UPPER LAKE, Calif. – Shannon Michele of Cache Creek Catering and Lake County Wine Studio are presenting a monthly food and wine series featuring gourmet appetizers paired with select Lake County wines.

Locally produced foods are proudly featured as key ingredients in recipes created by Cache Creek Catering.

The series is held from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the second Friday of each month. The per person cost is $25 and $20 for Wine Studio club members. Reservations are required.

Sept. 13 will feature a harvest time menu with local pears and chardonnays.

The opening course will pair Wildhurst 2011 Chardonnay with an Alsatian style salad of star crimson pears and heirloom apples on seasonal greens with bacon vinaigrette, followed by butternut squash raviolis in sage butter and roasted pears with Cache Creek Vineyards 2009 Chardonnay.

The final course will be a Bartlett pear sorbet served with the chardonnay based Cuvée de Prestige sparkling wine from Thorn Hill Vineyards.

August’s event featured a vegetarian summer menu pairing zucchini and feta turnovers with Sauvignon Blanc, an heirloom walnut burger slider with aged white cheddar, heirloom tomatoes and rosemary aioli paired with Cabernet Sauvignon, and concluded with a dessert pairing of a late harvest Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon blend ice wine with an apricot and citrus Madeleine with lemon mousse.

Oct. 11 will be the next date to follow for the Local Cuisine Scene event.

For reservations and additional information, contact Susan Feiler at 707-293-8752.