How to: Pack the Perfect Picnic

With summer slowly fading away and fall quickly approaching. I want to take the opportunity to enjoy being outdoors as much as possible. One of the things I've yet to do is have a picnic. There is something so perfectly nostalgic and simple about packing up your food in a basket and dining outside in the fresh air.
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A blanket, bottled beverages and yummy food & fun companion are all picnic essentials:
how to: pack the perfect picnic
What would be your essential item to pack for a picnic (mine would be a little bit of vino!)?

xoxo, lauren