Dry white wine for making risotto?!

Dry white wine for making risotto?

I'm making a risotto milanese. The recipe specifies I should use a dry white wine. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what kind of wine specifically I should get? I never drink white wines and so I'm white wine clueless! I don't want to spend a whole lot of money; I'm cooking with it, after all. Any advice is great!

2 days ago
Thanks everyone!
I ended up with a 10 dollar pinot grigio (that actually came from Italy, wonder of wonders). It seemed like a good compromise. I don't drink much white wine (just red), so thanks for all your suggestions. :)

i usually cook with sauvignon blanc. It isn't quite as oaky and/or buttery as chardonnay. Though chardonnay could also be nice. However, if you are cooking an italian risotto like milanese, you might also want to try a Pinot Grigio. cooking concentrates the flavors of the wine.

I wouldn't buy a bargain basement two buck chuck priced wine, but maybe something in the $10 range. Like a Fetzer or Kendall-Jackson Sauvignon Blanc.

Also, if you can find them in your area, wineries like Sutter Home & Woodbridge make these fantasic 4-packs of 187ml single serving wines. You can buy a 4-pack and keep it in your cooking ingredient supply area and have for future use.