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 caliber 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 professionals in wine, hospitality and sales from 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 to the sternest and most rewarding wine course of their lives.
2013 Len Evans Tutorial Scholars
Name | Company | Position |
Adam Foster | Syrahmi/Foster e Rocco | Winemaker/Director |
Alex Retief | Alex Retief Wines | Owner/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 the 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.