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Australian Toru Takamatsu became the world’s youngest ever master sommelier. Then he changed course
The exam is notoriously difficult. The preparation excruciating, even if it involves tasting amazing wine. But this wunderkind traded in a six-figure salary to learn how to make his own drop.
- by Lisa Visentin
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