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....
Cork Talk with Ken Forrester
Known as the King of Chenin Blanc, Ken Forrester is one of the South African wine industry’s best-loved and highest profile figures. He was originally a restaurateur in Johannesburg, but...
Cork Talk with Marcelo Retamal
Marcelo Retamal is sometimes described as the spiritual leader of Chile’s wine revolution. He’s the man who encouraged a generation of winemakers to focus on terroir, elegance and fruit...
Cork Talk with Virginia Willcock
Virginia Willcock of Vasse Felix is one of the most awarded winemakers in Australia. She’s famous for the quality of her Chardonnays and Cabernets, as well as her sense...
Cork Talk with Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres Maczassek is a fifth-generation winemaker running one of the most important bodegas in Spain. He oversees projects in Rioja, Ribera del Duero, Rías Baixas, Rueda and Priorat –...
Cork Talk with Jacques Lurton
Jacques Lurton is the scion of an extended family that dominates the Bordeaux wine trade and is informally known as Les Lurtons du Vin. But Jacques has always been the...
Cork Talk with Iduna Weinert
Brazilian Iduna Weinert is the youthful face of Bodega y Cavas Weinert, one of the most traditional wineries in Argentina, and an acute observer of the ups and downs of...
Cork Talk with Sir John Hegarty
Sir John Hegarty is an advertising legend famous for his work on Levisand Audi among many other brands. He’s also a winery owner, having created Domaine Hegarty Chamans with his wife Philippa in...