Max Allen is an award-winning journalist and author, and a lecturer in wine studies at the University of Melbourne. Max has been writing about booze for thirty years- he is the wine and drinks columnist for the Australian Financial Review, long-time contributor to Gourmet Traveller Magazine, Australian correspondent for JancisRobinson.com and a regular presenter at masterclasses and festivals around the world. Max has authored or co-authored over a dozen books, including The History of Australian Wine, The Future Makers, Red and White and Intoxicating- Ten Drinks That Shaped Australia.