Here in the North Bay, there is no Winter wine & food pairing we look forward to more than Chardonnay and fresh Dungeness crab. The two are simply made for each other.

There are a lot of fancy recipes out there for crab if you're feeling fancy:

• Oven Roasted Crab - from Epicurious:
  http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Oven-Roasted-Dungeness-Crab-231591
• Emeril's Garlic & Chile Roasted Crab - from FoodNetwork.com:
  http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/garlic-and-chile-roasted-dungeness-crabs-recipe.html
• Williams Sonoma's Dungeness Crab Cakes with Cabbage Slaw:
  http://www.williams-sonoma.com/recipe/dungeness-crab-cakes-with-cabbage-slaw.html

But our very favorite way is to enjoy fresh steamed Dungeness crab is served simply, with melted butter, warm crusty San Francisco sourdough bread ... and a generous side of Three Sticks Origin Chardonnay. A match made in heaven, and the perfect way to welcome the New Year.

Enjoy this review of the 2012 Origin Chardonnay from WineWierdos.com: http://bit.ly/1EG3fn4

Wishing you and yours a very Happy New Year - Cheers from all of us here at Three Sticks Wines!