Pumpkin Tarragon Chowder Soup - Vinesation Olive Oil and Vinegar

Ingredients

• 6 bacon strips, cooked & chopped in small pieces
• 2 tbsp Vinesation Garlic Olive Oil
• 1 medium fennel bulb, chopped, fronds reserved
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• ½ cup chardonnay
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 4 cups pumpkin or butternut squash, chopped into ½ inch cubes
• 2 medium potatoes, chopped into ½ inch cubes
• 1 cup corn kernels, cooked
• 1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream
• 1 tbsp minced fresh tarragon (or 1 tsp dried)
• 1 tsp sea salt or Himalayan salt
• ¾ tsp pepper
• 1 tbsp Vinesation Tarragon White Balsamic