On Monday, Agustina de Alba won a sommelier competition held at the Four Seasons and organized by the Asociación Argentina de Sommeliers.According to the Clarín, Alba was a surprise winner over the other three finalist, two men and one woman.Only 20 years old, Alba has been interested in wine and wine tasting since she was fourteen-years-old and her father took her to Mendoza.After a trip to the vineyards, she became passionate about the subject and one of her high school teacher’s recommended she pursue being a sommelier as a career.Now, she is accepted to the Escuela Argentina de Sommeliers and will represent Argentina at the Pan-American competition of 2009.

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