2013 Scholars Announced

The 12 successful applicants for the 13th Len Evans Tutorial, to be held in the Hunter Valley on 4-8 November, have been announced with an extraordinary calibre of scholars, including a Master Sommelier and wine professionals at the top of their game.

Each year, the Len Evans Tutorial welcomes some of the most elite wine professionals in hospitality and sales across Australia and the world to develop their wine appreciation with the nation’s top wine experts at Tower Lodge in the Hunter Valley.

Many of the greatest, rarest, and oldest wines are opened, tasted, and scrutinised in one extraordinary week when 12 young(ish) leaders in their field are put through the sternest and most rewarding wine course of their lives.

2013 Len Evans Tutorial Scholars

Adam Foster Syrahmi/Foster e Rocco Winemaker/Director

Alex Retief Alex Retief WinesOwner/Winemaker

Amanda Yallop Quay Restaurant Head Sommelier

Andrea Frost Journalist/Writer

Banjo Harris Plane Attica Head Sommelier

Charlie Seppelt Yangarra Estate Vineyard Winemaker

Eddie McDougall Fine Wines of Australia Director/Winemaker

Franck Moreau MS Merivale Group Sommelier

Julian Langworthy Fogarty Wine Group Chief Winemaker

Lak Quach Cellarhand Consulting Wine Buyer

Nick Butler Cogito Wines Founding Director

Toby Barlow St Hallett Wines Senior Winemaker

The Tutorial program is designed to define the demands of wine show judging and to define quality by exposing scholars to the great wine styles of the world. A team of five tutors will put the scholars through their paces in what James Halliday described as “the most exclusive wine school in the world.” The tutors include James Halliday, Ian McKenzie, Iain Riggs, Gary Steel and Michael Hill-Smith.

Scholars from the past 12 Tutorials are now gracing the judging benches at all major wine shows across Australia.