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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Dave Brookes (Dux)
Bengt Baumgartner
Courtney Treacher
Daniel Sims
Emma Plumridge
Joanna Marsh
Lisa Jenkins
Marcus Satchell
Mario Vinciguerra
Nicholas Spencer
Paul Gardner
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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