Matthew Clark Interviews

Welcome to this Matthew Clark Interviews podcast, where we sit down with the industries key figures. In this episode, it's David Bicknell of Australia's Oakridge Wines.

Founded in 1978, Oakridge are an award-winning and internationally renowned winery that pioneered wine growing in the upper Yarra Valley region. Chief Winemaker David Bicknell, has received one of the Australian wine industry’s most prestigious awards; the Gourmet Traveller Wine (GTW) Winemaker of the Year 2017, so when we had the opportunity to chat with him in London we jumped at it.

We chat to David about the Yarra Valley, the philosophy at Oakridge, the secret behind his head-turning Chardonnay wines and he tells us about the stupidest thing he's done in winemaking.

Welcome to this Matthew Clark Interviews podcast, where we sit down with the industries key figures. In this episode, it's Lucy Clements of industry titans Accolade Wines.

Lucy Clements has had a long and varied history in the wine industry covering making Champagne with Taittinger, English Sparkling at Chapel Down and buying for Britains biggest supermarkets. Now she's returned home, heading up the commercial winemaking at Accolade Wines covering some of the industries most well-known wines such as Hardy's.

We chat to Lucy about her past, how that has shaped the wines she now produces for the UK market as well as the future of Australian wine and bringing more women into the industry.

Welcome to this Matthew Clark Interviews podcast, where we sit down with the industries key figures. In this episode, it's Nuno Cabral of Esporao wines, Quinta dos Murças.

Nuno Cabral has been with Esporao wines for a little while and is now embarking on their latest project, developing the historic vineyards of Quinta dos Murças in the Duoro. The vineyards are planted on schistous soils in the sub-region of Cima Corgo, in the cooler part of the Douro. They are planted, so as to harvest the maximum amount of sunlight; essential to fully ripen the grapes. Some are farmed vertically on slopes that fall steeply down to the river; these offer up spectacular views, but cultivating them is laborious.

We chat to Nuno about Portuguese wine, the background and philosophy to the work being undertaken and the great range of wines they've introduced to the UK market.

Welcome to this Matthew Clark Interviews podcast, where we sit down with the industries key figures. In this episode, it's Hugh Crichton, Winemaker of Vidal Estate Wines from the Hawkes Bay region of New Zealand.

Hugh Crichton became the Vidal Estate winemaker in 2006, having worked with the Vidal Estate winemaking team in various capacities since 2004. Prior to joining Vidal Estate, Hugh had established a solid winemaking career both in New Zealand and overseas, working vintages at Chateau Soutard Grande Cru Classe in Saint Emilion France, Chard Farm in Central Otago, Donnafugata in Italy and several at Millton Vineyards in Gisborne where his inspiration for environmentally conscious and organic winemaking and viticulture was fostered.

We chat to Hugh about New Zealand wine, the background and philosophy to the Vidal Estate and the limited availability legacy range.

Welcome to the first Matthew Clark Interviews podcast, where we sit down with the industries key figures. In this episode it's Meaghan Frank, General Manager of Dr. Konstantin Frank Wines from the famed Finger Lakes region of New York State. It’s the American home of Riesling production, by 2012 the US had the world’s second biggest area of Riesling vineyards after Germany.

Dr Konstantin Frank revolutionised wine growing in Finger Lakes after arriving in the US in 1951. He was a professor of plant sciences and had brought with him a vision that would elevate wine growing in the region. A decade later he founded his own winery on the back of his research, growing the delicate European vinifera grape varieties in the local climate.

We chat to Meaghan about preserving the work of her forefathers, the philosophy behind their winemaking and the American dream story of Konstantin Frank who went from ridiculed for his ideas to renowned.