{"id":27,"date":"2018-02-06T10:26:19","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T10:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jorgeordonez.es\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2019-12-05T09:19:45","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T09:19:45","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jorgeordonez.es\/en\/biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Biograf\u00eda de Jorge"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“GIVING<\/h1>\n

HIS SOUL IN<\/h1>\n

EACH GRAPE”<\/h1>\n

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MEET JORGE<\/h2>\n

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When Jorge Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez arrived in the United States in 1987, the international Spanish wine market was bleak. Jorge grew up in M\u00e1laga and managed his family\u2019s wholesale wine business before arriving in the United States. As a result, he understood the potential market for Spanish wine in the U.S. For his vision to succeed, however, drastic changes had to occur both in Spain and abroad.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the U.S., a lifetime of misconception about the caliber of Spanish wine had to be dispelled. In a market saturated by French, Californian, and Italian wine, Spanish wine was thought to be low quality, funky, and cheap. Jorge understood that much of this was the result of external factors, most importantly, poor storage and transportation conditions. He revered the wines of his homeland and was one of the few to recognize the vast potential of Spain\u2019s old, dry farmed vineyards of indigenous grapes. He also recognized Franco\u2019s detrimental impact on agriculture and wine industry. It geared towards bulk production and the cooperative system, rather than producing fine wine. Due to these conditions, much of the country\u2019s winemaking needed to be revitalized: cleanliness needed to be a priority, yields needed to be lowered, and some traditional methods needed to be updated. Most importantly, Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez sought to preserve the ancient vineyards of his homeland and fought brazenly against the trend of ripping up indigenous varieties to replant with more productive international grape varieties.<\/span><\/p>\n

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He crusaded to uphold the heritage and character of Spanish wine by highlighting the oldest clones of Spain\u2019s authentic indigenous varieties and by celebrating his homeland\u2019s unique terroir. There was a great deal of risk involved. Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez boldly challenged the international palate by being the first to introduce and champion exotic varietals such as Albari\u00f1o, Godello, Garnacha, Monastrell, Tinta de Toro, and wines from Txacoli.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez established himself as a relentless advocate for the proper handling of wine. He demanded major improvements in the transportation of wine until it reached the U.S. Fine Estates From Spain was the first wine broker in the U.S. to have a refrigerated warehouse in Spain and the first to demand refrigerated shipping and storage at every point of travel to the final market. The decade long battle was won in the late 90\u2019s, when Spanish wines were finally recognized for their quality.<\/span><\/h3>\n

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As Americans were just learning of Ribera del Duero and Albari\u00f1o, Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez was beginning his first forays into production, searching out D.O.\u2019s where potential was vast \u2013 regions covered with old vineyards of Spain\u2019s indigenous varieties, but where winemaking remained primitive and dominated by cooperatives. In unheralded regions such as Toro, M\u00e1laga, Calatayud, Jumilla, Alicante, Montsant, and Valdeorras, Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez partnered with the most talented winemakers to produce fine wines where none existed. These were wines that championed Spain\u2019s oldest, forgotten vineyards. Jorge now owns Grupo Jorge Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez, a group of eight boutique wineries that produce wines from these unheralded regions. Jorge is also co-owner of Bodegas Volver, alongside Rafael Ca\u00f1izares, and has ownership stake in Bodegas Alto Moncayo.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jorge boasts an impressive list of accolades; twice named one of the Top 20 Wine Personalities of the Year by Robert Parker, who also named him one of the most influential wine personalities of the past 20 years. In 1997, he was awarded the Golden Grape Award by Food & Wine Magazine and the Spanish Premio Nacional de Gastronom\u00eda. In 2008, Jorge was named Luminary of the Year at the Nantucket Wine Festival, the first time the award had been bestowed. Amongst these many awards, his proudest achievement has been creating a market for Spanish wine by celebrating its history and indigenous varietals, while making Spanish grape growers and winemakers believe that their wines deserve a place alongside the greatest wines of the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jorge Ordo\u00f1ez,<\/span> leading the good taste…<\/h1>\n

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