‘True character is revealed in the choices a human being makes under pressure – the greater the pressure, the deeper the revelation, the truer the choice to the character’s essential nature.’ Thus wrote Robert McKee in his seminal screenwriter’s guide Story. Or, to put it in terms members of The Spectator Australia Wine Club (see p 51 for Ben Canaider’s latest excellent buys) might be more familiar with, true character always reveals itself with the passage of time.