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Wine Quiz Answer: A. Its facets reflect light
Perhaps the sommelier wants to keep you in the dark. Developed for merchants evaluating wine in candlelit cellars, the tastevin is obviously unnecessary in modern restaurants. But tradition dies hard. Especially when it’s silver and makes you look important.
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