Every year on June 3rd, International Sommelier Day is commemorated. The date marks the founding of the Association de la Sommellerie Internationale, established in France in 1969. In Argentina, the professionalization of the activity began in 1999 with the opening of the first school dedicated to training sommeliers.
The sommelier is a figure that has gradually become part of the wine value chain. Their role goes beyond service: they communicate, select, research, and interpret. In Mendoza, the local scene is made up of diverse profiles that approach sommellerie from different perspectives. In this article, five Mendoza-based sommeliers share their way of relating to wine: Constanza Chiarelli, Daniela Ovejero Michelini, Romina Rolón, Camila Cerezo Pawlak, and Guadalupe Rodríguez.