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Spanish wine for pintxos, the Basque way | sunset over an old-vine vineyard · Spanish Terroir
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Spanish wine for pintxos, the Basque way

Which Spanish wine goes with pintxos: why Basque Txakoli is the answer, the pours from gilda to txistorra, and how to drink them like San Sebastian.

Adolfo Gatell··5 min
Spanish wine for sushi and omakase | a Spanish red beneath limestone cliffs · Spanish Terroir
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Spanish wine for sushi and omakase

Spanish wine for sushi and omakase: why high-acid saline whites beat the rest, the pours from nigiri to toro, and a flight to run an omakase counter.

Adolfo Gatell··4 min
Txakoli vs Albarino: Spain's coastal whites | a Spanish red beneath limestone cliffs · Spanish Terroir
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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
Wine for Cantabrian anchovies (anchoas) | a Spanish red beneath limestone cliffs · Spanish Terroir
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Wine for Cantabrian anchovies (anchoas)

Wine for Cantabrian anchovies: why salt, oil and umami demand a sharp, saline pour, the Txakoli and Albarino that win, and anchoas vs boquerones.

Adolfo Gatell··7 min
What is Txakoli? The Basque white, explained | a Spanish red beneath limestone cliffs · Spanish Terroir
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What is Txakoli? The Basque white, explained

What is Txakoli: the bone-dry, faintly spritzy Basque white, where it comes from, what it tastes like, how to pour it high, and the bottle to start with.

Adolfo Gatell··7 min
The best Spanish white for grilled fish | a Spanish red beneath limestone cliffs · Spanish Terroir
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The best Spanish white for grilled fish

The best Spanish white for grilled fish: why char and smoke change the rules, the pours from sardines to turbot, and which whites meet the flame.

Adolfo Gatell··6 min
Spanish wine for oysters, from Zeeland to Galicia | a Spanish red beneath limestone cliffs · Spanish Terroir
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Spanish wine for oysters, from Zeeland to Galicia

Spanish wine for oysters: the four pours that work, steel Albariño, Txakoli, our saline Chapirete Palomino and brut nature Cava, matched to Zeeland's salty shells and beyond.

Adolfo Gatell··4 min
Spanish white alternatives to Chablis | a Spanish red beneath limestone cliffs · Spanish Terroir
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Spanish white alternatives to Chablis

Spanish white alternatives to Chablis: which steely, mineral, unoaked whites match its bite, where Godello, Txakoli and Albariño each fit, and what to pour.

Adolfo Gatell··6 min