The Tim Atkin Cork Talk Podcast

41:57

Cork Talk with Noelia Orts

The Tim Atkin Cork Talk Podcast ·

2026/10/02

Noelia Orts was born and brought up in Benidorm, but after studying viticulture and oenology and Spain, and an overseas harvest in New Zealand, moved to Chile in 2009, where she is in charge of the premium wine portfolio at Viñedos Orgánicos Emiliana. Our chat covered her love of travel, cover crops, the art of blending, climate change and what it’s like being involved with the largest organic and biodynamic estate on the planet.To read more about Noelia have a look at the Viñedos Orgánicos

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41:30

Cork Talk with Victoria Mason

The Tim Atkin Cork Talk Podcast ·

2026/08/14

Victoria Mason was working as a plant buyer at Waitrose when she heard about a vacancy in the wine department. She got the job and has never looked back. A long-distance runner and serial high-achiever, she has the energy and enthusiasm of three people. Victoria is a Master of Wine, an expert on regenerative viticulture and a buyer at the Wine Society, where’s she’s currently in charge of South Africa, Beaujolais, Chablis and the Mâconnais.To read more about José have a look at the Wine Society's

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48:06

Cork Talk with José Vouillamoz

The Tim Atkin Cork Talk Podcast ·

2026/08/07

José Vouillamoz is a botanist, ampelographer and grape geneticist who has made a significant contribution to our understanding of the past, present and future of wine. Co-author of the monumental Wine Grapes, as well as books on France and his native Switzerland, he’s a scientist who can convey his knowledge to a wider audience, combining expertise and charm with a journalist’s eye for a good story. He’s a truly fascinating interviewee. Photo by Louis Dasselborne.To read more about José have a look

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48:52

Cork Talk with Kathy Burk

The Tim Atkin Cork Talk Podcast ·

2026/06/18

Kathy Burk grew up on a grape farm in California, but went into academia rather than viticulture, specialising in Anglo-American relations. Alongside her teaching and research, she continued to develop her love and knowledge of wine. Now a retired professor, she’s spent the last five years researching her remarkable new book, Wine: A Global History, which will be published in October. I caught up with her to hear all about it.To read more about Kathy have a look at this website. Don’t forget, Cork

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39:12

Cork Talk with Stellios Boutaris

The Tim Atkin Cork Talk Podcast ·

2026/05/29

Stellios Boutaris is a fourth-generation winemaker who’s one of the key figures in the modern Greek wine scene, running both Kir-Yanni in Macedonia and Domaine Sigalas on the volcanic island of Santorini. A lover of both Xinomavro and Assyrtiko, two of the country’s most distinctive grapes, he has extremely topical views about sustainable viticulture in a changing climate and how Greece can sustain its global momentum.To read more about Stellios have a look at Kir-Yanni website. You can also follow

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42:26

Cork Talk with Jerry Lockspeiser

The Tim Atkin Cork Talk Podcast ·

2026/05/07

Jerry Lockspeiser dreamt of being a professional footballer, but ended up in wine by accident in his early thirties. A serial entrepreneur and risk taker, who built Vinceremos and Bottle Green into major wine suppliers, he’s now the chair of North South Wines, and director of Positive News. From organic wine pioneer to marathon runner, philanthropist to published author, Jerry's career spans four decades. And he’s still going strong.To read more about Jerry have a look at the North South website

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45:00

Cork Talk with Marta Casas

The Tim Atkin Cork Talk Podcast ·

2026/04/24

Marta Casas originally trained as a pharmacist but switched to wine after she met her future husband and accompanied him and his family on a fact-finding tour to Australia. Now the long-term, award winning winemaker at Parés Baltà in the Penedés, she’s an expert on biodynamics as well as a passionate advocate for local Catalan grapes, with their lower alcohol, naturally high acidity and resistance to climate change.To read more about Marta have a look at the Parés Baltà website. You can also

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45:32

Cork Talk with Philippe Melka

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2026/04/17

Philippe Melka grew up in Bordeaux studying geology — never planning to make wine — until a further university course in oenology and viticulture and an internship at Château Haut-Brion changed his life. Today he's one of the Napa Valley's most celebrated winemakers and consultants, with multiple 100-point wines to his name and a philosophy built on one simple idea: stand back and let the land speak.To read more about Philippe have a look at his website. You can also follow him on Instagram at

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41:59

Cork Talk with Cathy Marshall

The Tim Atkin Cork Talk Podcast ·

2026/04/09

Cathy Marshall studied Physical Education and English Literature at university, but got interested in wine because of a few late nights in the bars of Stellenbosch. After a further degree at Elsenburg College, where she became one of her country’s first female winemakers, she travelled the world before returning to the Cape to set up Catherine Marshall Wines. A lover of elegant reds and whites, she’s a key figure in the South African New Wave.To read more about Cathy have a look at her website. You

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41:43

Cork Talk with Jade Gross

The Tim Atkin Cork Talk Podcast ·

2026/03/27

Jade Gross was all set to become a human rights’ lawyer when she got a bursary to study cookery in Paris. After a very flourishing career as a chef, culminating in the top job at the world-famous Mugaritz in San Sebastián, she changed tack once more, moving to the village of San Vicente de la Sonsierra in Rioja to make her own wines. A serial high achiever, and a self-confessed control freak, she’s bus making a success of her new life too.To read more about Jade have a look at her website. You can

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40:14

Cork Talk with Martin Hofstätter

The Tim Atkin Cork Talk Podcast ·

2026/03/20

Martin Foradori Hofstätter is a fourth-generation producer from the Alto Adige, who also makes wine in Trentino as well as Germany’s Mosel Valley. He’s a passionate believer in terroir and has the wines to prove it, specialising in Pinot Noir, Gewürztraminer and Lagrein. Not afraid of change, he launched a range of no-alcohol wines, called Zero, six years ago, believing that the wine industry needs to rethink the way it talks to younger consumers.To read more about Martin have a look at the J

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0:00

Cork Talk with Mercedes and María José Granier

The Tim Atkin Cork Talk Podcast ·

2026/02/27

María José Granier fell in love with the old vines of the high-altitude Cinti Valley at first sight. A passionate advocate of arboreal viticulture as well as historic varieties such as Negra Criolla, Moscatel de Alejandría and Vischoquena, she and her winemaking sister, Mercedes, have helped to made Jardín Oculto one of the best bodegas in Bolivia. I caught up with the two of them to learn more about the country’s increasingly exciting wine scene. My apologies for the quality of the recording at the

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46:37

Cork Talk with Pierre Henry Gagey

The Tim Atkin Cork Talk Podcast ·

2026/01/23

Pierre-Henry Gagey is a passionate Burgundian who believes that his region is a “kind of miracle”, working at top négociant Maison Louis Jadot since 1985, including a 30-year stint as its president. Our extensive chat about what he calls “Big Burgundy” from Chablis to Beaujolais covered everything from wine prices to climate change, recent vintages to his love of Oregon. He’s a man with a sense of history and a vision of the future.To read more about Pierre Henry have a look at the Résonance Wines

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43:30

Cork Talk with Matt Thomson and Sophie Parker-Thomson

The Tim Atkin Cork Talk Podcast ·

2026/01/15

Matt Thomson and Sophie Parker-Thomson MW set up Blank Canvas Wines together in 2012, focusing on terroir-driven wines from single sites in the North and South Islands of New Zealand. Now numbered among the country’s top producers, they are something of a power couple, drawing on Matt’s extensive overseas experience and Sophie’s legal training and background as a journalist to produce world-class wines.To read more about Matt and Sophie have a look at the Blank Canvas Wines website . You can also

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41:39

Cork Talk with Robin Copestick

The Tim Atkin Cork Talk Podcast ·

2025/12/12

Robin Copestick got into the wine industry by accident when he saw an advert in the window of a wine merchant in Maida Vale. That led to a 19-year-career at Moreno Wines, before he set up his own business, Copestick Murray, in 2005. A strong believer in wine brands, Robin developed I Heart Wines, which sells more than 30 million bottles around the world. But as he told me in the course of our chat, he’s had some failures along the way, too.To read more about Michael have a look at the Freixenet

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41:00

Cork Talk with Michael Zaccagnini

The Tim Atkin Cork Talk Podcast ·

2025/12/05

Michael Zaccagnini is a second-generation producer in Ribera del Duero, who trained under the legendary Mariano García, formerly of Vega Sicilia, as well as his late father, Javier. A lover of music and elegant expressions of Tempranillo, he’s a person who questions everything in the vineyard and cellar, constantly striving to make better wines. His talent and dedication have made him one of the best young winemakers in Spain.To read more about Michael have a look at the Sei Solo website. You can

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41:25

Cork Talk with Christina Makris

The Tim Atkin Cork Talk Podcast ·

2025/11/20

Dr Christina Makris is an art historian and wine writer, two passions that she’s combined in her latest book, Art In Vineyards, pairing the palate and palette, as she puts it. Our wide-ranging chat covered everything from aesthetics to Damien Hirst, Pablo Picasso to fine dining, wine tasting to public galleries. “The thinking is in the drinking” is one of her mottos and Christina certainly made me reflect about the way we appreciate food, wine and art.To read more about Christina have a look at her

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48:12

Cork Talk with Natasha Hughes

The Tim Atkin Cork Talk Podcast ·

2025/10/16

Beaujolais suffers from a lot of myths that “don’t stack up”, according to Natasha Hughes MW, whose new book about the region is the most comprehensive yet. We sat down to talk about Beaujolais Nouveau, the characters of the ten Crus, the influence of the so-called Gang of Four, Gamay’s underrated diversity, the rise of Crémant de Bourgogne, the difference between semi and full-on carbonic maceration and so much more.To read more about Natasha have a look at her website. You can also follow her on

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43:58

Cork Talk with Jonas Olofsson

The Tim Atkin Cork Talk Podcast ·

2025/09/26

Author of The Forgotten Sense, a fascinating book about smell, Jonas Olofsson is an olfactory scientist and a professor of psychology at the University of Stockholm. Our in-depth chat covered everything from retronasal olfaction to amoebas, scent marketing to human pheromones, anosmia to sour herring. Listening to Professor Olofsson will change the way you think about the most primal but least understood of our five senses.To read more about Jonas have a look at the Unversity of Stockholm's

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41:26

Cork Talk with Donovan Rall

The Tim Atkin Cork Talk Podcast ·

2025/09/18

Donovan Rall is one of South Africa’s gentle giants, a former second-row rugby player with the touch of a pianist. After spells overseas in New Zealand and the Rhône Valley, he came back to the Cape and started his own eponymous brand in 2008, finding immediate success. Best known for his single-site Chenin Blancs and Syrahs, he’s also a brilliant blender and a fan of lesser-known grapes such as Cinsault Blanc, Grenache Blanc and Cinsault.To read more about Donovan have a look at the Justerini

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