Cork Talk with Miguel Merino
Miguel Merino didnāt always want to be a winemaker, despite the fact that his dad owned a bodega. He worked in sports journalism and as a TV screenwriter, before finally...
Cork Talk with Maureen Downey
Maureen Downey has been described as the Sherlock Holmes of wine, an expert in exposing counterfeiting and fraud. I caught up with her from her home in California to talk...
Cork Talk with Charles Back
Charles Back has had an enormous influence on the South African wine industry as an innovator, maverick and campaigner for transformation and social change. Listen to us chat about the...
Cork Talk with Mathieu Chadronnier
As president of Bordeaux nĆ©gociant CVBG, Mathieu Chadronnier is among the worldās most important fine wine figures. As well as making a brilliant varietal Merlot with his wife, Anne Laurence,...
Cork Talk with Santiago AchƔval
Santiago AchĆ”val wanted to be a classical guitarist until he realised heād never be another Julian Bream. Instead, he studied accountancy before ending up in wine, founding one of Mendozaās...
Cork Talk with Steve Daniel
Steve Daniel has had a profound impact on what we drink in the UK. First as Oddbins, where he was buying director in its pomp, and since 2010 at Hallgarten...
Cork Talk with Penny Streeter OBE
Penny Streeter OBE has been described as āone of the most influential entrepreneurs of our timeā. Having left school with no qualifications, she ended up living on benefits with three...
Cork Talk with Dylan Grigg
Born in the Barossa Valley, Dylan Grigg started out pruning vineyards and has gone on to become one of the leading viticultural consultants in the world, with a PhD and...
Cork Talk with Andreas Larsson
Andreas Larsson started his working life as a chef, but decided to move into wine after a trip to Burgundy and the RhƓne Valley. And boy was that a good...
Cork Talk with Michel Chapoutier
By his own admission, Michel Chapoutier would fall over if he ever stood still. Heās one of the most creative and dynamic winemakers on the planet. I caught up with...
Cork Talk with Marcelo Papa
As technical director of Concha y Toro, Marcelo Papa oversees the production of millions of bottles of commercial wine, as well as some of South Americaās most prestigious reds and...
Cork Talk with Michael Hill Smith MW
Michael Hill Smith MW is a sixth-generation winemaker who always wanted to do his own thing, rather than go into the family firm, Yalumba. Show judge, entrepreneur, consultant and lapsed...