries and women who make wine on March 8 as well as the rest of the month.

Join us! We’ll post our blogs by 8am Sat. Feb. 10 and we’ll take to twitter to discuss our discoveries from 11am ET Sat. Feb 10 using the #hashtag #WinePW. You can look forward to blog posts, recipes, and tweets from:

Camilla from Culinary Adventures with Camilla brings the bubbles with > The Effervescent Nicole Walsh Dishes On Ser And Being a Woman (in Wine) & Sparkling Rosé of Nebbiolo + Fusion Street Tacos.

Wendy from A Day in the Life on the Farm shares > Women Winemakers~~Introducing Burgdorf Winery.

Nicole from Somm’s Table has us > Malbec, Meat, and Conversation with Hanna Winery’s Christine Hanna

Jane of Always Ravenous is > Celebrating Merry Edward’s Winemaking Journey with a Winter Feast

David from Cooking Chat brings us > Tuscan Kale Pasta with Elisabetta’s Vernacchia.

Lauren from The Swirling Dervish runs with the wolves for > Donnachiara Montefalcione – Five Generations of Wine, Wolves, and Women in Campania

Our host at Wine Predator Gwendolyn says > We’re with WALT: owner Kathryn Hall, Winemaker Megan Gunderson Paredes.

and here at Avvinare I’m sharing > Crociani Rosso di Montepulciano and Turkey Chili For A Cold Winter’s Day