So I am having a dinner party on friday and want to pair wines with each course.  I have no clue where to start.  I like drinking wines but am not sure how to pair things.  Here is my menu and I  hope you can give me some advice on what to pair with each course.

Roasted Vegetable soup.  (this is made with a red wine, I think I bought a cab)
Osso buco style Halibut served with whipped purple potatoes and sauted green beans
Lamb kebabs with a yogurt sauce served with rice pilaf and asparagus
Pear vanilla brown butter crisp with vanilla ice cream

Any advice I could get would be very valuble to me.  I am sending my husband to buy wine tomorrow and don't know exactly what to tell him to get.  Please help.  Thanks

Nikki

Roasted Vegetable soup.  I would go with a Rose or Grenache
Osso buco style Halibut served with whipped purple potatoes and sauted green beans-Chardonnay, but Pinot Noir will also be very nice.
Lamb kebabs with a yogurt sauce served with rice pilaf and asparagus-Any red here. Cab, Merlot or Syrah
Pear vanilla brown butter crisp with vanilla ice cream-A "yellow" or "orange" sweet wine such as Muscat, Moscato, Sauternes. A sparkling Moscato would be nice.  Also, a "brown" Australian sweet wine like a Buller Tokay.

Ultimately, the best advice is to drink what you like. "Perfect" pairings are illusive, and most wine gets consumed over conversation, and not as a way to wash down food.