Having a finger food-y gathering? Serving a tapas-style or app-oriented meal? Here’s everything you need to know about picking perfect wines to serve alongside—and some recipe ideas too!
Party Food Recipes
Tuna Tartare
If you like sushi, ceviche, and poke, you’ll love this Tuna Tartare, just one of several recipes in my party foods and wine series for TheCookful!
Baked Brie with Chutney
You’ll love how simple and easy it is to make this Baked Brie with Chutney! It’s gorgeously gooey and overflowing with flavor.
Stuffed Dates
These Stuffed Dates are quick, easy, and delicious—a perfect finger food for any party or gathering! Plus, get my suggestions on what wine to pair with them.
Mushroom, Caramelized Onion, and Goat Cheese Pizza Flatbread
This Mushroom Flatbread with Caramelized Onions is earthy, hearty, and delicious! Get the recipe and wine pairing suggestions.
Puff Pastry Tart with Apples, Prosciutto & Parmesan
This Puff Pastry Tart with Apples and Parmesan is really special—a creative combination of ingredients that’s simple yet sensational!
Chicken Skewers with Rosemary
Isn’t it great when something simple is also spectacular? That’s definitely the case with these Chicken Skewers served with Garlic Aioli.
8 Party Foods with Wine Pairings
Catch up on all the recipes from our Party Food with Wine Pairing series!

about the contributor:Jill Silverman Hough
Jill is the recipe developer, writer, and photographer behind our Salmon Series. Her cookbooks include Finger Lickin’ Chicken, 100 Perfect Pairings: Small Plates to Enjoy with Wines You Love, 100 Perfect Pairings: Main Dishes to Enjoy with Wines You Love, and The Clean Plates Cookbook. Her recipes, writing, and photography have appeared in magazines including Bon Appétit, Cooking Light, Clean Eating, where she’s on the advisory board, and Fine Cooking, where she’s the drinks editor. We are excited to have Jill joining us here on TheCookful to share her knowledge of PARTY FOOD WITH WINE PAIRINGS. We know you’ll love hearing all of Jill’s amazing expertise.
How to Plan a Small Party with Wine Pairings
You’re eating. You’re drinking. You’re hanging out friends. It’s definitely all good. But here are a few ideas for making your small party with wine pairings GREAT.
Shrimp Scampi Appetizer
Shrimp Scampi Skewers are everything you love about scampi—succulent shrimp in garlicky, buttery sauce—in a party food form!
Sweet Pepper Poppers Recipe
These fun, festive Pepper Poppers are perfect for game day, movie night, or any gathering of friends and family! Get this great party food recipe along with wine pairing suggestions.