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The Tim Atkin Cork Talk Podcast

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Cork Talk with Giles Cooke MW

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2025/11/06

Giles Cooke MW started his career at Majestic, before working for Scottish merchant Allied Wines for 30 years. Since 2011, he’s also had his own distinctive brand in Australia, called Thistledown Wines, which is currently enjoying its most successful year ever. Giles has championed old-vine Grenache Down Under, especially from McLaren Vale, making elegant wines that are picked “on the way up” as he puts it, and he’s finally reaping the rewards.To read more about Giles have a look at the Thistledown

41:58

Cork Talk with Amanda Thomson

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2025/10/31

Amanda Thomson was a successful TV journalist, interviewing the likes of Salman Rushdie and George Clooney, when she decided to give it all up and move to Paris to study wine. After making her name with the Skinny Champagne brand, she’s since developed a range of non-alcoholic wines under the Noughty label. I caught up with her to talk about spinning cones, bananas, Zebra striping, Steffi Graf and what makes a great entrepreneur.To read more about Amanda have a look at the Noughty website. You can

41:41

Cork Talk with Andy Neather

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2025/10/24

Andy Neather worked at Friends of the Earth in the late 1990s, and it turned him into an environmentalist. Now a freelance journalist, he’s just co-authored a very timely book about wine and sustainability with Jane Masters MW. His research took him all over the world, looking at the effects of climate change and the broader challenges facing the wine industry. There are no easy answers, he says, but Rooted In Change plots a way forward.To read more about Andy have a look at his website. You can

46:08

Cork Talk with Simon Farr

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2025/10/10

Simon Farr’s career in the wine business spans 50 years, a half century that’s seen him work in vineyards, retail, wholesaling and the fine wine as well as investing in a pioneering venture in South Africa. A serial entrepreneur who says he’s a “very quick learner, eventually”, he has strong and well-founded views about Bordeaux en primeur, shifting demographics and why the younger generation is less scared of wine.To read more about Simon have a look at the Cru website. Don’t forget, Cork Talk is

40:52

Cork Talk with Chris Carpenter

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2025/10/02

Regarded as one of the best winemakers in the world, with a particular love for Cabernet Sauvignon and other Bordeaux grapes, Chris Carpenter overseas seven different projects for Jackson Family Wines in the Napa Valley, Washington State and Australia’s McLaren Vale. Our in-depth conversation covered everything from mountain vineyards to tannin extraction, fog lines to climate change, The Beatles to Rohinton Mistry.To read more about Chris have a look at the Cardinale Winery website. You can also

41:02

Cork Talk with Adriana Ochoa

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2025/09/05

Adriana Ochoa is the sixth generation of her family to make wine in Navarra, but the first to have studied in Bordeaux and worked in Australia. Since she took over from her father, Javier, in 2004, she’s been responsible for moving Bodegas Ochoa towards organic farming, harnessing technical progress in the vineyard and winery to understand and improve on the past. She’s the perfect person to talk about one of Spain’s most exciting regions. To read more about Adriana have a look at the Ochoa

44:25

Cork Talk with Susan Lin MW

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2025/08/14

Does listening to music affect our impression of wine? Some professional tasters argue that only silence will do. Susan Lin is the ideal person to give us some answers, as she’s both a professional pianist and someone who wrote her Master of Wine Research paper on classical music and the sensory perception of Non-Vintage Champagne. Our chat provided a deep dive into the world of cross-modal correspondences – and so much else besides.To read more about Susan have a look at her website. You can also

41:59

Cork Talk with Willy Pérez

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2025/07/11

Willy Pérez originally wanted to be a musician, but after surviving cancer in his late teens, he decided to follow his father, Luis, into the wine business. A passionate defender of traditional Sherries and vinos de pasto based on vineyard origin rather than maturation and fortification, he’s one of the key figures in Spanish wine, a profound thinker about climate change, as well as singing the praises of Palomino, the region’s most widely planted grape.To read more about Willy have a look at the

40:55

Cork Talk with Marquis Sauvage

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2025/07/03

Marquis Sauvage got into wine when he was at college in Colorado, beginning with White Zinfandel of all things. After opening the Denver’s first wine bar, he moved into distribution before creating his own winery, Burn Cottage in Central Otago in New Zealand. A lover of hearty food, heavy metal and fine Burgundy, Marquis is passionate about biodynamics, basketball and attention-grabbing labels. In short, he’s a hoot.To read more about Marquis have a look at the Burn Cottage website. You can also

42:07

Cork Talk with Sam Harrop

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2025/06/13

Sam Harrop MW is an Auckland-based consultant winemaker with a cosmopolitan outlook, a man who has been influenced by the time he’s spent in Spain, Japan and the United Kingdom. An advocate of what he calls “beautiful simplicity” in wine, Sam is as happy discussing Frank Lloyd Wright, Sake and the Zen aesthetic as he is talking about Brettanomyces, palate training and the potential for premium no-alcohol wines.To read more about Sam have a look at his website. You can also follow him on Instagram

41:13

Cork Talk with Paul Cluver

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2025/06/05

Paul Clüver’s family has owned De Rust Estate in Elgin since the 1890s, but it wasn’t until 1987 that his neurosurgeon father, also called Paul, planted the first vines there. Now regarded as one of the leading cool climate producers in South Africa, Paul Clüver Family Wines has grown and prospered under his stewardship, specialising in Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. As smart as he is articulate, Paul is a fascinating interviewee.To read more about Paul have a look at the Paul Clüver Family Wines

58:14

Cork Talk with Jorge Drexler

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2025/05/29

Musician, Oscar winner and wine lover, Jorge Drexler was a successful doctor in Montevideo before he became a celebrated singer songwriter, or cancionista as he puts it. Our in-depth, hour-long chat covered some profound themes – identity, immigration, inspiration, Artificial Intelligence and the effects of the pandemic – as well as more personal stuff, such as his favourite wine regions, fellow musicians and his love of performing live.To read more about Jorge have a look at his website. You can

44:26

Cork Talk with Adrianna Catena

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2025/05/23

Adrianna Catena is a distinguished historian specialising in the expansion of the Spanish empire in the 15th and 16thcenturies, as well as a partner in two wine projects: El Enemigo in Mendoza and El Reventón in Gredos. Our fascinating discussion covered lots of topics: empowering women in the vineyard, the origins of the conquistadors, Das Kapital and how she and Ale Vigil came up with an award-winning wine brand over a late-night kebab.To read more about Adrianna have a look at the El Enemigo

42:47

Cork Talk with Marco Ventrella

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2025/05/02

Marco Ventrella ran restaurants and nightclubs as a young man, but switched to a very successful career in wine in his late twenties. Now established at the KWV as one of the best viticulturists in South Africa, he claims, with considerable modesty that “with each vintage, I feel I know less rather than more”. He’s a fascinating guide to the different climates and terroirs of the Western Cape, as well as the best way to farm them.To read more about Fernando have a look at the wine.co.za website

40:54

Cork Talk with Bryan MacRobert

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2025/04/18

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 Spain, where he’s lived with his oenologist wife Clara Canals since 2012. One of the new generation of vineyard-focused Rioja producers, he has strong view about good farming, the wisdom of old ways, the potential of the region’s white wines and the way out of the current crisis.To read more about Bryan have a look at the MacRobert & Canals

41:32

Cork Talk with Kate McIntyre

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2025/04/11

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. Now she’s an essential part of Moorooduc Estate, working alongside her dad, Richard. A passionate Europhile, experienced show judge, wine writer and educator, she’s the ideal person to chat to about Australian Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris.To read more about Kate have a look at the Moorooduc website. You

40:22

Cork Talk with Christopher Cannan

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2025/04/03

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 wine, Clos Figueras, in the Catalan region of Priorat. Fluent in at least four different European languages, he’s a Bordeaux-based citizen of the world, who can look back over the last century with a sharp eye and palate and a wry sense of humour.To read more about Christopher have a look at the Europvin website

43:23

Cork Talk with Vicky Torres

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2025/03/06

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 among the finest in the Canary Islands and increasingly sought after around the world. She’s the perfect person to interview about the island’s terroirs, climate and grape varieties, as well as what it’s like to live in the shadow of La Cumbre Vieja, one of Europe’s most active volcanoes.To read more about Vicky have a look at the Spanish

42:04

Cork Talk with Matt Wilkin

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2025/02/21

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 out a career as one of the best sommeliers in the world, becoming a Master Sommelier and winning the UK title in the same year. Over the space of 40 minutes, we discussed everything from wine lists to storytellers, Burgundy to the art of food and wine matching.To read more about Matt have a look at the Alliance Wine

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