Amazon is testing a free sommelier service

Is there anything Amazon cannot do? — (Image credit: ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)

As part of Amazon's ongoing quest to run every aspect of your life, the tech giant is testing a free sommelier consultation service. Customers can leave their number between 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. and wait for a call from a licensed professional who can talk them through buying wine on Amazon, The Wall Street Journal reports.

For now, the service is only available in Japan, but Business Insider speculates Amazon will make the option available elsewhere.

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Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.