Just found the 05 at Wine & Spirits in Newtown, PA. $42.99 very good, AMAZING with some cold cuts of Virginia Ham. The meat really brings out the roasted coffee and brown sugar play. Awesome.

qotd: yes, then again this is the 2nd time watching this episode

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

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).

QOTD: as Ace Ventura would say, "I did not know that"
Man that Grenache was Daark! Looked awesome, would love to try it.

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

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!!!

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.

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.

"Do you eat Twizzlers?" "No, i don't eat that crap" .... priceless! Wonderful episode!

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!

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!

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.

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!!!!

He's my husband. I love the video, but there's something funny. He told me he doesn't smoke.............

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.

I really enjoyed that show, thanks Gary and Jorge. QOTD: I did not.

I don't eat that crap, that was classic

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?

QOTD: I wouldn't have guessed that, no.

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.

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

And Mott rocks.

Fishing, cooking, and Spanish wine... could there be a cooler guest that Jorge?

QOTD: Nope, I thought it was Italy... Stupid me!

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!

What a great episode, and great guest. He does show the passion for his wines.

QOTD - Nope.

Thanks for the education about Spanish wines, I think they offer a great value. I've never had a really bad bottle from there. Had my first Albarino from Gary's secret pack a while back and it rocked!

QOTD: I think I knew that but thanks for the reminder.

Yes I did know that. What a great episode and tremendous guest. I've been a big fan of the Jorge Ordonez brand for years because I've never come across a dud and it always represents great value. It all makes sense now seeing the passion he has for what he does.

yes, jorge, i knew that~! thanks for doing the show--spainish wines rock!

Muchas gracias! Super episode. And then I looked at all my Spanish wine bottles and saw that practically ever one had the JO mark on it. Wow, he brings in some kick ass wines!

QOTD: No, I was unaware of that. However, I am now the wiser. Thanks.

PS- Everyone loves Mott. How can they not?

Man, I really want to like Spanish wine, but I haven't found anything that could pull me away from the McLaren Vale or the Barossa valley (that being not entirely true). Danish people love wines from the Rioja and I've tried quite a few. The interesting thing for me is the terroire. After seeing this episode, I'll probably start trying more Spanish wine again.

I liked how you tried to get him to say that he doesn't do enough to expand his pallet. Although his comeback was good, saying that he just likes good wine, and not necessarily what the market is asking for.

QOTD: I did not know that.

QOTD? Yes. But I did think that Airen, not Garnacha, was the most planted variety not only in Spain, but in the world. So I was surprised to hear Jorge say it was Garnacha.

Cool show.

Great guest! Love this format.

QOTD: YES!
But I am glad that YOU (GARY) brought up the common claims that Jorge's portfolio is filled with wines that are over-oaked, very new-world in style with over-ripe extracted fruit and concentration. Whether anyone agrees with these claims or not, Jorge addressed them well.

Love this format. Sometimes you don't even need the wine. The first 2/3rds of this program would have been enough. just listening to you two go on about Spain and the early days of Jorge's business was fascinating.
Going to watch the BLIND bordeaux now, but I've said it before...hate blind... and find this type of show so much more interesting. BLIND is like watching a game show.

GARY!! xo
I ADORE Spain! Love, love, love it!
QOTD: No. I didnt know Spain had more vineyards than any other country! Now I love it even more!
Thanks Jorge & Gary..
:)

QOTD:nope

Did Gary check out Jorge's ass at the 33:00 mark?
QOTD: Yes I did know that.

i did not know...

QOTD. Yes, as a wine loving Spaniard I HAD to know that factoid. ;)

Great show! Jorge was great. You can recognize a man with conviction and understand why he's been successful in interpreting the kind of wines the American palate prefers.

Keep it up!

Great show! Another of the top shows! The list of them is getting longer! A true honor to have Jorge in attendance. First Janics Robinson, next Jorge a few weeks later. Truly ratcheding the show up notches.

I too enjoy Spanish wines and his offerings are about 90% of my total Spanish holdings. Keep up the good work.

QTD - no, I may have heard this in the past and might have guessed it but I didn't realize it as a fact.