As a young man, John Lewis was playing rugby for a club in Armidale and writing rugby league stories as a sports writer for the Armidale Express.
The rugby club had a strong beer drinking culture, which didn't suit John, as he got migraines from drinking beer. But that pushed him in another direction, and he found delight and satisfaction drinking Woodley's Est, a sweet white wine from South Australia, comparable to a muscat.
