Remembering a Wine Sensualist
Posted: Apr 21, 2009 10:56am ET
Max Lake died last week at the age of 84. There are many reasons to fondly recall the Australian vintner, author and erstwhile hand surgeon. But for me, he should be remembered most for opening the door to a new era in Australian wine when, in 1963, he planted Hunter Valley's first new vineyard of the 20th century, and started the first new winery there.
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