On Sep 26, 1:45�am, "Martin Field" > wrote:
> AFW people familiar with the wines of Yarra Yering will be saddened to hear
> of the passing of founder Dr Bailey Carrodus, after a short illness, on 19
> September 2008. Seehttp://www.decanter.com/news/268365.html
>
> Ian Hoare will recall his hospitality some years back when we visited the
> winery and were treated royally to Bailey's new wines in oak.
>
> Bailey was a loveable if sometimes irascible character with an incisive mind
> and did not treat fools lightly. His wines were highly individual and did
> not always suit the prevailing palates of the day. Bailey nevertheless went
> on to creat his own unmistakable wine styles and gained a wide international
> market and fame for Yarra Yering.
>
> Martin

I'm sorry to hear that. An Australian producer in a style I really
like. The YY Dry #1 & Penflds 389 are the 2 Oz wines I look for first
in a store.