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Club MW: pass or passé?
The Institute of Masters of Wine (IMW) sounds like a scary place. The sort of place that might be surrounded by barbed wire and big, black gates; a darkened building that you can’t set foot in without a password and a secret handshake. Not everyone is frightened, however, and plenty of people have tried to climb the walls – more than 2,000 since the first members were admitted in 1953. But there are currently only 250 worldwide who have successfully struggled through the marathon examination, including a four-part theory paper, three-part practical paper and final dissertation, to make it to the other side. ...
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