A truly once in a lifetime wine dinner experience: Mauro, San Roman, Garmon

We’re excited to announce a very special wine dinner at SER, hosted by Víctor Fernández, Cellar Master, featuring an exceptional selection of wines from legendary Spanish winemaker Mariano García.

With a career that began at Vega Sicilia and continued through iconic projects such as Mauro, San Roman, and Garmón, Mariano García is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in modern Spanish wine.

Throughout the evening, Víctor Fernández will guide guests through a curated tasting of these remarkable wines, thoughtfully paired with a special multi-course menu from our kitchen—an intimate experience celebrating craftsmanship, tradition, and the legacy of Familia Fernández.

Please scroll down to learn more about Víctor Fernández, Mariano García, the wineries, Grapes of Spain, and to view our dinner menu for the evening.

$250 per person, including tax and gratuity.

If you have any food allergies, please let us know in advance

Maria Casanovas Cava

Carpacho de gambas con vinagreta de erizos y naranja sanguina

Shrimp carpaccio, sea urchin and blood orange vinaigrette

Prima 2022

Sopas de ajo con torrija de jamón y yema infusionada con trufa

Traditional bread and garlic soup, Iberian ham and cured egg yolk infused with truffle.

Mauro 2021

Lomo de atún al ajoarriero con gulas al pilpil

Tuna loin with roasted peppers and tomato sauce with “gulas” in garlic and olive oil emulsion

Garmón 2021

Magret de pato con arroz cremoso de setas y salsa de arándanos

Duck breast with mushroom creamy rice and blueberries sauce

San Román 2022

Chuletitas de Cordero a la brasa con ñoquis y puerros al tomillo

Grilled baby Lamb ribs served with baked gnocchi, leeks and thyme

Sorbete de limón

Lemon sorbet

Bodegas Mauro was the García family’s first winery in the Duero Valley. Followed by San Román Bodegas y Viñedos in 1997, under the Designation of Origin Toro, and completed with Garmón Continental, an exclusive Ribera del Duero project that began in 2014.

Three different approaches to Duero Valley viticulture based on respect for each territory’s unique characteristics to create a very personal winemaking philosophy.

Founded in 1980 by Mariano García in memory of his father, Bodegas Mauro has been committed to excellence from the very beginning. Balanced and elegant wines meant for aging which assert the identity of each terroir and the attributes of the different varieties.

Bodegas Mauro is enclaved in the historic town of Tudela de Duero, in the province of Valladolid, just 19 kilometres from the provincial capital right in the heart of the Duero Valley. Located on the right bank halfway along this great river that embraces the village in a horseshoe shape.

https://www.bodegasmauro.com/en/

https://www.bodegasanroman.com/

https://www.garmoncontinental.com/

About: Grapes of Spain, Inc. was established in November 2001, with its first container landing in the United States in Spring 2002, representing 8 producers. The company imports wines exclusively from Spain and currently represents 36 producers with a portfolio of 90+ wines from all corners of Spain. All of the wines are new to the U.S. market and are from family winegrowers who focus only on high quality and limited production.The Company's temperature-controlled warehouse is located in Lorton, Virginia, and all the wines are shipped from Spain to the warehouse in refrigerated containers. Our wines are currently represented in twenty-five states and the District of Columbia.

AURELIO'S PHILOSOPHY

My goal is to look for gems regardless of Denominación de Origin, as there are equally exciting wines from Alicante, Pla de Bages, and Almansa as from Rioja, Ribera del Duero or Toro. It's not as if a wine's origin is unimportant; however, I'm not selling a D.O., I'm selling an individual wine. Another key to the style of wines in my portfolio is that many of the winemakers are young and talented, representing the new face of Spanish winemaking. They bring a new point of view to wine quality, as many have traveled internationally and have had a broad exposure to the world of wine. Furthermore, many of these winemakers are inheriting old vineyards, a further key to quality.I hand-select each wine, and my wines reflect the true personality, quality, and character of each vineyard, grape, and the people who make it. The wines are modern but not international, with a balance between fruit and oak, where oak frames fruit flavors. Concentration of fruit character comes from hard work in and understanding of the vineyard, not extraction during fermentation. Finesse, not exclusive of concentration of fruit, is paramount to the style of wines I seek to represent. I always search for wines that provide the best value for the money, whether at $10 per bottle or $100. Finally, I believe the wines in my portfolio represent an authentic expression of Spanish wine.

ABOUT AURELIO

Aurelio Cabestrero, owner, is originally from Madrid, Spain. He worked at Madrid's Cafe de Oriente Restaurant for three years before coming to the US to work as a Sommelier for Taberna del Alabardero in Washington, DC. He worked at Taberna del Alabardero for three years and also worked as a Sommelier at Marcel's in Washington, DC, before pursuing his passion to import wines from his country, Spain.Aurelio has also won the Ruinart 1993 prize as the Best Sommelier in Spain, Best young Sommelier in 1994 by Wine and Gastronomic Magazine, and came in second place at the National Sopexa Competition of French Wines and Spirits 1994. He is also a founding member of the Madrid Association of Sommeliers.

If you have any questions about the Menu or you have any Dietary Restrictions please let us know in advance. Thank you for your support.

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