The 2026 Sommeliers Choice Awards winner demonstrates why precision, versatility, and authenticity continue to define great restaurant wines.

Cuvelier Los Andes vineyards seem to have found a special place on this rocky, sandy terrain, helped along by Mendoza’s warm, dry climate and the cold nights typical of the Andes foothills.

“I didn’t lay anybody off. Kaia is not a revolving door; I feel responsible for them and for their livelihoods. We figured it out!”