Cork Talk with Bryan MacRobert
Bryan MacRobert grew up on a farm near Cape Town and always wanted to be a winemaker. Working for Eben Sadie in Priorat gave him the chance to travel to...
Cork Talk with Kate McIntyre
Kate McIntyre MW’s parents were pioneers in the cool climate of Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, but her initial intention was to be a theatre director rather than join the family business....
Cork Talk with Christopher Cannan
Christopher Cannan has worked in the international wine business for more than 50 years, representing some of the greatest producers through his company Europvin as well as making his own...
Cork Talk with Alex Hunt
Master of Wine Alex Hunt is a published journalist and a prodigiously talented musician – his first love, he says – who has a very busy day job as purchasing...
Cork Talk with Charles Metcalfe
Charles Metcalfe is both a singer and a wine writer, someone who has combined the two jobs for more than 40 years. An expert on the wines of Spain and...
Cork Talk with Craig Wessels
Craig Wessels started his own media company after dropping out of university, but he’d always wanted to be a farmer. After a three-day winemaking course in Stellenbosch, he decided to...
Cork Talk with Vicky Torres
Vicky Torres didn’t produce wine until she was 35, but she’s certainly made up for it since. Her expressive, artisanal, wines – be they white, red, or sweet – are...
Cork Talk with Martin Krajewski
Martin Krajewski left school wanting to be a golf pro but got a job in the City that ended up making him a fortune instead. Focused full-time on the wine...
Cork Talk with Matt Wilkin
Matt Wilkin’s parents were teetotal, but that didn’t put him off going into hospitality or developing a passionate interest in wine. After a couple of harvests in Australia, he carved...
Cork Talk with Gerd Stepp
Gerd Stepp was brought up on a grape and apple farm in the village of Bad Dürkheim. After working in wineries in Italy, Zimbabwe and South Africa, and a spell...
Cork Talk with Mary Bridges
Mary Bridges grew up on a farm in Inverness and worked in a Michelin-starred restaurant before deciding she wanted to be a winemaker. After a vintage in France, she got...
Cork Talk with Felicity Carter
Felicity Carter is a journalist who specialises in the business of wine. More recently, she’s become an acknowledged expert on health and alcohol policy, interviewing several of the key figures...