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Spanish wine for the cheese board, honestly | sunset over an old-vine vineyard · Spanish Terroir
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Spanish wine for the cheese board, honestly

Spanish wine for the cheese board: why whites beat most reds across mixed cheeses, where crianza and sherry styles win, and a board-by-board cheat sheet.

Adolfo Gatell··7 min
Spanish wine for prawns and gambas al ajillo | a Spanish red beneath limestone cliffs · Spanish Terroir
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Spanish wine for prawns and gambas al ajillo

Spanish wine for prawns and gambas al ajillo: why garlic and chilli rewrite the match, the four pours from raw to grilled, and the bottles to keep cold.

Adolfo Gatell··6 min
Spanish wine for lamb chops | a Tempranillo above sunset vineyards · Spanish Terroir
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Spanish wine for lamb chops

Spanish wine for lamb chops: why lamb is the natural partner for Spanish reds, the pours from herb-grilled to slow-roasted, and the bottles to open.

Adolfo Gatell··6 min
Spanish wine for oysters, from Zeeland to Galicia | a Spanish red beneath limestone cliffs · Spanish Terroir
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Spanish wine for oysters, from Zeeland to Galicia

Spanish wine for oysters: the four pours that work, steel Albariño, Txakoli, our saline Chapirete Palomino and brut nature Cava, matched to Zeeland's salty shells and beyond.

Adolfo Gatell··4 min
Spanish wine for aged Dutch cheese | sunset over an old-vine vineyard · Spanish Terroir
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Spanish wine for aged Dutch cheese

Spanish wine for aged Dutch cheese: why old Gouda's crystals change the rules, the red, saline and sweet routes, and the bottles for every age of the wheel.

Adolfo Gatell··6 min
Spanish wine for tasting menus | the Spanish Terroir bottle in high-altitude vineyards · Spanish Terroir
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Spanish wine for tasting menus

Building a Spanish wine pairing for a tasting menu: pour sizes, the arc across courses, where sherry changes the game and the math behind the package.

Adolfo Gatell··6 min
Spanish reds for Burgundy and Pinot Noir lovers | an old vine beside a dark bottle at dusk · Spanish Terroir
Tasting

Spanish reds for Burgundy and Pinot Noir lovers

Spanish reds for Burgundy and Pinot Noir lovers: the three lanes, Gredos Garnacha, Bierzo Mencía and the new pale wave, with a ladder of bottles to climb.

Adolfo Gatell··6 min
Spanish white alternatives to Chablis | a Spanish red beneath limestone cliffs · Spanish Terroir
Grape varieties

Spanish white alternatives to Chablis

Spanish white alternatives to Chablis: which steely, mineral, unoaked whites match its bite, where Godello, Txakoli and Albariño each fit, and what to pour.

Adolfo Gatell··6 min
Spanish wine food pairing: the working logic | a Spanish red beneath limestone cliffs · Spanish Terroir
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Spanish wine food pairing: the working logic

Spanish wine food pairing built on working logic, not memorized rules: acidity, salt, fat, heat and weight, mapped to the styles and dishes that prove it.

Adolfo Gatell··7 min
Spanish wine importer in the Netherlands | a Tempranillo above sunset vineyards · Spanish Terroir
Sommelier

Spanish wine importer in the Netherlands

What a Spanish wine importer in the Netherlands actually does, how to choose one, and how Spanish Terroir works: regions, producers, terms, delivery.

Adolfo Gatell··6 min
Spanish wine for Middle Eastern food | an old vine beside a dark bottle at dusk · Spanish Terroir
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Spanish wine for Middle Eastern food

Spanish wine for Middle Eastern food: how za'atar, sumac, tahini and grilled lamb reshape the match, the pours from mezze to shawarma, and the bottles to chill.

Adolfo Gatell··6 min