Hot and Sour Soup
Best wine varietals
Riesling
Riesling's acidity and slight sweetness balance the soup's spicy and sour flavors.
Gewurztraminer
Gewurztraminer's aromatic spice complements the soup's bold, tangy profile.
Albariño
Albariño offers bright acidity and citrus notes that refresh the palate.
Vinho Verde
Vinho Verde's light, crisp character cuts through the soup's heat and acidity.
Best cocktails with this
Highball glass • Medium • 10 min
acid/savory/heat — savory tomato and spice echo soup’s umami and spice, cleansing lime
Highball glass • Easy • 2 min
clean, high acid — bubbles; citrus brightens and cuts through tang/umami (bubbles, acid)
Coupe • Easy • 5 min
bright, tart — acid; citrus echo of soup’s vinegar/lime, refreshing palate cleanser (acid)
Copper Mug • Easy • 5 min
ginger spice — heat; ginger beer complements soup’s spice and adds effervescence (heat, bubbles)
Copper Mug • Easy • 5 min
ginger/acid/bubbles/heat — spicy ginger beer and lemon cut richness and play with peppery heat
Rocks glass • Medium • 5 min
acid/sour/sweet — bright lime sour lifts the tangy notes and balances heat
Collins glass • Easy • 5 min
lemony, fizzy — acid/bubbles; soda lift and lemon cut richness and refresh between bites (acid, bubbles)
Highball glass • Easy • 5 min
ginger/acid/bubbles — rum + ginger beer complements the soup’s spice and adds sweet warmth
Highball glass • Easy • 5 min
light, floral-citrus — herbal/acid; elderflower softens heat while lemon complements sour notes (herbal, acid)
Wine Glass • Easy • 5 min
acid/bubbles/herbal — lime soda and mint refresh between spicy, acidic bites
Cocktail glass • Medium • 5 min
tart-fruity — acid/sweet; pomegranate’s tartness mirrors soup’s sour element, but watch sweetness (acid, sweet)
Highball glass • Easy • 5 min
smoke/ginger/acid — smoky whisky with ginger beer adds depth; use lightly to avoid overpowering