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. See http://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 was very saddened to hear this news. It's been a bad year for wine
lovers, with the losses of Luis Kracher, Robert Mondavi, Didier
Dagueneau and now Dr. Carrodus, all remarkable and important individuals
in their own ways.

Mark Lipton
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