Wine with risotto and rice dishes
Vegetables and grains
Risotto and paella are creamy or saffron-scented. A textured white with moderate acidity matches the richness of the rice.
36 rated grapes match risotto and rice dishes: 5 red, 31 white or pink.
Red grapes
Most known first- Grenacheripe strawberry, warm spiceMedium body
Medium acidity - Nebbiolopale, tar and roses, grippyMedium body
Very high acidity - Corvinasour cherry, light, bitter almondLight body
High acidity - Corvinonesour cherry, firmer than CorvinaMedium body
High acidity - Vespolinawhite pepper, light, spicyLight body
High acidity
White and pink grapes
Most known first- Pinot grislight, pear, neutralLight body
Medium acidity - Garganegaalmond, pear, gentleLight body
High acidity - Arneispear, almond, soft, gently floralMedium body
Medium acidity - Grenache Blancfull, soft, pear, low acidFull body
Low acidity - Pošipfull, ripe, apricot, almondFull body
Medium acidity - Albanagolden, apricot, firm, also sweetMedium body
High acidity - Fianowaxy, honey, hazelnut, texturedFull body
Medium acidity - Ribolla Giallacrisp, floral, citrus, also orangeMedium body
High acidity - Sauvignon vertsoft, almond, herbal, gentleMedium body
Medium acidity - Erbalucesharp, apple, mineral, also sweetMedium body
Very high acidity - Frühroter Veltlinersoft, almond, low acidMedium body
Low acidity - Nosiolalight, hazelnut, appleLight body
High acidity - Roter Veltlinerfull, nutty, spicy, agesFull body
Medium acidity - Albillofull, glyceric, low acidFull body
Low acidity - Kéknyelűfull, fiery, volcanic BadacsonyFull body
Very high acidity - Maraštinanutty, soft, Dalmatian MalvasiaMedium body
Medium acidity - Rotgipflerfull, spicy, ThermenregionFull body
Medium acidity - Verduzzo Trevigianoneutral, soft, Veneto whiteLight body
Medium acidity - Doña Blancaapple, nutty, Bierzo whiteMedium body
Medium acidity - Godellofull, stony, Chardonnay-likeFull body
High acidity - Timorassofull, stony, honey, agesFull body
High acidity - Avessorounded, citrus, peach and flowersMedium body
High acidity - Freisamerfull, restrained and richly texturedFull body
Medium acidity - Merzlingrestrained, textured and freshly balancedMedium body
High acidity - Picardansoft, restrained and lightly muskyMedium body
Medium acidity - Chasanfragrant, rounded and gently freshMedium body
Medium acidity - Encruzadotextured, citrus, flowers and mineralFull body
High acidity - Maceratinofresh, peach, apricot and savouryMedium body
High acidity - Mondeuse Blancherounded, restrained and gently aromaticMedium body
Medium acidity - Roublotgolden, rounded and subtly aromaticMedium body
Medium acidity - Chardonelrounded, fresh and orchard-fruitedFull body
Medium acidity
Sources
The pairings and the style profiles are our own assessment. Grape facts on the linked pages come from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0).