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
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
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
Pairing
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
Pairing
The best Spanish wine for a tapas night
The best Spanish wine for tapas: why versatile beats perfect across small plates, the four all-rounders that cover the table, and a per-tapa cheat sheet.
Adolfo Gatell··5 min
Sommelier
Vegan, low-sugar and dietary-aware Spanish wine
What vegan certification, residual sugar, histamine and keto actually mean for Spanish wine: what can be verified, what cannot, and what to pour.
Adolfo Gatell··5 min
Sommelier
Wine supply for events in Amsterdam
How to buy wine for an event in Amsterdam: per-guest quantities, chilling and delivery questions, and the Spanish styles that pour well at scale.
Adolfo Gatell··6 min
Regions
Franciacorta vs premium Cava: the bottle-fermented question
Franciacorta vs premium Cava compared: two bottle-fermented sparkling wines, where their grapes and ageing diverge, what each costs, and which to pour when.
Adolfo Gatell··6 min
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
Tasting
Buying premium Spanish wine in Amsterdam
What premium Spanish wine actually means in Amsterdam, where to buy it, the bottles that justify the word, and the prices at which Spain beats everyone.
Adolfo Gatell··5 min
Pairing
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
Pairing
Spanish wine for bitterballen and the borrel
Which Spanish wine suits bitterballen: why brut nature Cava beats everything beside the fryer, the full borrelplank mapped, and what to do about mustard.
Adolfo Gatell··4 min
Pairing
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
Pairing
Which wine with paella marinera, the seafood rice
Wine with paella marinera: why the seafood rice wants lees-aged Albariño, Cava or Txakoli, what changes with arroz negro, and the bottles to pour.
Adolfo Gatell··6 min
Pairing
Wine for a Spanish dinner party, planned
Wine for a Spanish dinner party: the bottle-per-guest math, the cava-to-garnacha arc, how to plan quantities and temperatures, and the case to order once.
Adolfo Gatell··4 min
Tasting
Spanish wine tastings in Amsterdam
Spanish wine tastings in Amsterdam: home and on-location formats, English-language flights for expats, what six wines should tell, and how to source it.
Adolfo Gatell··5 min