🍋 Seafood Risotto Recipe + Fiano Wine Pairing | Saddler’s Creek
Looking for the perfect wine pairing for seafood risotto? 🍤🍋 In this week’s episode, Saddler’s Creek Wines owner Wendy Laureti shows you how to cook a classic Italian Seafood Risotto (Risotto alla Pescatora) and pairs it with our crisp Single Suitcase Fiano from the Hunter Valley.
This is more than just a recipe—it’s a full Italian dining experience. Learn how the citrus, pear and minerality of Fiano balance the creamy Arborio rice and fresh shellfish beautifully. Cook along with Wendy and bring restaurant-quality risotto to your home table.
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👀 In this episode, Wendy covers:
✅ How to cook authentic Italian Seafood Risotto (Risotto alla Pescatora)
✅ Why Single Suitcase Fiano is the perfect risotto pairing
✅ Tips for making risotto creamy, rich, and full of flavour
✅ How to bring Italian food & wine culture into your home
⏱️ Timestamps
⏱ Recipe Steps & Pairing Moments
0:00 Intro: Cooking like an Italian with Wendy Laureti
0:35 Seafood prep — scallops, prawns, mussels & pipis
1:20 Building flavour with onion, garlic, chilli & butter
2:45 Toasting Arborio rice + deglazing with Fiano
3:50 The slow stir — creamy risotto magic ✨
5:15 Mussels & pipis join the pot
6:00 Finishing with scallops, prawns, parsley & lemon
7:30 Plating up + Wendy’s signature Fiano pour 🍷
📌 Next Steps & Resources
🔔 Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for weekly Italian recipes + wine pairings → Saddler’s Creek YouTube
📕 Download the FREE cookbook: saddlerscreek.com
🍇 Shop Single Suitcase Italian Wines: saddlerscreek.com
🍽️ Book your Italian Wine & Food Pairing daily session (Hunter Valley): saddlerscreek.com
💡 Work with Saddler’s Creek Wines
Saddler’s Creek invites you to explore our Single Suitcase Collection, a love letter to Italian varietals grown under Australian skies. Visit us in the Hunter Valley, shop online, or join our food and wine events to experience authentic Italian hospitality with every glass.
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