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The wine is served according to a complex system. Ministers are asked to give their preferences when they take office. Food being served at the banquet or function is usually factored in. National sensitivities and customs are also considered – for example when there is a
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that was abolished in 2010. Before its abolition, the committee met two or three times a year in the cellar, around a table carved from an elm tree that blew down in St James's Park in around 1830. The role of the committee was to taste the wines, make recommendations for new purchases to keep the
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cellar stocked, and to sell a portion on the open market to fund the restocking process. They also graded the wines and offered serving suggestions.
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have stated that the most the cellar has ever spent on a single bottle of wine is ÂŁ100.
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