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The best Spanish reds to serve chilled | a Spanish red against a stone map of Spain · Spanish Terroir
Tasting

The best Spanish reds to serve chilled

The best Spanish reds to serve chilled: which styles love a 30-minute fridge, why temperature unlocks them, the exact degrees, and the bottles to start with.

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
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 wine for mushroom risotto | an old vine beside a dark bottle at dusk · Spanish Terroir
Pairing

Spanish wine for mushroom risotto

Spanish wine for mushroom risotto: why earth and umami change the match, the red and white routes, and the Spanish bottles that meet the forest on the plate.

Adolfo Gatell··6 min