After thirty-five years in the enterprise software and services industry, Corinne assumed the role of president and Chief Operating Officer of Berryessa Gap Vineyards. The company, founded in 2002, is co-owned with her brother Dan Martinez and Santiago Moreno. Berryessa’s wines have been included in shipments from The Graduate Wine Collective, the Cal Alumni Association’s wine club.
Martinez has been an avid wine collector since the late 1980s and currently has numerous prized vertical collections of Napa Valley wines. Martinez has supported the wine industry by opening a joint tasting room which hosts several small wineries who don’t have their own storefronts. She also co-founded a nonprofit mutual-benefit marketing association for wine grape growers and producers in Yolo and Solano counties.
Below, you’ll find a recipe for the perfect cozy fall meal: Spanish Fideo Soup. Martinez credits her grandmother, Isabel Martinez, for this family recipe. Recommended pairings are two Spanish varieties from Berryessa Gap Vineyards: verdejo and tempranillo.
Spanish Fideo Soup
Ingredients
- 6 chicken legs
- 1 yellow onion, chopped
- 4 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 1 quart canned tomatoes with liquid
- 1 can garbanzo beans
- 1 can cannellini beans
- 8 roasted red and/or green peppers (sweet peppers such as Sevillanos or bells)
- ½ package fideo noodles
- 1 gram saffron, crush if using stems, or use powdered
- 4 cups of chicken broth
- 4 to 6 cups of water
- Salt
- Pepper
- Olive oil
Directions
- Soak saffron in 4 to 6 cups of hot water. Let stand.
- Brown chicken legs on all sides, in olive oil in a large stock pot for 10 to 15 minutes on medium to medium high heat. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Add onion and garlic, and brown until onions are translucent.
- Add tomatoes, chicken broth, and saffron water.
- Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat, add peppers and garbanzo and cannellini beans and simmer for 1 to 2 hours.
- 20 minutes before serving, bring to a boil again and add fideo noodles. Cook per instructions on fideo noodles package.
Serve with rustic bread and butter.
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