Discover the impact that the LET has had on the Australian Wine Industry

Since 2001, 252 Scholars have completed the Len Evans Tutorial

Most Scholars have been engaged with show judging for 3-4 years after attending the LET, with over 50% of past scholars still active as Chairs of Judges and Panel Chairs. All Australian capital city wine shows and many regional shows have had a past Scholar as Chair.

  • Nicole Brasier ○ Winemaker ○ Accolade Wines ○ SA

    Lisa Cardelli ○ Wine Writer & Co-ordinator ○ Halliday Wine Companion ○ Vic

    Greg Clack ○ Winemaker ○ Chain of Ponds/XO Wine Co ○ SA

    Tim Dexter ○ Senior Winemaker ○ Oakridge Wines ○ Vic

    Lauren Hansen ○ Winemaker ○ Penley Estate ○ SA

    Andrew Higgins ○ Chief Winemaker ○ Tamburlaine Organic Wines ○ NSW

    Marcell Kustos, Principal, MKW Consulting, SA

    Jonathon Mattick ○ Winemaker & Viticulturist ○ Canobolas Wines ○ NSW

    Aaron Mercer ○ Winemaker ○ Mercer Wines ○ NSW

    Foni Pollitt ○ Owner ○ Mayfair Lane Pub & Dining Room ○ WA

    Skye Salter ○ Winemaker & Co-owner ○ Paralian Wines ○ SA

    Rohan Smith ○ Chief Winemaker ○ Medhurst Wines ○ Vic

  • Andre Bondar (DUX) ○ Bondar Wines, SA ○ Winemaker & Owner

    Alister Timms ○ Shadowfax Wines, VIC ○ Winemaker

    Emma Farrelly ○ The State Buildings, WA ○ Wine Director

    Jack Glover ○ Accolade Wines, NSW ○ Marketing Director

    Kayleen Reynolds ○ Prince Wine Store, VIC ○ Sales & Education

    Kate Sturgess ○ Brokenwood Wines, NSW ○ Winemaker

    Louella Mathews ○ Trippas White Group, NSW ○ Group Sommelier

    Liz Heidenreich ○ Liz Heidenreich Wines, SA ○ Winemaker

    Matt Turnbull ○ A Good Bunch, SA ○ Distribution

    Penelope Vine ○ Trader House, VIC ○ Sommelier

    Tim Shand ○ Voyager Estate, WA ○ Chief Winemaker

    Steve Baraglia ○ Pikes Wines, SA ○ Chief Winemaker

  • Frank Butera ○ Bass River, VIC ○ GM & Winemaker

    Andrew Duff ○ Tempus Two Wines, NSW ○ Winemaker

    Penny Grant ○ Shaw + Smith, SA ○ QLD Market Manager

    Ben Harris ○ Wynns Coonawarra Estate, SA ○ Regional Viticulture Manager

    Erin Larkin ○ Robert Parker Wine Advocate, WA ○ Wine Writer

    Dylan McMahon ○ Seville Estate, VIC ○ GM & Winemaker

    Genevieve Mann ○ Corymbia Wines, WA ○ Owner & Winemaker

    Ed Merrison ○ Vininspo, VIC Wine Educator & Writer

    Ben Mullen ○ Mulline Wines, VIC ○ Owner & Winemaker

    Tim Pelquest-Hunt ○ Pernod Ricard Winemakers, SA ○ Chief Winemaker, Orlando

    Andrea Pritzker MW (DUX) ○ Wine inTuition, NSW ○ Wine Educator & Founder

    Nadja Wellington ○ ChaLou Wines, NSW ○ Owner & Winemaker

  • Pip Anderson ○ MONA, TAS ○ Hospitality Operations Manager

    Shannon Burgess-Moore ○ De Iuliis Wines, NSW ○ Winemaker

    Joshua Cooper ○ Joshua Cooper Wines, VIC ○ Director

    Sebastian Crowther ○ Real Wines & Wine Theory, VIC ○ Director & Head Wine Selector

    Rob Mack ○ Aphelion Wine Co., SA ○ Winemaker & Director

    Ben Marx ○ Jim Barry Wines, SA ○ Senior Winemaker

    Emma Norbiato ○ Calabria Family Wines, NSW ○ Chief Winemaker

    Timothy Perrin ○ Oakridge Wines, VIC ○ Winemaker

    Glenn Thompson ○ Domain Chandon, VIC ○ Winemaker

    Tom Wallace ○ Brown Family Wine Group, VIC ○ Winemaker & Winery Manager

    Adam Walls (Dux) ○ Wine Selectors, NSW ○ Wine Buyer

    Shanteh Wong ○ Quay Restaurant, NSW ○ Head Sommelier

  • Sarah Andrew ○ House of Fine Wine, VIC ○ Winemaker

    Brendan Carr ○ Xanadu, WA ○ Winemaker

    Tim Dolan (Dux) ○ Peter Lehmann Wines, SA ○ Winemaker

    Rauri Donkin ○ First Creek Wines, NSW ○ Winemaker

    Michael Downer ○ Murdoch Hill, SA ○ Winemaker

    Simon Killeen ○ Simao & Co. Wines, VIC ○ Winemaker

    Alex Kirkwood ○ Aria Restaurant, NSW ○ Sommelier

    Sarah Lawler ○ Ishizuka Restaurant, VIC ○ Consultant

    Tim Lovett ○ Leeuwin Estate, WA ○ Winemaker

    Cath Oates ○ Oates Ends, WA ○ Winemaker

    Lance Parkin ○ Amberley Estate, WA ○ Winemaker

    Steven Paul ○ Oakdene Wines, VIC ○ Winemaker

  • Tessa Brown ○ Vignerons Schmolzer & Brown, VIC ○ Proprietor / Vigneron

    Adam Carnaby ○ Seppelt Wines, VIC ○ Senior Winemaker

    Sandrine Gimon ○ Rymill Coonawarra, SA ○ Senior Winemaker

    Jeremy Prideaux ○ City Wine Shop, VIC ○ Restaurant Manager

    Kavita Faiella ○ Voyageur Selections, NSW ○ Founder & Director

    Adrian Sparks ○ McWilliams Wines, NSW ○ Senior Winemaker

    Paul Hotker ○ Bleasdale Vineyards, SA ○ Senior Winemaker

    Natalie Cleghorn ○ Yalumba, SA ○ Winemaker

    Julian Grounds (Dux) ○ McHenry Hohnen Vintners, WA ○ Head Winemaker / GM

    Pablo Theodorus ○ Stanley Bridge Tavern, QLD ○ GM, Publican, Co-Director

    Justin Purser ○ Best’s Wines, VIC ○ Chief Winemaker

    Ben Portet ○ Dominique Portet Winery, VIC ○ Winemaker

  • Adam Clay ○ Penfolds, SA ○ Winemaker

    Peter Dillon ○ Handpicked Wines, NSW ○ Senior Winemaker

    Peter Fraser ○ Yangarra Estate Vineyard, SA ○ GM / Winemaker

    Kate Laurie ○ Deviation Road, SA ○ Winemaker / Owner

    Stuart Hordern (Dux) ○ Brokenwood Wines, NSW ○ Senior Winemaker

    Luke Jolliffe ○ Stella Bella Wines, WA ○ Senior Winemaker

    Addy Lam ○ Black by Ezard, NSW ○ Head Sommelier

    Ramon Arnavas ○ Stokehouse Brisbane, QLD ○ Sommelier

    Simon Black ○ Montalto Vineyard & Olive Grove, VIC ○ Winemaker

    Penny Jones ○ Bay of Fires, TAS ○ Winemaker / Manager

    Paul Beaton ○ Aria Restaurant, NSW ○ Head Sommelier

    Wes Pearson ○ Australian Wine Research Institute, SA ○ Senior Scientist

  • Marie Clay ○ Wolf Blass, SA ○ Winemaker

    Adam Cotterell (Dux) ○ City Wine Shop, VIC ○ Retail Sales & Events Manager

    Matt Dunne ○ MorSul, NSW ○ Group Sommelier

    Patrick Haddock ○ Reserve Wine Bar, NSW ○ Owner/Wine Writer-Blogger

    Peter Kelly ○ Peter Lehmann Wines, SA ○ Senior Winemaker

    Gwyneth Olsen ○ Briar Ridge Vineyard, NSW ○ Chief Winemaker/General Manager

    Simon Osicka ○ Paul Osicka Wines, VIC ○ Winemaker/Viticulturist

    Luke Skeer ○ Devil’s Lair Vineyard, WA ○ Senior Winemaker/Winery Manager

    Simon Steele ○ Medhurst Wines, VIC ○ Winemaker

    Liam Van Pelt ○ Chapel Hill Winery, SA ○ Assistant Winemaker

    Daniel Swincer ○ Pernod Ricard Winemakers, SA ○ Red Winemaker

    James Welsh ○ Stillwater Restaurant/ Black Cow Bistro/Mill Providore, TAS ○ Sommelier/Co-owner

  • Glenn Barry ○ Knappstein Wines, SA ○ Winemaker

    Matt Brooke (Dux) ○ Brooks of Melbourne, VIC ○ Head Sommelier

    Bree Boskov ○ Prince Wine Store Wine, VIC ○ Educator

    Will Byron ○ Stonier Wines/Onannon Wines, VIC○ Winemaker

    Melanie Chester ○ Seppelt Great Western, VIC ○ Winemaker

    Scott Comyns ○ Pepper Tree Wines, NSW ○ Winemaker

    Jeremy Dineen ○ Joseph Chromy Wines, TAS ○ Winemaker

    Tristan Habeck ○ Whole Bunch Wines, NSW ○ Distributor

    Andrew La Nauze ○ Yalumba Wine Company, SA ○ Winemaker

    Severine Logan ○ Watershed Premium Wines, WA ○ Chief Winemaker

    Peter Marchant ○ le Petit Cochon, QLD ○ Wine/Hospitality Consultant

    Mary Retallack ○ Retallack Viticulture, SA ○ Managing Director

  • Lak Quach (Dux) ○ Cellar Hand Consulting, VIC ○ Wine Buyer

    Adam Foster ○ Syrahmi/Foster e Rocco, VIC ○ Winemaker/Director

    Alex Retief ○ Alex Retief Wines, NSW ○ Owner/Winemaker

    Amanda Yallop ○ Quay Restaurant, NSW ○ Head Sommelier

    Andrea Frost ○ Writer & Journalist, VIC

    Banjo Harris Plane ○ Attica, VIC ○ Head Sommelier

    Charlie Seppelt ○ Yangarra Estate Vineyard, SA ○ Winemaker

    Eddie McDougall ○Fine Wines of Australia, VIC○ Director/Winemaker

    Franck Moreau ○ Merivale, NSW ○ Group Sommelier

    Julian Langworthy ○ Fogarty Wine Group, WA ○ Chief Winemaker

    Nick Butler ○ Cogito Wines, NSW ○ Director

    Toby Barlow ○ St Hallett Wines, SA ○ Senior Winemaker

  • Ned Goodwin (Dux) ○ Global Dining ○ Wine Director

    Amanda Regan ○ Journalist/Writer

    Anna Pooley ○ Pooley Family Wines ○ Winemaker

    Christopher Tyrrell ○ Tyrrell’s Vineyards ○ Assistant Winemaker

    Elizabeth Reed ○ Samuel Smith & Sons ○ Are

    Fiona Donald ○ Seppeltsfield Wines ○ Senior Winemaker

    Michael Engelmann ○ Rockpool Bar & Grill ○ Head Sommelier

    Nick Glaetzer ○ Glaetzer Dixon Family Winemakers ○ Director & Winemaker

    Sarah Pidgeon ○ Wynns Coonawarra Estate ○ Winemaker

    Stuart Knox ○ Fix St James ○ Owner & Sommelier

    Thomas Hogan ○ Lake House, Daylesford ○ Head Sommelier

    Tom Ward ○ Swinging Bridge ○ Winemaker

  • Dave Brookes (Dux)

    Bengt Baumgartner

    Courtney Treacher

    Daniel Sims

    Emma Plumridge

    Joanna Marsh

    Lisa Jenkins

    Marcus Satchell

    Mario Vinciguerra

    Nicholas Spencer

    Paul Gardner

  • Liam O’Brien (Dux)

    Bryan Martin

    David Mackintosh

    Gabrielle Poy

    Kevin Glastonbury

    Mike Bennie

    Patrick White

    Paul Carpenter

    Peter Dredge

    Sarah Cecchi

    Sarah Crowe

    Vanessa Altmann

  • Adam Wadewitz (Dux)

    Stuart Halliday (Dux)

    Alex McKay

    Dean O’Reilly

    Francine Austin

    Ian Hongell

    James Erskine

    Jeff Byrne

    Leanne Altmann

    Michael Symons

    Nick Ryan

    Sally Humble

  • Larissa Bray (Dux)

    Adam O’Neill

    Ben Moechtar

    Drew Tuckwell

    Helen McCarthy

    Jane Faulkner

    Kim Bickley

    Raul Moreno

    Renee Foster

    Sarah Fagan

    Shavaughn Wells

    Simon Curkovic

  • Sue Bell (Dux)

    Alex Wilcox

    Bryan Currie

    Louise Radman

    Mark O’Callaghan

    Matt Steel

    Natalie Reymond

    Paul Henry

    Stephen Harris

    Stuart Watson

    Tyson Stelzer

    Usher Tinkler

  • Elizabeth Jackson (Dux)

    Angus Hughson

    Celine Rousseau

    Christopher Morrison

    Darren Harris

    Debbie Pearce

    Michael Glover

    Penny Boothman

    Sharon Wild

    Steve Flamsteed

    Stuart Gregor

    Travis Fuller

  • David Bicknell (Dux)

    Chris Crawford

    Corrina Rayment

    David Lawler

    Geraldine McFaul

    Ken Gargett

    Matthew Hemming

    Michael Davey

    Nicole Tuckwell

    Randall Pollard

    Robert Diletti

    Trina Smith

  • Hamish Seabrook (Dux)

    Andrew Tierney

    Antony Moss

    Emma Wood

    Greg Jarrett

    Jason Bowyer

    Ken Dobler

    Michael De Iuliis

    Nick Picone

    Oliver Crawford

    Rebecca Wilson

    Ross Pamment

  • Ben Edwards (Dux)

    Adrian Lockhart

    Alexandra McPherson

    Anna Martens

    Cliff Royal

    Dan Buckle

    Kate Goodman

    Matt Harrop

    Nick Hildebrandt

    PJ Charteris

    Regan Hawkins

    Tim Kirk

  • Tom Carson (Dux)

    Aaron Brasher

    Cameron Douglas

    Edward Tomlinson

    Jim Chatto

    Martin Williams

    Matt Wenk

    Melissa Moore

    Paul Bowyer

    Philip Rich

    Sally Harper

    Samantha Connew

  • Caroline Dunn (Dux)

    Alex Hudak

    Annette Lacey

    Ben Glover

    Jeremy Stockman

    Kerri Thompson

    Louise Brightman

    Martin Cooper

    Nick Stock

    Robert Mann

    Sarah-Kate Wilson

    Sophie Otten

    Tim Stock

2023 Len Evans Tutorial Scholars

2013 Len Evans Tutorial Scholars

2003 Len Evans Tutorial Scholars

20th Anniversary Scholar Montage


Thoughtfully gifted by the 2022 scholars, this beautiful montage features 20 years of LET Alumni. Scroll in and out, or click on a face to see the name and year.

What our Dux Say

  • “The tutorial meant a great to deal nearly 20 years ago and still today. It really opened the door the wine show judging that had previously been a closed shop to young judges, since then I have judged at every capital city wine show, having the honour of also chairing a couple. Getting that start at a relatively young age has also strengthened my resolve to continue to give opportunities to up and coming young judges.”

    — Tom Carson, 2001 LET Dux

  • "I feel that my time at the tutorial has profoundly changed my understanding and approach to winemaking (and drinking). It has encouraged me to see and seek the enormous myriad of wines, styles and winemaking techniques that make up great wines around the world and use this knowledge in my everyday winemaking in an attempt to make great wines myself."

    — Hamish Seabrook, 2004 LET Dux

  • "The week is always different and amazing it has kept growing and adapting with the calibre of the wines always on point. I look back at the photos of myself in 2006 and the emotion is still so real. As a young female it threw me head first into the world of Wine show judging I loved it then and I still love it."

    — Liz Silkman, 2006 LET Dux

  • "It was an honour to finally get in, I had been applying for years and was grateful to finally get a look in. The tasting environment with the tutors and other scholarship winners provides a special education experience – the diversity of knowledge in the room is great, multi layered! The wines test you, delight you and blow your mind. It then opens many doors afterwards."

    - Sue Bell, 2007 LET Dux

  • “Experience an unforgettable wine education with the steepest incline, taste some of the world's most exceptional wines in context, create remarkable memories, and form great friendships..”

    - Adam Wadewitz, 2009 LET Dux

  • “Probably one of the great highlights of 09 were the life long friendships that have grown from the LET week. But, the blind tasting, ‘Options’ during the evening dinners were also most memorable.”

    - Stuart Halliday, 2009 LET Dux

  • “Being at the tutorial was a chance to understand more about the wines and wine people of Australia – who/what had gone before me and what was happening now. I remember a lot of discussion about what was to come too, and it shone a light on how important it is to strive (without trying too hard) to make great wines that respect the soil by not damaging it nor speaking too loudly over the top of it. It also taught me in my day job that it’s important to act as a connection between farmer and consumer and to work harder at supporting/buying wine from good people who make good wine and who are good to the earth.”

    - Liam O’Brien, 2010 LET Dux

  • "Even though I managed to come away with the Dux of my year (I still refer to it as my Steven Bradbury moment), for me, getting into LET itself was the prize and it was the culmination of many years spent working across the wine industry and many years sending in applications!! It was a chance to challenge myself, not only against my fellow scholars but within; a chance to express arguments for and against certain wines based on my own experience and assessment and a chance to gauge where the famous bottles across the history of Australian wine sat against their esteemed European cousins."

    -Dave Brookes, 2011 LET Dux

  • "The tutorial was a way of getting a stronger foot in the door for show judging opportunities. It’s the ultimate blind tasting experience that really hones your knowledge and understanding of what is expected of a judge and how to really asses and reward quality, a benchmarking experience like no other.."

    — Matt Brooke, 2014 LET Dux

  • "The opportunity to contrast and compare the finest Australian wines with the great wines of the world, combined with the experience, knowledge and generosity of the tutors; the camaraderie with my fellow scholars, it all combines to make the greatest week in my wine career. Representing the Hunter Valley as also a real thrill. One of the great institutions in Australian Wine and long may it reign."

    — Stuart Hordern, 2016 LET Dux

  • "Hard to qualify what the Tutorial meant to me. Life changing. Challenged my assessment of my knowledge of the world of fine wine, which reset my internal benchmark of the aspirational quality of the wines I help to produce. Also gave me perspective of my place in the large history of Australian wine, something I found very grounding and again motivating. The collegiate nature of the week was greater than I could have predicted and the friendships born from one week seem eternal."

    — Julian Grounds, 2017 LET Dux

  • "From a learning perspective, it was amazing to benchmark wines made at Peter Lehmann against some of the best wines in the world, and to think a little deeper and more broadly about the styles of wine we are making now and into the future. To taste and learn alongside some of Australia’s (and the worlds) greatest wine industry people was also incredibly humbling. I loved every minute!"

    — Tim Dolan, 2018 LET Dux

  • "It is the best opportunity I have ever had to refine my tasting skills and listen and learn from some of the best minds and palates in the business. Both tutors and fellow scholars were sources of inspiration and knowledge."

    — Adam Walls, 2019 LET Dux