Wine for Crab???

[bankerlady]

I would like a suggestion for a wine to serve with crab. I am looking for a bottle priced $15 or under a bottle.

[Innkeeper]

Greenwood Ridge, Mendocino Ridge, Riesling.

[Drew]

bankerlady, how are you serving the crab?

[mrdutton]

Iron Horse Blanc de Blancs Sparkling wine from California or any decent Champagne from France you may prefer...

Any Alsatian Pinot Gris, any FRENCH Chablis, and as was previously mentioned a decent California semi-dry Riesling or any eqivalent from New York State or from Germany.

Lots of choices for that crab........

But if you serve the crab in its natural state; steamed with lots of OLD BAY Seasoning, then the drink of choice becomes any decent beer - Sam Adams, Anchor Steam, Yuengling or any such micro you can find that you like.

[Bucko]

With steamed Dungeness crab that we enjoy here in the great PNW, we usually have it with simple drawn butter. This is one of the few times that I enjoy a nice MLF CA or WA Chardonnay such as Waterbrook or Handley.

Bucko

[Thomas]

Bucko, the Waterbrook is a good suggestion. You surprise me sometimes!!! Oh, and for the record, crab is one dish I do not like with Riesling; just in case Gluckman is watching. ...

[This message has been edited by foodie (edited 12-24-2000).]

[Thomas]

Or is that Gluckstern?

[Scoop]

Yes, the Avenger himself (who just got married to a German lady -- and a Riesling fan -- in the produce section of the Fairway Market on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

The NYT did not mention the celebratory wines for the nuptials, however!

Cheers,

Scoop

[This message has been edited by Scoop (edited 12-25-2000).]