Pairing
The best wine for jamón ibérico
The best wine for jamón ibérico: the bone-dry, saline answer the classic Jerez tradition is built on, the unfortified Palomino we pour for it, and the sparkling and red routes too.
Adolfo Gatell··6 min
Pairing
The best Spanish wine for a tapas night
The best Spanish wine for tapas: why versatile beats perfect across small plates, the four all-rounders that cover the table, and a per-tapa cheat sheet.
Adolfo Gatell··5 min
Sommelier
Wine supply for events in Amsterdam
How to buy wine for an event in Amsterdam: per-guest quantities, chilling and delivery questions, and the Spanish styles that pour well at scale.
Adolfo Gatell··6 min
Pairing
Spanish wine for the cheese board, honestly
Spanish wine for the cheese board: why whites beat most reds across mixed cheeses, where crianza and sherry styles win, and a board-by-board cheat sheet.
Adolfo Gatell··7 min
Pairing
Spanish wine for aged Dutch cheese
Spanish wine for aged Dutch cheese: why old Gouda's crystals change the rules, the red, saline and sweet routes, and the bottles for every age of the wheel.
Adolfo Gatell··6 min
Pairing
Spanish wine for tasting menus
Building a Spanish wine pairing for a tasting menu: pour sizes, the arc across courses, where sherry changes the game and the math behind the package.
Adolfo Gatell··6 min
Pairing
Spanish wine food pairing: the working logic
Spanish wine food pairing built on working logic, not memorized rules: acidity, salt, fat, heat and weight, mapped to the styles and dishes that prove it.
Adolfo Gatell··7 min
Pairing
Pairing oxidative Spanish whites
How to pair Spain's saline, nutty, low-fruit whites: our unfortified Jerez Palomino with broth, cured meat and aged cheese, and the late-harvest white for the sweet end.
Adolfo Gatell··7 min