Regions
Barolo vs Rioja Gran Reserva
Two great traditional European reds compared: Barolo's tannin and perfume against Rioja Gran Reserva's savoury, ready-to-drink maturity, and which to pour.
Adolfo Gatell··5 min
Grape varieties
Spatburgunder vs Garnacha de Gredos
How German Spatburgunder and high-altitude Gredos Garnacha compare: two pale, cool-climate elegant reds, and which one is the better buy today.
Adolfo Gatell··5 min
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
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
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
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
Regions
Cava vs Champagne: same method, so what does the price buy?
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··7 min
Regions
Cava vs Prosecco: taste, sweetness, price and method
Is Cava the same as Prosecco? No. Bottle versus tank, grapes, sweetness labels and price compared side by side, and when each one is the right pour.
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
Grape varieties
Grenache vs Pinot Noir: is Garnacha Spain's Pinot?
Grenache vs Pinot Noir: is high-altitude Garnacha, the Spanish name for Grenache, really Spain's Pinot? Where the comparison holds and where it breaks.
Adolfo Gatell··5 min
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
Grape varieties
Godello vs Chardonnay: Spain's textural white answer
Godello vs Chardonnay compared honestly: texture, oak and lees affinity, slate versus everywhere, what each does at the table, and what to pour instead.
Adolfo Gatell··6 min
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
Regions
Ribera del Duero vs Priorat: Spain's two power reds
Ribera del Duero vs Priorat compared: high-plateau Tempranillo against slate-grown Garnacha, where the power comes from, what each costs, and which to pour.
Adolfo Gatell··6 min
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
Regions
Rioja vs Ribera del Duero: which one for your table?
Rioja vs Ribera del Duero: same grape, two characters. Climate, style, ageing rules, food and list logic, and which to pour for which evening.
Adolfo Gatell··5 min
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
Grape varieties
Wines similar to Chablis: the Spanish whites closest to it
Wines similar to Chablis from Spain: the unoaked, high-acid whites closest to it, why Godello comes first, and what to use instead of Chablis in cooking.
Adolfo Gatell··7 min
Tasting
Spanish wine substitutions: a buyer's map from France
The Spanish substitution map: which Spanish wine replaces Champagne, Sancerre, Burgundy, the Rhône and Bordeaux, bottle by bottle, with the honest limits.
Adolfo Gatell··7 min