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...
Cork Talk with Alvaro Palacios
It’s impossible to think of a winemaker who’s more quintessentially Spanish than Álvaro Palacios, a man who has established his global fame with wines from three different regions – Priorat,...
Cork Talk with Daniel Pisano
Daniel Pisano is a fifth-generation Uruguayan winemaker – wine personality, really. He’s famous for his big moustaches, love of vintage motorbikes, barbecues and, of course, Tannat. Tune in to listen...
Cork Talk with Adi Badenhorst
Adi Badenhorst was brought up on a wine farm in Constantia and made his first wine when he was 13. An absurdly young age, even with his background. After a...
Cork Talk with Michael Seresin
Michael Seresin is a celebrated cinematographer, famous for his work on Bugsy Malone, Gravity and Midnight Express among many other movies. He also owns an award winning, biodynamic winery in Marlborough...
Cork Talk with Faouzi Issa
Faouzi Issa is one of the superstars of the Lebanese wine industry, often talked of as the natural successor to the late Serge Hochar of Château Musar. Trained in France,...