Lauren Hansen named Dux of the Len Evans Tutorial

“Such an incredible learning journey, and so many truly epic wines during the week – it’s difficult to unpack the magic of the Len Evans Tutorial into words,” she says.

“I couldn’t possibly pick a favourite wine, variety to judge, dinner bracket, or masterclass.

“The awe- inspiring wines, words of wisdom from tutors, and a-ha moments of learning just kept coming through the week.”

LET trustee Sam Connew says, “Lauren’s performance across the week was remarkably consistent as has been par for the course for all LET previous duxes.

“She was in the top three scholars in all of the judging brackets, using her golds sparingly but precisely.

“Her language when talking about the wines was concise and succinct, focusing in on all of the wine’s aspects that needed to be covered.

“In addition, she was one of the top two performers in the written exercise.”

The Len Evans Tutorial is often referred to as the ‘greatest wine school on earth’.

The other participants were: Nicole Brasier, Lisa Cardelli, Greg Clack, Tim Dexter, Andrew Higgins, Marcell Kustos, Jonathan Mattick, Aaron Mercer, Foni Pollitt, Skye Salter and Rohan Smith.

The LET is an intensive five-day wine education program based in the Hunter Valley.

It is named after the legendary wine critic Len Evans AO OBE.

Founded in 2001 by Evans, the Len Evans Tutorial has now been completed by 262 graduates.

“The overarching intent of the LET is to equip scholars with the tools and skills to evolve the quality of Australian wines in terms of style and technical attributes,” says Sally Evans, Len’s daughter.

“And to give them the confidence to broadcast the incredible quality of Australian wine both locally and abroad.”

Dux of the Len Evans Tutorial since 2001

Caroline Dunn (2001)
Tom Carson (2002)
Ben Edwards (2003)
Hamish Seabrook (2004)
David Bicknell (2005)
Elizabeth Jackson (2006),
Sue Bell (2007)
Larissa Bray (2008)
Adam Wadewitz (2009)
Liam O’Brien (2010)
Dave Brooks (2011)
Ned Goodwin (2012)
Lak Quach (2013)
Matt Brooke (2014)
Adam Cotterell (2015)
Stuart Hordern (2016)
Julian Grounds (2017)
Tim Dolan (2018)
Adam Walls (2019)
Andrea Pritzker (2022)
Andre Bondar (2023)
Lauren Hansen (2024)