We cordially invite you to join us for an exclusive wine tasting dinner with the Aurelio Cabestrero of Grapes of Spain featuring the illustrious wines of Pago De La Jaraba from the La Mancha wine region in Spain on Sunday, May 4th from 5:30 to 9:30 in the evening at SER Restaurant.

Chef David Sierra and Chef David Cardona have crafted a special 5-course menu to perfectly pair with these exceptional wines. Throughout the dinner, Aurelio will share his expertise and guide us through each wine selection, enhancing the experience with stories behind the wines and the La Mancha region.

We look forward to sharing this exceptional evening with you.

Please scroll down view our dinner menu for the evening and to learn more about Grapes of Spain.

$140 per person including tax and gratuity.

Menu

If you have any food allergies please get in touch with us in advance.

FIRST COURSE

Albaricoques con mousse de foie y queso curado de cabra

Apricots and foie gras mousse, aged goat cheese

Pago de la Jaraba Sauvignon Blanc 2023

SECOND COURSE

Ensalada de remolacha, hinojo y manzana con emulsión de pistacho y lavanda

Beets, fennel and apple salad, pistachio and lavender foam

Viña Jaraba Cosecha 2022

THIRD COURSE

Lomo de atún en tomate con esfera de aceituna

Seared tuna in tomato sauce, olive sphere

Viña Jaraba Crianza 2018

FOURTH COURSE

Rulo de cordero asado, salsa de vino y cerezas, coliflor tostada con almendras

Roasted lamb roulade, red wine and cassis sauce, cauliflower and almonds

Pago de la Jaraba 2019

​FIFTH COURSE

Surtido de quesos con sus guarniciones

Assortment of cheeses and their accompaniments

Vina Jaraba Selección Especial 2020

If you have any food allergies please contact us in advance. Thank you for your support.

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 that 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 Denominacion 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 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 people who make it. The wines are modern but not international with a balance between fruit and oak, where oak frames fruit flavors. The 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 search 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 for importing 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 founding member of the Madrid Association of Sommeliers for importing.

We are looking forward to seeing you on Sunday, May 4th for this exclusive wine tasting dinner. If you have any questions or any food allergies please contact us in advance. Thank you for your support.