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About Len Evans
Len Evans has been called the godfather of the Australian Wine Industry. He was awarded the OBE in 1982 for his services to the wine industry and charity, and the AO in 1999 for his continued work in those fields.
He was the first regular wine columnist in Australia, wrote the first major encyclopaedia of Australian Wine and was the founding director of The Australian Wine Bureau. Since 1982 Len has been President of The Australian Wine Foundation, Chairman of Wine Australia, has continued to write, lecture and broadcast. He also continues to be a leader in the export drive of Australian Wine.
During the '80s he was the first Australian to be asked to address the biggest event of its kind in the world, the Wine Spectator Wine Experience in New York. This led to two further invitations, which further led to being made Master of Ceremonies for the event a role he has continued to fill.
Len has judged all major wine shows in Australia. During this time the Australian Wine Show system became the envy of wine industries of the world. Above all else, Len has been instrumental in helping lift the standard of wine show judging to its present pre-eminence in the world.
Len was Chairman of Rothbury Wines since its foundation in 1969 and Petaluma since 1978. He remained Chairman of Petaluma until 1992, during which time it went from a 500 case company to one making 80,000 cases, establishing a worldwide reputation.
He was Chairman of Rothbury Wines till 1996, which went from a 10,000 case company in 1972 to one of 650,000 cases in 1996, employing over 200 persons. He has been Chairman of his own Wine Company since 1996
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