MILA Miami

The wine list at MILA hits like the room itself — big, glamorous, and not messing around. We're talking 400-600 bottles anchored by Champagne, Burgundy, California, and Italy, which is exactly what you want when someone at the table is about to order wagyu dumplings in a velvet booth. Fernando Arazio holds it down as the resident sommelier, and his fingerprints are all over a list that takes itself seriously without losing the plot.

France leads the charge — Krug Grande Cuvée and Louis Roederer Cristal for the table that's celebrating something real, Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet for the person who knows what's up, and Domaine de la Romanée-Conti and Domaine Leroy Chambolle-Musigny for the person who probably shouldn't be eating dumplings with it but is doing it anyway. Italy gets proper respect with Sassicaia, Tignanello, and Gaja Barbaresco — not just trophy bottles thrown on for show. California shows up with Opus One and Caymus Special Selection, which play well to the crowd MILA is pulling. The list earned its Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence in 2022 and has held it — that's not a fluke.

Twenty to thirty-five pours by the glass is a real program, not a token gesture. Glass pours run $16–$40, which tracks given the caliber of what's on offer — you're not going to find a $16 Romanée-Conti, but you shouldn't expect to. Rotation details are limited, but with Fernando steering the ship, we'd expect the BTG list to reflect the list's strengths in Champagne and white Burgundy.