Grape varieties
Albariño vs Verdejo: Spain's two white answers
Albariño vs Verdejo: ocean against meseta, salt against fennel. How Spain's two favourite whites differ, what each pours best with, and which to list.
Adolfo Gatell··5 min
Tasting
The best Spanish reds to serve chilled
The best Spanish reds to serve chilled: which styles love a 30-minute fridge, why temperature unlocks them, the exact degrees, and the bottles to start with.
Adolfo Gatell··6 min
Pairing
The best Spanish white for grilled fish
The best Spanish white for grilled fish: why char and smoke change the rules, the pours from sardines to turbot, and which whites meet the flame.
Adolfo Gatell··6 min
Pairing
Spanish wines for Indian curry
Spanish wines for Indian curry: why heat and spice rewrite the rules, the pours from korma to vindaloo, and which Spanish Terroir bottles own the chilli.
Adolfo Gatell··8 min
Pairing
The best wine for jamón ibérico
The best wine for jamón ibérico: the bone-dry, saline answer the classic Jerez tradition is built on, the unfortified Palomino we pour for it, and the sparkling and red routes too.
Adolfo Gatell··6 min
Tasting
Special white wines from Spain, beyond the obvious
Special Spanish white wines beyond the supermarket shelf: barrel Albariño, white Rioja, Godello and oxidative whites, what they taste like and when.
Adolfo Gatell··5 min
Tasting
Buying Spanish wine in the Netherlands
Where and how to buy Spanish wine in the Netherlands: supermarket, wine shop or webshop, what the label hides, and how to spend €15 like a sommelier.
Adolfo Gatell··7 min
Regions
Cava vs Champagne: what are you actually paying for?
Cava vs Champagne: same method, different terroir, very different bill. Where the price gap is real, where it is reputation, and which to pour when.
Adolfo Gatell··6 min
Regions
Cava vs Prosecco: the difference that matters
Cava vs Prosecco compared honestly: bottle versus tank fermentation, grapes, ageing, the extra dry label trap, and when each one is the right pour.
Adolfo Gatell··5 min
Producers
Sourcing collector-grade Spanish wine
How collectors source Spanish wine: what makes a bottle collectable, where the icons trade, provenance rules, and the undervalued shelf worth knowing.
Adolfo Gatell··5 min
Sommelier
Corporate Spanish wine gifts and relatiegeschenken
How to choose corporate wine gifts that land: budget tiers, the bottles that say something, kerstpakket timing and the mistakes that waste the gesture.
Adolfo Gatell··5 min
Sommelier
Corporate and team wine tastings in Amsterdam
Planning a corporate wine tasting in Amsterdam: formats that work for mixed teams, quantities per person, Zuidas logistics and the flight that lands.
Adolfo Gatell··5 min