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Biography of a notable figure in the Australian wine industry, telling of his varied career and including his activities as a wine judge, commentator and grower. The author has published two wine education books and many wine-related articles in newspapers and magazines. Includes a bibliography and a glossary of people involved in the wine industry.
‘Wine is a good, familiar creature and once bitten, that’s it.’ Len Evans Len Evans was bitten early and that was it. He remained an enthusiastically successful promoter of the ‘good, familiar creature’ until his untimely death in 2006. But after almost half a century of a life in wine, he wasn’t keen on getting into the autobiography business. ‘I was asked to write my memoirs,’ he said in 1985, ‘but I didn’t like the idea – for one reason I’m still living them, and for another, my many conceits do not include a belief that my life has been particularly fascinating.’ Well, he didn’t write his memoirs but he left us something else that is uniquely Evans – an anec...
An anecdotal ramble through a life devoted to the production, promotion - and drinking! - of wine.
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Tate Adams produced the 43 wood-engravings of pioneering Australian wineries over the six years leading up to the nation's bicentenary celebrations in 1988. Each winery would have been one hundred or more years old at that time. Today, these exquisite wood engravings only exist in proof editions held at the State Library of Queensland. This their first publication for a wider readership, is a joint initiative of the State Library of Queensland and Macmillan Art Publishing.
An intimate understanding of the world of wine filtered through the vast knowledge and experience of the recognised world expert, this book addresses every aspect of the world of wine.