Crab Boil
Best wine varietals
Albariño
Albariño's bright acidity and citrus notes complement seafood and spices in crab boil.
Brut Champagne
Brut Champagne's bubbles and acidity cut through richness and enhance shellfish flavors.
Vinho Verde
Vinho Verde's light, crisp, and slightly effervescent style refreshes the palate with seafood.
Chablis
Chablis offers minerality and high acidity that pairs well with the delicate crab meat.
Best cocktails with this
Cocktail Glass • Medium • 10 min
acid, salt, citrus — bright lime and honey cut richness and match spicy seasoning
Cocktail glass • Easy • 5 min
acid-forward lime cuts richness of butter/seafood; clean agave notes complement crab sweetness (acid/herbal).
Champagne flute • Medium • 5 min
bubbles, acid — sparkling, citrus lift and cleansing bubbles for buttery crab
Cocktail Glass • Medium • 5 min
classic bright citrus and salt pairing with shellfish; tequila’s vegetal notes lift sweetness (acid/salt/herbal).
Wine Glass • Easy • 5 min
bubbles, bitter, sweet — effervescence and light bitter-sweet contrast to spice and fat
Collins glass • Medium • 5 min
acid, bubbles, herbal — gin + lemon soda offers aromatic lift and refreshing acidity
Cocktail Glass • Easy • 5 min
lemony, tart profile refreshes palate between bites of buttery, spicy crab (acid/sweet).
Copper Mug • Easy • 5 min
acid, spice, bubbles — ginger beer spice and lime cleanse shellfish richness
Highball glass • Easy • 5 min
lime + cola offers a bright, slightly caramel edge that plays well with smoky/spiced boil seasoning (acid/sweet/smoke).
Copper Mug • Medium • 5 min
spice, acid, sweet — ginger + honey + lime amplifies savory-spicy notes and refreshes palate
Highball glass • Easy • 5 min
light, fizzy, citrusy tequila cooler refreshes and cleanses rich, spicy seafood (acid/bubbles/herbal).