The end of a three-day competition in Japan having entrants from all around the globe marked the crowning of the world's best wine waiter.
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"I would like to thank first of all my family, because they allowed me the time for the hard training that I am still doing for several years," he said in English.
Basso, who works at Conca Balla in Vacallo, on the Swiss-Italian border, beat off competition from fellow finalists Belgian Aristide Spies and Canadian Véronique Rivest.
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Entrants from 54 countries had been tested over three days of events designed to measure their skills marrying wines to foods and serving demanding customers.
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Contestants from Australia, Brazil, Indonesia and Sweden were among those participating in the event, which has been held 14 times since it started in 1969.
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"A sommelier has to be a very good communicator, he has to know what his clients want and how to make them remember their experience at the restaurant," former champion Basset told AFP on Tuesday.
"The sommelier should also be a good cellar manager and act as an ambassador for producers, constituting a kind of link between the growers and consumers," he said.
