The oil spill in San Francisco Bay delayed the start of the crab season a bit, but they finally started last week.
I was feeling the NEED for some fresh local Dungeness crab, so I went over to Race Street Fish & Poultry and bought a couple of crabs - $6.98 per pound, same price as most of last year. I made a Caesar salad and hacked up the end of a loaf of Acme sour french.
Oh yeah, this is a wine forum!
I had a bottle of Boeckel "Zotzenberg" Alsace Grand Cru Gewürztraminer 1999 lurking in the Vinotemp. It seemed like a good idea to me.
Honey and nutmeg and petrol on first taste. Sweet, spicy aroma, gold to amber color. Thick legs. Creamy mouth feel. A little acidity and perhaps some oak?
Time for dinner. Pefect match! After being open for a couple of hours, something like citron or candied orange peel or Christmas fruitcake in the finish.
I think it was a steal, but I thought it was expensive when I bought it for $17.10 in May 2001.