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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald

Meet the retired miner who's been collecting wine for 63 years

Roger Lundy, 80, has been collecting wine for 63 years. He once had more than 2000 bottles in his cellar, but now has about 1000 bottles of wine. Picture by Simone De Peak

It's a club that has been in existence for more than half a century, is little known to most people and way past exclusive - just 23 members.

And there's no sign of that changing any time soon. To join you must be invited as a guest, impress the members, then wait for a current member to retire or, well... turn up his toes.

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