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  • Wine taster's nose insured for millions

    03/19/2008 6:20:30 AM PDT · by indcons · 10 replies · 239+ views
    Associated Press ^ | REGAN McTARSNEY
    LONDON - His schnoz is not to be sniffed at. The nose of leading European winemaker and taster Ilja Gort has been insured for euro5 million ($8 million), Lloyd's of London said Tuesday. He took out the policy after hearing about a man who lost his sense of smell in a car accident. "I thought it must be a horror to lose your smell," Gort said. "It would mean that you cannot taste wine anymore. Tasting wine is something you do with your nose, not your mouth." Gort, 47, said his nose is essential for him to produce top quality...