Jorge Ordonez Spanish Wine Tasting

Jorge Ordonez Spanish Wine Tasting – Episode #588

December 2, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk welcomes Jorge Ordonez a pioneer in the spanish wine industry and a man who has enormous passion for what he does.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

El Nido 2002
2005 Zabrin Atteca ArmasCalatayud

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October 12, 2009

Weston
qotd: yes, then again this is the 2nd time watching this episode
October 8, 2009

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October 2, 2009

Robert
Yes, I realize I have come across an Ordonez wine in Atteca. I must seek out more.
October 2, 2009

Robert
Calatayud – excellent wines. Spain is phenomenal for value. Atteca is perhaps one of my favourite Calatayud wines. I haven’t come across Ordonez in my wine store travels (which is strange).
September 17, 2009

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September 17, 2009

Justin L. Ove
QOTD: as Ace Ventura would say, “I did not know that”
Man that Grenache was Daark! Looked awesome, would love to try it.
September 11, 2009

Jose Manuel Ordonez
A great interview.
Jorge Ordonez is my cousin, he’s not only a great professional but also an extraordinary person. Thank you for being so.
We remember a lot about you and your whole family is so proud of you.

Many kisses from Malaga
August 30, 2009

Annie B
Jorge O was brought to my attention via Wine Searcher on FaceBook. After a bit of Googling – I found this interview which I LOVED.It not only was it educational – I had to pause half way through to go pop a cork!! I live in Spain and apppreciate the wonderful wines this huge country offers – a greater diversity of wines than any other in the world. Over the past 4 years I’ve lived here, so much has changed re wine – it just gets better and better. In my local wine emporium – only one Rueda used to be on offer – now there are at least 10. The labels get more arty,the prices climb but quality remains great!!!
April 17, 2009

GoBig
Great ambassador for Spain and for Spanish Wines! Will he be back soon Gary?

I just wish you had asked about the Packaging. Which would have made this the perfect interview! Since I did it! LOL. Go Pats

QOTD: naturally.
April 15, 2009

Matt
QOTD: I did! I was reading an article on the wines of Italy earlier today where that tidbit was mentioned.

Fun show, but I wish that the professional guests would sac up and actually tell us what new wine regions they’re excited by. There always seems to be a lot of dancing around that question.
April 10, 2009

CPal
“Do you eat Twizzlers?” “No, i don’t eat that crap” …. priceless! Wonderful episode!
March 9, 2009

Ilse - belgian living in spain
wow, I’ve just started to watch the shows I missed during my holiday in Australia and the busy period afterwards…of course, I’m in a very fortunate position as I live in Spain and am continuously trying out new (mainly spanish) wines,appellations and grape variaties. It’s not that easy to try out smaller, less known appellations, as Spanish tend to stick to Rioja, Ribera and Somontano (reds) or Rueda, Albariño (white)…luckily, my local wine shop is eager to have a large selection of nice wines for “every day use”, so for 3-5€/bottle. Plenty of those come from smaller appellations, and once they get known, prices go up. A shame really, but quite logical really (getting a public by being sold in smaller shops before hitting the jackpot by selling to supermarkets or big restaurants nationally and/or internationally)…I only hope that wine will still be made by wine lovers who want to show the identity of different grapes/terroirs, and not want to copy best selling wines…this is done everywhere in the world, not only in Spain! Because in that case, I’ll fall back to my national drink by excellence : wonderful beer!
March 5, 2009

John D.
This is the second time I’ve watched this episode and I have to say, I think it’s one of my favorites. I have to take my hat off to Senor Ordonez. The wines speak for themselves and bring tremendous value and thunder to the table. I’m actually drinking the 07 ATTECA Old Vines with dinner tonight and it keeps getting better and better. He obviously has tremendous pride and passion in what he does, and I admire that greatly. Thank you Gary for having him on your show!
February 5, 2009

Jon R
Jorge may be right about the acreage but these vineyards have one vine every 10sq yards. He spins it very well. He seems to be a businessman first. I noticed that he got very defensive when Gary turned the heat up about New World style.
If he wants to let the vineyards speak for themselves so bad why does he bring in Chris Ringland, an Australian, to make an over-the-top style wine in Spain…maybe because Wine Advocate loves Ringland. If he wants to display terroir he should have brought in a Frenchman from Burgundy.
I give Jorge credit for maintaining provenance of the wine as it travels and introducing new appelations to the US. I appreciate what he has accomplished in his professional career but hope that he stops pursuing trends in the market and brings in clear cut Spanish wine that brings thunder.
January 29, 2009

Dessert Wine Nerd
Fantastic episode. People like Jorge make me glad to know theres people out there that are passionate about true wine, and not doing it just to make a buck. All heart and soul, as it should be. QOTD: I did not. I would have said Italy….. FAIL!!!!
January 16, 2009

kathy Ordonez
He’s my husband. I love the video, but there’s something funny. He told me he doesn’t smoke………….
January 12, 2009

Victor Ordonez
Jorge is my dad and I gotta tell ya. He really has passion for what he does. I just wanted to congratulate you Papa on all you’ve done. Its really cool to see how many people know about you. You work your ass off for what you do and I want to thank you for the example that you give me.
January 7, 2009

yowens
I really enjoyed that show, thanks Gary and Jorge. QOTD: I did not.
December 24, 2008

benny z
I don’t eat that crap, that was classic
December 18, 2008

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qotd: yes i did kno that! errrr…at least i knew it at one point and then had forgotten, but i;m pretty sure i knew it sometimeoranother.

did u kno algeria used to be the source of much of france’s table wine?
December 11, 2008

AaronB
QOTD: I wouldn’t have guessed that, no.
December 10, 2008

JayZee
Absolutely wonderful show. Gary, are you auditioning for your own “talk show”? Nice interview and a very interesting character, as you say. I have certainly heard of Senor Ordonez and have many Spanish wines in my cellar that are “Jorge Ordonez Selection” wines.

QOTD: Yes, I knew that because one of the wine distributors in Cleveland told me that two weeks ago when he was giving a presentation on Spanish wines at a tasting – not surprisingly, he represents a number of Jorge Ordonez wines.
December 9, 2008

Tim Wiseman
Very cool guest, and I LOVE Spanish wines, was one of my first wine loves – seriously. Awesome episode.

And Mott rocks.
December 8, 2008

Little Jonny H
Fishing, cooking, and Spanish wine… could there be a cooler guest that Jorge?

QOTD: Nope, I thought it was Italy… Stupid me!
December 8, 2008

Dan-o
Great show GV! I had heard of Senor Ordonez on many occasions – Parker, wine tastings, etc. Great to associate a face with a name.
Spanish wines are killer – from Albarino and Rioja whites to Ribera del Duero, Jumilla, Priorat, Toro!

QOTD – I had heard this before, but when coming from a respected guest such as you, I believe it now!