Tasting
Special white wines from Spain, beyond the obvious
Special Spanish white wines beyond the supermarket shelf: barrel Albariño, white Rioja, Godello and oxidative whites, what they taste like and when.
Adolfo Gatell··5 min
Tasting
Buying Spanish wine in the Netherlands
Where and how to buy Spanish wine in the Netherlands: supermarket, wine shop or webshop, what the label hides, and how to spend €15 like a sommelier.
Adolfo Gatell··7 min
Pairing
The best Spanish wine for ribeye
The best Spanish wine for ribeye: why fat and char want Ribera del Duero or Rioja reserva, when Garnacha steals the plate, and how to serve the bottle.
Adolfo Gatell··6 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
Sommelier
Building a private cellar of Spanish wine
How to build a private Spanish wine cellar: what actually ages, the 36-bottle blueprint, storage that works at home and the buying rhythm that fills it.
Adolfo Gatell··5 min
Sommelier
The Spanish section of a restaurant wine list
How to build the Spanish section of a restaurant wine list slot by slot: by-the-glass picks, the Rioja slot and its alternative, sparkling and sizing.
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
Pairing
Spanish wine for lamb chops
Spanish wine for lamb chops: why lamb is the natural partner for Spanish reds, the pours from herb-grilled to slow-roasted, and the bottles to open.
Adolfo Gatell··6 min
Sommelier
Spanish wine importer in the Netherlands
What a Spanish wine importer in the Netherlands actually does, how to choose one, and how Spanish Terroir works: regions, producers, terms, delivery.
Adolfo Gatell··6 min
Tasting
How to read Spanish wine vintages, honestly
How to read Spanish wine vintages: why one chart misleads, where the official council ratings live, when the year matters, and how to use it.
Adolfo Gatell··5 min
Regions
Rioja without clichés
Rioja beyond the oak-and-vanilla caricature: how the region moved to village wines, revived its whites and looked past the ageing labels, and where to taste it.
Adolfo Gatell··6 min