Cork Talk with Helen McGinn
Helen McGinn, Knackered Mother to many of her fans, is a wine writer, taster and TV presenter, best known for her appearances on the BBC’s Saturday Kitchen. She also a...
Cork Talk with Gordon Russell
Winemaking’s become such a scientific process that New Zealander Gordon Russell feels like one of a rare breed. He’s a top winemaker, but he started at the very bottom –...
Cork Talk with Filipa Pato
Filipa Pato is the modern face of Bairrada, Dão’s milder, coastal cousin and a real region to watch. Filipa was recently crowned Portugal’s winemaker of the year – only the...
Cork Talk with Gerhard Kracher
Gerhard Kracher is widely regarded as one of the greatest sweet winemakers in the world. He has more than lived up to the legacy of his late father, Luis, the...
Cork Talk with Almudena Alberca
Almudena Alberca is Spain’s only female Master of Wine as well as the technical director of Entrecanales Domecq e Hijos, a group that makes wines in six different Spanish regions...
Cork Talk with Aris Tselepos
Still in his early thirties, Aris Tselepos is one of the rising talents of the Greek wine scene, with a CV that includes a harvest at Cloudy Bay in New...
Cork Talk with Roman Horvath MW
Roman Horvath MW runs Domäne Wachau in Austria, widely regarded as one of the best co-operatives in the world. Roman may have been uninterested in wine until his mid-20s, but...
Cork Talk with Ricardo Baettig
Ricardo Baettig of Viña Morandé is one of South America’s most innovative and creative winemakers. A champion of Italian grapes – and Italy in general – as well as traditional...
Cork Talk with Germán di Cesare
Germán di Cesare is Mr Malbec at Trivento, making one of the most successful and widely exported bottlings of Argentina’s signature grape. Listen to us chat about the difference between...
Cork Talk with Sue Hodder
Sue Hodder was brought up in Alice Springs but has spent most of her working life in Coonawarra, where she’s completed 29 vintages as senior winemaker at the historic Wynns...
Cork Talk with Jean-Claude Mas
Best known for his humorous Arrogant Frog brand, Jean-Claude Mas is a key figure in the Languedoc region, producing 22 million bottles of wine a year, and tirelessly promoting the...
Cork Talk with Sandra Bravo
Freshness. Balance. Elegance. They’re all the hallmarks of the remarkable wines Sandra Bravo has made her calling card at Sierra de Toloño in Rioja. Her talent has rapidly established her...