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Spanish wine for sushi and omakase | a Spanish red beneath limestone cliffs · Spanish Terroir
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Spanish wine for sushi and omakase

Spanish wine for sushi and omakase: why high-acid saline whites beat the rest, the pours from nigiri to toro, and a flight to run an omakase counter.

Adolfo Gatell··4 min
Txakoli vs Albarino: Spain's coastal whites | a Spanish red beneath limestone cliffs · Spanish Terroir
Grape varieties

Txakoli vs Albarino: Spain's coastal whites

Txakoli vs Albarino compared: two Atlantic whites, where their grapes and coasts diverge, what each does at the table, and which to pour when.

Adolfo Gatell··5 min
Wine for Cantabrian anchovies (anchoas) | a Spanish red beneath limestone cliffs · Spanish Terroir
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Wine for Cantabrian anchovies (anchoas)

Wine for Cantabrian anchovies: why salt, oil and umami demand a sharp, saline pour, the Txakoli and Albarino that win, and anchoas vs boquerones.

Adolfo Gatell··7 min
Albariño for a seafood restaurant | the Spanish Terroir bottle in high-altitude vineyards · Spanish Terroir
Sommelier

Albariño for a seafood restaurant

Which Albariño belongs on a seafood list and by the glass: young, lees-aged or barrel styles, what each pours best with, and the math behind the slot.

Adolfo Gatell··6 min
Albariño vs Verdejo: Spain's two white answers | a Spanish red beneath limestone cliffs · Spanish Terroir
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
The best Spanish white for grilled fish | a Spanish red beneath limestone cliffs · Spanish Terroir
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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
Spanish wine for a date night with Spanish food | an old vine beside a dark bottle at dusk · Spanish Terroir
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Spanish wine for a date night with Spanish food

Planning a date night with Spanish food: the three-bottle arc from Cava to Garnacha, what to pour with tapas, paella and cheese, and how to serve it.

Adolfo Gatell··7 min
Luxury canal boat wine catering in Amsterdam | the Spanish Terroir bottle in high-altitude vineyards · Spanish Terroir
Sommelier

Luxury canal boat wine catering in Amsterdam

Luxury canal boat wine catering in Amsterdam: which Spanish wines work on deck, dock delivery and ice logistics, quantities and the backup case.

Adolfo Gatell··5 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 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 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 for mussels, the Zeeland way | a Spanish red beneath limestone cliffs · Spanish Terroir
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Spanish wine for mussels, the Zeeland way

Spanish wine for mussels: why Albariño beats white-wine-in-the-pot logic, what changes with garlic, cream or tomato, and the pours for every Zeeland season.

Adolfo Gatell··6 min
Which wine goes with squid and calamari | a Spanish red beneath limestone cliffs · Spanish Terroir
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Which wine goes with squid and calamari

Which wine goes with squid and calamari: why the cooking method decides everything, the pours from fried to grilled to ink, and the Spanish whites to chill.

Adolfo Gatell··6 min
Why Albariño is perfect for seafood | a Spanish red beneath limestone cliffs · Spanish Terroir
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Why Albariño is perfect for seafood

Why Albariño and seafood work so well: acidity, salinity and no oak, which style fits oysters, rich fish or the grill, and the bottles to buy first.

Adolfo Gatell··7 min
A wine bottle on a green terraced Spanish hillside vineyard at golden hour
Grape varieties

Albariño beyond freshness

Lees-aged, oxidative and late-released Albariño: the dialects beyond the crisp export style, what each tastes like, and the bottles that prove the grape ages.

Adolfo Gatell··5 min