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A surprisingly somber occasion for a festival of wine, anyone producing wine brings the last year’s bottles forwards and everyone is expected to take a small sample. An entire bottle is sacrificed to Wobbum, with a prayer for beauty, popularity, charm, and wit to be found in the drinks to come.