The History of Esencia

White, Naturally Sweet Variety: 100% Muscat Alexandria Vinification: Aged 24 months in oak barrel Alcohol: 4% Temperature: 6ºC Very complex. Intense color, marmalade. On the nose, captivating with its aromas of marmalade and caramelized tropical fruits. Great depth and concentration and a long and pure finish. Esencia is a unique wine that incorporates the raisined [...]

California Girls

This week I am in San Franscisco and Los Angeles with Master Sommelier Sara Floyd, who represents over 40 Spanish wineries for Jorge’s company, Fine Estates from Spain. I went on a fantastic walking tour of San Fransicso and then had a great dinner with the Henry Wine Group at Michael Mina’s impressive RN 74. [...]

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.

Wine Pairing Surprise

Fiona Beckett, Guardian wine columnist, multiple blogger, natural wine lover and avid Twitter user (she wears two hats there as @food_writer and @winematcher) recently wrote a post on her Matching Food and Wine blog about her surprise match of the holiday season: Jorge Ordoñez Selección Especial with simple fresh clementines. I have to say I was [...]

What’s Your Wine Personality?

[click to enlarge] This is a quiz with a difference! Borracha’s Vinquiz pairs your personality with a unique bottle of cult wine and delivers it to you with a personality profile, tasting notes and pairing suggestions. Take the Borracha Vinquiz.

Cambridge University Wine Society

This Wednesday I’ll be in Cambridge with Master of Wine Pancho Campo presenting a selection of my sweet wines for the University of Cambridge Wine Society. Sweet Wines from Bodegas Ordoñez November 3, 2010 Peterhouse College, Upper Hall

Man Crush On Jorge!

I love this funny and very charming article written by Patrick Petruccello for Cork’d Magazine about having a “man crush” on my brother Jorge. Of course I am a bit biased, but I do agree with Patrick as there is nobody who works harder than Jorge to ensure that only the best Spanish wines make [...]

Jorge Ordoñez Selections

Mission: To deliver to the American wine consumer the absolute best examples of fine wines from Spain. If you pick up a bottle and it bears our logo on the back label you can rest assured it’s a good buy! The Official Jorge Ordoñez Selections Facebook Page If you are on Facebook and are interested [...]

Winemaker Dinner at Mercat Chicago

This Thursday – May 20th at 7pm – take a culinary tour of Spain with me and Iron Chef Jose Garces from the Catalan-inspired Mercat a la Planxa. At the Blackstone Hotel in Chicago. There will be a five-course dinner with wine pairings, including sous vide buffalo tenderloin, pernil asado, salmorejo & other delights! So [...]

Grupo Peñín in New York

I’ll be here on Thursday May 13th pouring all Jorge Ordoñez wines… Grupo Peñín was founded by José Peñín, the most influential authority on grape and wine production in Spain. With over 30 year’s experience, he is the most successful wine writer and journalist in the Spanish speaking world today. The Peñín Guide provides unique [...]