Cracking claws over here, pullin’ apart tails over there, man it was a sight to see. I got some much-needed use out of my lobster crackers and only ended up knocking over one glass of wine… not a bad night for me.
Lip smacking white wines and lobster. Put these two side by side and most seafood lovers and winos will thoroughly thank you. I know I would. To top it off lets pair this lobster up with some bottles that are all $15 or under. If you are dropping the cash for lobsters and can get away with keeping the budget in line with some nice bottles for $15 or less, might as well. So that is the way I went.
First I ordered four 1.5-pound live hard-shell Maine lobsters.Then I went and picked out four white wines that I felt could nicely accompany the crustaceans during my feast. The lobsters arrived the next morning at 11:00, via FedEx. I let them hang out in my fridge for a couple of hours and they were rarin’ to go. They were very lively as if they had just gotten out of their tank, and they wanted a piece of me, I could tell. But I sidestepped them and into the boiling pot they went. I did the standard New England Boil for these guys.
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