Grape varieties
Garnacha vs Pinot Noir: the Spanish answer examined
Garnacha vs Pinot Noir: is high-altitude Garnacha really Spain's Pinot? Where the comparison holds, where it breaks, and which bottle for which night.
Adolfo Gatell··5 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
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