Crab cakes with good French Chardonnay?

[lolly mackenzie]

Absolutely botafogo. if you wouldn't drink it - you shouldn't eat it. Bad wine, makes a bad sauce. However if you are feeling like you want to supp every last drop of your megabuck bottle and can't bear to part with a half cup for your sauce just use the rule above...staying within the same grape variety I think is important as well. A chard with a chard, a merlot with a merlot.