Bodegas Ordóñez

Native of Málaga, Jorge Ordóñez began his career as an exporter of Spanish wine in the United States in 1987. Today, he is the most important exporter of Spanish wines in the American market. At a time when wine from our country was little more than Rioja and Jerez for Americans, Jorge Ordóñez was able to showcase the potential and variety of our wines, being the first to introduce wines such as albariño, txakolí, or godello whites to the U.S.

Jorge Ordóñez's work has been endorsed by important recognitions: he has been named “Wine Personality of the Year in the U.S.” twice by guru Robert Parker; he was awarded The Golden Grape Award in 1997 by the publication Food&Wine Magazine; and in Spain, he received the Víctor de la Serna National Gastronomy Award in 1997, granted by the Spanish Academy of Gastronomy, among other accolades.

Today, Jorge Ordóñez leads various projects located in different parts of Spain, such as Bodegas Ordóñez (Montsant, Ribera del Duero, Toro, and Rueda), Volver (La Mancha, Jumilla, and Alicante), etc. Bodegas Ordóñez in the D.O. Toro is a project founded in 2010 by Jorge and Victoria Ordóñez. This winery produces the wines Tritón and Vatán. The winery is located in the town of Toro (Zamora), and the vineyards are situated in the town of Morales de Toro, at 800 meters above sea level. These are old vines of the Tinta de Toro variety.