Grupo Porteño partners with CMB to offer an exclusive selection of award-winning wines
Toluca, Mexico – July 2025. Grupo Porteño, a benchmark in hospitality and gastronomy in the Toluca Valley, State of Mexico, announces a strategic partnership with the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles (CMB), the world’s most prestigious international wine competition. Starting this month, its locations —Almacén, Barrio and Distrito Porteño— will feature a special wine list composed of labels awarded at the various CMB Sessions.
The curated selection, featuring distinguished wines from countries such as France, Spain, Portugal, the United States, Bulgaria and Mexico, has been developed in collaboration with the CMB team and tailored to the group’s culinary style, which fuses Mexican culinary tradition with the craft of Argentine grill. This alliance seeks to offer guests a high-level wine experience that complements the quality of the cuisine and celebrates the region’s growing wine culture.
“Wine is indeed gaining ground among consumers in the State of Mexico, especially those in search of new gastronomic experiences. This collaboration not only reinforces our commitment to excellence but also positions the Toluca Valley as a city open to the world of wine and contemporary food and wine pairings,” said Carlos Borboa, Director for North America and Latin America at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles.
Grupo Porteño’s restaurants are known for their warm atmosphere, attentive service, brick-wall interiors, cocktail bars with national and international products, and private rooms for business or family gatherings. A portion of the menu is based on family recipes, now ready to be shared with guests and friends.
“It is important to offer the highest quality in both food and wine, especially as we host guests from many countries, mostly from the United States, who come to the city for business,” said Mauricio Massud, owner of Grupo Porteño.
“On weekends, we become the hub for family gatherings where locals spend hours enjoying good food and warm hospitality. Now, we will enhance this experience with wine pairings featuring award-winning labels from the world’s most prestigious platform.”
With this partnership, Grupo Porteño reaffirms its leadership in the restaurant sector of the State of Mexico, helping position the region as a key player in promoting responsible wine consumption in the country and projecting the Toluca Valley as a natural venue for new international oenogastronomic initiatives.
About the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles
The Concours Mondial de Bruxelles is an international competition, divided into Sessions and Selections, where more than 15,000 wines and spirits are entered to be judged in blind tastings by a panel of experts. Our experienced judges evaluate the competing products with a guiding principle: to distinguish products of impeccable quality, without being influenced by the label or the prestige of an appellation. The CMB is one of the most significant international events of its kind.
