The Len Evans Tutorial

Each year the Len Evans Foundation Trustees invite wine scholars to participate in the Len Evans Tutorial. Over a five-day period the 12 scholars are exposed to the great wines of the world, young and old. There are blind tastings each morning of 30 varietal wines from up to five countries and spanning up to 30 years. The wines are judged as if they were in an Australian wine show. There are four Masterclass sessions ranging from flights of Bordeaux and Prestige Champagne to the final class of the week, Domaine De La Romanee Conti. Evenings consist of more great wines of the world presented as brackets or as Option wines.

It is difficult to calculate the total amount of wine with which I've been involved, but it must be somewhere near a million bottles – enough to justify a belief that one knows something about the subject that can be passed on. My hope is that by hastening the development of young people interested in wine, they may have more time in the future to become even more knowledgeable. The Len Evans Tutorial is a manifestation of these thoughts. We are all delighted with the tutorial's depth of talent. Already the scholars from the various years are forming what Brian Croser calls a dynamic young breed of highly qualified, passionate and even obsessive young people who will change the face of the judging system - LEN EVANS

It is the most exclusive wine school in the world - JAMES HALLIDAY

The Len Evans Foundation Trustees

Brian Croser, James Halliday, Iain Riggs, Basil Sellers