Cork Talk with Barry Smith
Professor Barry Smith was brought up in a hotel and, as a child, was fascinated by the aromas that surrounded him. Now a distinguished academic philosopher, he’s also the founder...
Cork Talk with Bruno Prats
In a career spanning 104 harvests in two hemispheres, Bruno Prats has established himself as one the world’s great wine figures. He took Château Cos d’Estournel in Bordeaux to Super...
Cork Talk with Johan Reyneke
Johan Reyneke is South Africa’s leading biodynamic grower, cultivating the grapes that make his wonderful wines so distinctive. Listen to us chat about the weathered granite soils of the Polkadraai...
Cork Talk with Rafa Urrejola
Rafa Urrejola of Viña Undurraga briefly thought of becoming a sports journalist, but then switched back to winemaking as a career. A narrow escape for both him and us! Listen...
Cork Talk with Santiago Deicas
Santiago Decias may only be 35 years old, but he’s already established himself as one of South America’s leading winemakers and a person who’s unafraid to push boundaries – both...
Cork Talk with Philippe Guigal
Philippe Guigal’s father, Marcel, planted a vineyard in his honour on the day he was born, so it’s no wonder that wine has been an integral part of his life...
Cork Talk with Gérard Bertrand
Gérard Bertrand combined a career as a top-level rugby player and winemaker in his twenties, but is now entirely focused on his eponymous business in the Languedoc-Roussillon. In the course...
Cork Talk with Jane Anson
Author of Inside Bordeaux and publisher of janeanson.com, Jane Anson is one of the leading commentators on the wine’s of the Gironde region. I caught up with her to chat about the...
Cork Talk with Oz Clarke
Oz Clarke started his working life as a West End actor, but slowly got drawn into the world of wine, where he has helped to change the nation’s drinking habits...
Cork Talk with Edward Slingerland
Edward Slingerland is a Professor of Philosophy with a fascinating take on the role that alcohol consumption has played in the history of civilisation. Over the course of a fascinating,...
Cork Talk with Jean-Marc Lafage
Jean-Marc Lafage is something of a one off in France, not least because he learnt his craft as a so-called flying winemaker, a career usually reserved for Antipodeans. Listen to...
Cork Talk with Michael Brajkovich
Master of Wine Michael Brajkovich is one of New Zealand’s most celebrated winemakers, a man whose Chardonnays are often talked about in the same breath as the great white wines...