Cork Talk with Ricard Rofes
A Catalan to his fingertips, Ricard Rofes is the winemaker at Scala Dei in Priorat, in charge of one of Spain’s greatest historic properties. A lover of Garnacha, Ricard talked...
Cork Talk with Daniel Daou
Daniel Daou was born in Lebanon, brought up in France and now lives in the United States. After selling the software business he created with is brother in the late...
Cork Talk with Sebastián Zuccardi
Sebastián Zuccardi started out making sparkling wines at school for fun (as you do), before working in vineyards overseas for seven years. Since he returned full time to his family’s...
Cork Talk with Laurent Miquel
Laurent Miquel is the eighth generation of his family to farm at Cazal Viel in the Langudeoc, but there’s nothing remotely traditional about him. A proponent of night harvesting as...
Cork Talk with Randall Graham
Randall Grahm set out to make great Pinot Noir in California, but with typical self-effacement, he soon realised that his talents were better suited to other grapes, especially those from...
Cork Talk with Julio Bouchon
Julio Bouchon’s family came to Chile form Bordeaux back in the 1880s, but this fourth generation winemaker has done more for the reputation of a forgotten Spanish grape – País...
Cork Talk with Jean-Charles Boisset
Jean-Charles Boiset is a hoot – an entrepreneur, a tireless innovator and a brand in his own right. Brought up in Burgundy, where his family owns Boisset, the region’s largest...
Cork Talk with Steve Pannell
Steve Pannell was born into one of Margaret River’s pioneering wineries, Moss Wood, but has chosen to follow his own path in McLaren Vale and the Adelaide Hiils. Rightly regarded...
Cork Talk with Hubert de Boüard
Given his first pairs of secateurs by his dad on his seventh birthday, Hubert de Boüard was destined to be a winemaker. Best known for his transformation of Château Angélus...
Cork Talk with Paolo De Marchi
Think Chianti, think Paolo de Marchi. He was born in Piedmont, but he’s been a resident of Tuscany since 1976 – and he’s a key figure in the renaissance of...
Cork Talk with Laura Catena
Laura Catena is no one-trick pony. She’s a global wine personality, managing director of Catena Wines in Argentina – and a trained emergency room doctor. Dividing her time between San...
Cork Talk with Steve Smith
Master of Wine Steve Smith is a scarily brainy person, who seems to know a lot about almost everything, but is also a lot of fun to hang out with....