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> But the culture around it is elitist and unscientific

Maybe the culture on the lower levels, but certainly not at the top.

> And they'll comment on different 'subtle notes of chocolate' in a product that is entirely made of grapes and yeast.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2204371/



Do sommeliers ever have to retake the test? Creating a test with a low pass rate is not hard and doesn't really prove anything unless it delivers consistent results.

Test could just be if (rand() < .0001)


Country x region x sub-region x grape variety x vintage?

Obscenely hard randomly, multiple times?

I believe there are multiple levels that get progressively harder so even more unlikely unlikely.


It depends on how accurate answers must be to be considered passing. (What's the curve?)




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