On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 21:48:31 -0400, "cybercat" >
wrote:

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>"Donald Keeney" > wrote in message
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>> I would guess a white wine for crab cakes and coconut/ginger rice. This
>> will be an anniversary dinner for four . Suggestions are appreciated .
>> Don ,...
>>
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>I don't think I would serve wine with crab cakes. But if you must ...
>something
>light and crisp, like pinot grigo. Not chardonnay, it is too heavy. Maybe a
>dry
>French white.
>

Actually, with crab..from all I have read and tasted, a slightly
sweeter wine is better, or one with floral overtones. Like a
riesling.... It tends to be a better foil for the crab.

Christine