This intensely-flavored dish can be enjoyed as a delicious appetizer or a wonderful meal, especially when packed in a picnic basket with a bottle of chilled wine.

Perfect for the Thanksgiving (or harvest) table, this seasonal soup showcases pumpkin along with another fall favorite – – wild mushrooms. Serve with a glass of the ​Sonoma-Cutrer Russian River Chardonnay.

In this German-inspired salad, red cabbage and pancetta combine for a sweet and salty, rich with color meal Try Bucheret, Camellia or Crottin cheeses from Redwood Hill Farms (www.redwoodhillfarms.com) or the Humboldt fog or Bermuda Triangle from Cypress Grove (www.cypressgrovechevre.com). Serve with Sonoma-Cutrer Les Pierres Chardonnay.

This is a very simple soup but brings together interesting contrasting flavors – – bitter from the radicchio and smoke from the cheese that are delicious and intriguing. This dish requires a wine with great fruit, like the ​Sonoma-Cutrer Russian River Ranches Chardonnay.

This simple-to-make seasonal soup will warm your heart! The Russian River Ranches Chardonnay is a wonderful complement for this soup.

Enjoy the warmer weather by hosting a wine and appetizer party!

Read how blogger The Taylor-House used summer seafood and Sonoma-Cutrer Sauvignon Blanc at her wine party.