Wine Show Judging — Len Evans Tutorial

The LET & Wine Show Judging

Over the last twenty years, the primary beneficiaries of the Tutorial have been Australian Wine Shows and, in particular, the Capital City Shows. The LET is a highly regarded training ground for wine show judges. It develops scholars' judging skills by identifying quality wines, explaining the technicalities of scoring, improving their wine vocabulary, and effectively communicating wine quality.

Each year, the best-performing LET scholars are guaranteed positions as associate judges at the next Sydney Royal Wine Show and a range of other Australia-wide wine shows. Most scholars have been engaged with show judging for five years after attending the LET, with over 50% of past scholars still active, many of whom have been Chair of Judges and Panel Chairs.

A recent review revealed that all capital city wine shows and many regional shows had a past scholar as Chair. Seeing many female LET scholars rising to Chair many national and regional shows has also been pleasing.

Wine Show Committees wanting to be put in touch with any of our scholars are invited to contact us via email at info@lenevanstutorial.com.au, and we will follow up on any queries.

LET Sponsor Contact Details

Mahalia Hicks
Senior Manager Wine, Dairy & Fine Food
mhicks@rasnsw.com.au
Lucy Silva
Entertainment & Events Manager
lsilva@adelaideshowground.com.au
www.thewineshow.com.au/expression-of-interest
Brendan Alexander
Competitions and Events Planner
BAlexander@royalqueenslandshow.com.au

Wine Show Contact Details

Australian Cool Climate Wine Show ○ Virginia Rawling ○ accws1@bigpond.com
Canberra and Region Wine Show ○ Andy Price ○ admin@rncas.org.au
Canberra International Riesling Challenge ○ Sue Hart ○ info@rieslingchallenge.com
Winewise Small Vigneron Awards ○ Lester Jesberg ○ editor@winewise.net.au
Australian Highlands Wine Show ○ John Scott ○ president@southernhighlandsfoodandwine.com.au
Australian National Single Vineyard Wine Show ○ Christie Anderson ○ cowrawineshow@bigpond.com
Boutique Wine Awards ○ Ross Anderson ○ ross@anzbws.com.au
Cowra Wine Show ○ Christie Anderson ○ cowrawineshow@bigpond.com
Hunter Valley Boutique Winemakers Show ○ Julie Robinson ○ office@maitlandshowground.com.au
Hunter Valley Wine Show ○ Abby Burden ○ secretary@hunterwineshow.com.au
Mudgee Wine Show ○ Rob Black ○ info@mudgeewine.com.au
National Cool Climate Wine Show ○ Lee Baxter ○ admin@coolwines.com.au
New England Wine Show ○ Merilyn Hottes ○ newenglandwineshow@hotmail.com
NSW Small Winemakers Wine Show ○ Paul Bennett ○ smallwine@nswwineshow.com.au
NSW Wine Awards ○ Matt Jessop ○ info@nswwine.com.au
Orange Region Wine Show ○ Nadja Wallington ○ nadja@chalouwines.com.au
Riverina Wine Show ○ Carrah Lymer ○ info@riverinawinemakers.com.au
Global Fine Wine Challenge ○ Ross Anderson ○ ross@globalfine.wine
South Coast Wine Show ○ John Payne ○ scwsorg@gmail.com
Sydney International Wine Competition ○ Brett Ling ○ admin@top100wines.com
Queensland Wine Awards ○ Sandra Deane ○ info@queenslandwine.com.au
RASQ Wine Show and Mediterranean Challenge ○ Damon Phillips ○ rasqadmin@rasq.com.au
Australian National Amateur Wine and Beer Show ○ Brian Ferris ○ anawbs@anawbs.org.au
Barossa Wine Show ○ Ashleigh Fox ○ barossawineshow@barossa.com
Clare Valley Regional Wine Show ○ Anna Baum ○ anna@clarevalleywine.com.au
Langhorne Creek Wine Show ○ Lian Jaensch ○ info@langhornecreek.com
Limestone Coast Wine Show ○ Ulrich Grey-Smith ○ wineshow@limestonecoastwine.com.au
Marananga Regional Wine Show ○ Cathy Wills ○ stay@thevillasbarossa.com.au
McLaren Vale Wine Show ○ June Barnett ○ wineshow@mclarenvale.info
National Schools Wine Competition ○ Katie Johnson ○ KJohnson@adelaideshowground.com.au
Riverland Wine Show ○ Amelia Anspach ○ amelia.anspach@angove.com.au
The Adelaide Hills Wine Show ○ Sarah Carlson ○ info@adelaidehillswine.com.au
The Great Australian Red ○ Tyson Stelzer ○ tyson@thegreataustralianred.com
Royal Hobart Wine Show ○ Janine Kallenbach ○ janine@hobartshowground.com.au
Tasmanian Wine Show ○ Phil Dunham ○ tws@netspace.net.au
Australian Alternative Varieties Wine Show ○ Helen Healy ○ info@aavws.com
Australian Inland Wine Show ○ Margaret Lucardie ○ secretary@inlandwine.com
Australian Pinot Noir Challenge ○ Olivia Barrie ○ admin@mpva.com.au
Australian Sparkling Wine Show ○ Michael Gelbert ○ info@australiansparklingwineshow.com.au
Ballarat Wine Show ○ Elizabeth van Beek ○ eo@ballaratshow.org.au
Daylesford Wine Show ○ Charles Zhang ○ charleszhang45@gmail.com
Eltham Amateur Wine Show ○ Mario Anders ○ info@amateurwine.org.au
Frankston & South Eastern Wineshow ○ Peter Enness ○ wineshow@fawg.org.au
Geelong Wine Show ○ Jo Wealands ○ info@winegeelong.com.au
Heathcote Wine Show ○ Graeme Quigley ○info@heathcotewinegrowers.com.au
International Cool Climate Wine Show ○ Caroline Dickenson ○ info@coolclimatewineshow.org
Le Concours des Vins de Victoria ○ Olivier Deschang ○ vic@facci.com.au
Melbourne International Wine Competition ○ Adam Levy ○ adam@melbourneintlcomp.com
North East Victorian Wine Challenge ○ Bridget Phillips ○ info@alpinevalleysvignerons.com.au
Royal Melbourne Wine Awards ○ Kirsten Stubbings ○ wine@rasv.com.au
Rutherglen Wine Show & Australian Fortified Wine Show ○ Geoff O’Dwyer ○ wineagshow@westnet.com.au
The Great Australian Shiraz Challenge ○ Julian McLean ○ info@shirazchallenge.com.au
The James Halliday Chardonnay Challenge ○ Richard Howden ○ info@chardonnaychallenge.com.au
Victorian Wines Show ○ Sarah Barnbrook ○ secretary@victorianwinesshow.com.au
Western Victorian Wine Challenge ○ Andrea Hart ○ simon@montarawines.com.au
Wines of Gippsland Wine Show ○ Sonia Zuidema ○ gippslandwineshow@gmail.com
Yarra Valley Wine Show ○ Caroline Evans ○ wineshow@wineyarravalley.com.au
Gippsland Wine Awards ○ Justin Jenkins ○ justin@winegippsland.com
Macedon Ranges Wine Exhibition ○ Josephine Rutledge ○ kynetonshow@gmail.com
Mornington Peninsula Vignerons Wine Show ○ Olivia Barrie ○ admin@mpva.com.au
Blackwood Valley & WA Boutique Wine Show ○ Lyn Metcalf ○ bvwia@westnet.com.au
Geographe Wine Show ○ Jo O’Dea ○ wineshow@geographewine.com.au
James Halliday Cabernet Challenge ○ Pip Heaford ○ pipheaford@margaretriver.wine
Margaret River Wine Show ○ Pip Heaford ○ pipheaford@margaretriver.wine
Perth Hills Wine Show ○ Chloe Sykes ○ info@myattsfield.com.au
Perth Royal Wine Show ○ Jodie Spirek ○ jodie.spirek@raswa.org.au.
Singapore Airlines Swan Valley Wine Show ○ Deb Tucker ○ info@swanvalleywinemakers.com.au
Wandering Wheatbelt Wine Awards ○ Darralyn Ebsary ○ tanglefoot@westnet.com.au
Wine Show of Western Australia ○ Marie O'Dea ○ info@wineshowwa.com.au
Timber Towns Regional Wine Show ○ Irene Bowden ○ nwflora@wn.com.au