Jorge Ordoñez Interview at Central Market

Spanish Wine Alternatives Central Market, Dallas May 2011 by Andrew Chalk from D Magazine / Side Dish Few people have contributed as much to our knowledge of Spanish wine as winemaker and importer Jorge Ordóñez. He has imported wines from hitherto unheard of regions of Spain and systematically raised their profiles in the wine buyer’s [...]

Decanter Regional Trophy 2011

No. 3 Viñas Viejas 2006 Bodegas Jorge Ordóñez DO Málaga Decanter Regional Trophy for “Sweet Spain over £10“ The bodega buys in grapes from local growers but also has some of its own vineyards in Almáchar, about 15 km from the winery, on a slope too steep for any kind of mechanisation, which is farmed [...]

California Dreaming

[click to enlarge] I’m back in Málaga today after a wonderful week in San Francisco and Los Angeles with Sara Floyd. Here are a few of my “memories”, or at least of the times I remembered to take a quick photo and post it on Twitter. I really must remember to take photos of the [...]

Website Makeover!

Welcome to the newly renovated www.jorge-ordonez.es We have a fresh new look and easy-to-navigate format which we hope our visitors will enjoy. I’d love to hear your feedback and, of course, if you come across any glitches that we may have overlooked, please let me know.

Botani 2010

I want to thank everyone who has been (impatiently) waiting for the release of Botani 2010. Today is the day! And the verdict is – very good! Botani 2010 is very delicate wine with such a great body for a wine that is so aromatic and elegant. I love the finish, it’s long, round and [...]

Eugenio Chicano

Last week I attended the opening of the Visitación al Bodegón Clásico exhibit celebrating the 75th anniversary of Vélez-Málaga artist Eugenio Chicano.  Born in Málaga on Christmas Eve in 1935, Eugenio Chicano is a painter and engraver with a very direct and simple style, characterised by the use of large patches of flat colour and [...]

Video: Decanter Fine Wine Encounter

As usual I had a great time in London and a wonderful time at the Decanter Fine Wine Encounter. Here’s a short video about the event and you can see some other highlights below: Decanter Fine Wine Encounter 2010

Our New Bodega

It was a crazy summer this year. In April we started moving to new spacious premises in Vélez Málaga, incorporating our three separate facilities in Almáchar (warehouse and sweet wine cellar) and Vélez Málaga (Botani cellar). This ended up taking until June because the installations for a winery are very complex with all the special [...]

Spain has Conquered the World

George Miliotes, Master Sommelier for The Capital Grille (and one of fewer than 200 Master Sommeliers in the world), has chosen an excellent selection of wines from Australia, Europe and California for their latest Master Wine Tasting Event, which runs through September 5th, pairing wine and food while knowledgeable servers guide you through the tasting. [...]

Sevilla Visit Video

This is a video we made last night at the end of my trip to Sevilla, in Puracepa with their wine expert Filippo. The written version with photos will come a bit later. I’m back in Málaga now. Lots to do before the vendimia starts, but I hope to get back to Sevilla soon.