Sevilla Tapas

I was recently very pleased to discover that two new Seville restaurants are serving Botani and so yesterday I mixed business with pleasure by taking a quick trip north to visit them, and was joined by my friends Manuel and Shawn (aka Sevilla Tapas). First we went to Arenero, which is located in the Barrio [...]

Sanlúcar de Barrameda

Wistfully looking back at a brief summer getaway I took in July, just before the vendimia started. It was my first visit to Sanlúcar de Barrameda, but it won’t be my last. Such a beautiful beachside village with some of the best seafood you can find anywhere. I had the very best tortillitas de camerones [...]

Seville Visit

Had a great time in Sevilla on Tuesday. I had a very productive meeting with my wine distributor, Federico Flores, and later met with Shawn from Sevilla Tapas to visit a couple of bars with my wines. Our first stop was La Azotea where we had some excellent tapas and got to briefly chat with owners [...]

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.

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 [...]

A Visit With George Miliotes

George Miliotes, Master Sommelier for The Capital Grille, was here this week with my brother Jorge Ordoñez and we visited the vineyard as well as several restaurants and places of interest in Málaga. Upon meeting me George exclaimed, “so this is the Málaga wine goddess!”, but later he found out how standing out in the [...]