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Wine buzz is one of its charms — but we don't talk about it a lot

There is a scene in "Somm," the 2013 documentary film about a group of master sommelier candidates preparing for their final exam, in which the father of candidate Ian Cauble says, "I think Ian gravitated towards wine because, first of all, it's an intoxicant, and it's fun."

The elder Cauble says all of this with a laugh because he realizes, in the throes of this grueling and nerve-wracking process, how serious his son is about the profession and how dedicated he has been to preparing for this test. There's a lot to learn and memorize, and

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