Liam O’Brien named as Qantas Dux at the 2010 Len Evans Tutorial
The 10th annual Len Evans Tutorial has named Melbourne Sommelier and aspiring winemaker Liam O'Brien as Qantas Dux for 2010. Liam O'Brien has held a number of Head Sommelier jobs in Melbourne, most recently at Circa/The Prince. O'Brien has now expanded into wine production with a 2009 Macedon Ranges Pinot [...]
Stuart Halliday and Adam Wadawitz win first ever joint Len Evans Tutorial Qantas Dux
The Len Evans Tutorial Qantas Dux of 2009 has for the first time been awarded to two outstanding scholars - Stuart Halliday, Sommelier at Tetsuya’s Restaurant and Adam Wadawitz, Winemaker at Best’s Wines. Download 119 Kb PDF file.
Winemaker named Dux
Bests Wines are excited to announce winemaker Adam Wadewitz has been awarded joint dux of the Len Evans tutorial class of 2009. Download 72 Kb PDF file.
The Class of 2009 announced
12 wine industry professionals have been announced to take part in Australia’s most prestigious wine school – the Len Evans Tutorial from 2 to 6 November 2009. Download 125 Kb PDF file.
Class and a half
The Australian wine industry owes much to the late Len Evans. But perhaps his greatest legacy is the annual Pokolbin master class. Carolyn Swanson of the Newcastle Weekender was in amazement as $130,000 worth of the world's best wines were uncorked at 'the most exclusive wine school in the world'. [...]
Clearing the air: the myth of the cork has been busted
November 2008. Carolyn Swanson of the Newcastle Weekender reports that the Portuguese got a drubbing at the 2008 Len Evans Tutorial for their leaking corks. Download 690 Kb PDF file.