2023 Len Evans Tutorial Scholars Announced

Twelve talented Australian wine professionals will be the next participants of the 2023 Len Evans Tutorial, to be held from October 30 - November 3 in the Hunter Valley.

The 12 successful scholars were selected from over 180 candidates, a record number in the Tutorial’s 21 years. They will attend what is referred to as ‘the greatest wine school on earth.'

The 2023 students are:

Steve Baraglia – Chief Winemaker, Pikes Wines, Pike & Joyce Wines, Naked Run, SA

Andre Bondar – Owner and Winemaker, Bondar Wines, SA

Emma Farrelly – Director of Wine, The State Buildings, Como The Treasury, WA

Jack Glover – Marketing Director, Accolade Wines, NSW

Liz Heidenreich – Winemaker, Liz Heidenreich Wines, Peter Teakle Wines, SA

Louella Mathews – Group Sommelier, Trippas White Group, NSW

Kaylene Reynolds – Sales, Marketing and Education, Prince Wine Store, Vic

Tim Shand – Chief Winemaker, Voyager Estate, WA

Kate Sturgess – Winemaker, Brokenwood Wines, NSW

Alister Timms – Winemaker, Shadowfax Winery, Vic

Matthew Paul Turnbull – Owner, A Good Bunch, SA

Penelope Vine – Head Sommelier, Trader House (Cutler & Co and Marion), Vic

The Len Evans Tutorial was founded by Len Evans AO OBE in 2001. It is a not-for-profit organisation funded entirely by donations and sponsorships from companies and individuals related to the wine industry. All tutors and pourers volunteer their time each year to run the Tutorial.

Board members include Sally Evans (Chair), Tom Carson, Samantha Connew, Sarah Crowe, James Halliday AM, Michael Hill Smith AM MW, Iain Riggs AM. Philanthropist Basil Sellers continues as Patron.

Len Evans’ daughter and Chair, Sally Evans, said: “As always, it was a difficult decision choosing who should attend the Tutorial, even more so in 2023 with record applications. I know the entire board is excited about the strength, diversity and backgrounds of this year’s candidates, and we can’t wait to welcome everyone to the Hunter.”

Over the decades, the Len Evans Tutorial has proved to be an invaluable training ground for its scholars, many of whom have gone on to become wine show chairs and senior wine judges, industry leaders and better wine professionals. This is the legacy of the Tutorial and Len Evans’ vision.

Principal Sponsors for 2023 include Brokenwood, Brown Family Wines, De Iuliis, Deep Woods, Eden Road, Evans Family, Handpicked Wines, Jackson Family Wines, Joval, Leeuwin Estate, Merivale, Mount Pleasant, National Wine Show, Pernod Ricard, Riedel, Royal Queensland Wine Awards, Shaw + Smith, Spicer's Guesthouse, Sydney Royal Wine Show, Tahbilk, Tapanappa, TarraWarra, Torbrek, Trevor Drayton Foundation, Tyrrells, Wine Ark, Wirra Wirra, Yalumba and Yarra Yering. All tuition, accommodation, travel, wine and food are covered by Tutorial sponsors and donors.