Len Evans was a remarkable man and among many gifts he was a great raconteur and communicator. The wine business has its fare share of snobs and at times pomposity is alive and well. Evans took great delight in reminding us that, “Wine is a great drink, but it's a drink, it's the juice of fermented grapes. So drink the bloody stuff and shut up and get on with it.”

In 2005 we interviewed Len on two occasions for several hours. This short excerpt shows his story telling at its very best. watch here...

We have a photo that shows Rolf was lifting grapes by age four. He recalls planting vineyards in 1972 when he was twelve. From 1975 it began to get serious and the first proper vintage worked was in 1978, a particularly good year. watch here...

Max was born in Cessnock on 27th November, 1931, the third son of the late Walter and Catherine Drayton. He was educated at Pokolbin Primary School and later at Cessnock High School. He married a local lass, Caroline Bedford.

Here, Max discusses the history of the vineyards of the Hunter Valley, the development of the family vineyards and his view of the future for the region. watch here...