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Chenin Blanc vs Godello: the textural whites | a Spanish red beneath limestone cliffs · Spanish Terroir
Grape varieties

Chenin Blanc vs Godello: the textural whites

Chenin Blanc vs Godello compared: two textural, mineral, ageworthy whites, how they differ, and why Godello is the Spanish answer for a Chenin palate.

Adolfo Gatell··7 min
Super Tuscans vs Spanish cult wines | sunset over an old-vine vineyard · Spanish Terroir
Tasting

Super Tuscans vs Spanish cult wines

Super Tuscans vs Spanish cult wines: what made Tuscany's icons, why Spain's answer is a discovery shelf not a trophy, and the bottles to buy now.

Adolfo Gatell··8 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
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
Cava vs Prosecco: the difference that matters | a Spanish red beneath limestone cliffs · Spanish Terroir
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
Garnacha vs Tempranillo: Spain's two red answers | a Tempranillo above sunset vineyards · Spanish Terroir
Grape varieties

Garnacha vs Tempranillo: Spain's two red answers

Garnacha vs Tempranillo compared honestly: structure, fruit, where each grape grows, what each does at the table, and which bottle to open first.

Adolfo Gatell··6 min
Mencía vs Pinot Noir: the slate cousin | an old vine beside a dark bottle at dusk · Spanish Terroir
Grape varieties

Mencía vs Pinot Noir: the slate cousin

Mencía vs Pinot Noir compared: how Bierzo's slate grape echoes Burgundy, where the two diverge, what each costs, and which to pour when.

Adolfo Gatell··6 min
Rioja vs Bordeaux: a guide to the old rivalry | a Spanish red and the map of Spain · Spanish Terroir
Regions

Rioja vs Bordeaux: a guide to the old rivalry

Rioja vs Bordeaux: how phylloxera made the two regions family, where the styles split, what release-ready ageing means for buyers, and which to pour when.

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