Obituary: Max Lake

Surgeon, winemaker, writer and bon vivant Max Lake, who has died aged 84, was not only his country's first hand surgeon, but also one of the giants of the Australian wine industry. Lake's Folly, his Hunter Valley winery, was a pioneer in two respects: for its "boutique" character, having a high reputation that made it possible for this small operation to thrive, chiefly by selling to the fans on its mailing list; and for being among the first to have a success planting both chardonnay and cabernet sauvignon when they were still novel varieties in the region. A militant hedonist, Lake prided himself on being an all-round sensualist, someone who paid as much attention to the evidence provided by his nose and taste buds as to that proceeding from sight and sound; he loved food as much as wine, and women more than either. In 1989...

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