Risotto
Creamy Italian rice dish
Best wine varietals
Chardonnay
Chardonnay complements creamy texture and richness of risotto.
Chardonnay (unoaked)
Unoaked Chardonnay enhances delicate flavors without overpowering.
Chablis
Chablis offers crisp acidity to balance the creaminess.
Sauvignon Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc adds refreshing acidity and herbaceous notes.
Best cocktails with this
Champagne flute • Medium • 5 min
acid, bubbles, sweet — bright citrus and Champagne cut through creaminess; elegant match
Wine Glass • Easy • 5 min
acid, bubbles, herbal — light, effervescent elderflower-sparkling brightness to cut cream and refresh palate
Champagne flute • Easy • 5 min
acid, bubbles, sweet — sparkling wine lifts richness; lemon keeps freshness
Highball glass • Easy • 5 min
acid, bubbles — clean Speyside soda highball adds lift and gentle citrus, won’t overpower delicate creaminess
Wine Glass • Easy • 5 min
acid, herbal, bubbles — elderflower floral notes and bubbles complement delicate risotto without overpowering
Wine Glass • Easy • 5 min
acid, bubbles, sweet — light, fizzy and slightly sweet to balance the dish’s cream and fat
Highball glass • Medium • 10 min
acid, herbal, bubbles — cucumber + mint freshness and tonic bitterness refreshes between rich bites
Wine Glass • Easy • 5 min
acid, bitter, bubbles — bitter-sweet Aperol adds contrast and carbonation refreshes the palate
Wine Glass • Medium • 5 min
acid, bubbles — citrus-forward spritz with subtle Scotch backbone; bright and palate-cleansing
Collins glass • Medium • 5 min
acid, herbal, bubbles — gin and lemon with soda provide bright, herbaceous counterpoint to cream
Copper Mug • Easy • 5 min
acid, heat, bubbles — ginger zing and lime lift cut through richness, adds pleasant contrast
Highball glass • Medium • 10 min
acid, bubbles, smoke (light) — lemony fizz brings brightness; slight smoke can add complexity without overwhelming
Highball glass • Easy • 5 min
acid, sweet — vodka lemonade offers clean acidity to cut richness; simple and refreshing