The story of the Daou brothers epitomises the American dream: arriving in the US with practically nothing, they built a multi-million-dollar company which they sold to start a vineyard. Now their wine is listed in Harrods. “We risked everything for our passion,” Daniel Daou tells Adam Lechmere
Australia’s veteran winemaker on her romanticism for old vines and bird calls, how 2021 is a good vintage, and how she’d really like a night on the sofa with Emmerdale and a glass of fizz
A former professional cyclist for the Colnago team, Paolo Bianchini is now the co-owner of Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona in Montalcino – which came to be the family wine estate in a twist of fortune. Here he talks regrets, Robin Hood, and how cycling is still his number one
The London restaurateur is now also turning his hand to importing wine. Here, the Sager+Wilde owner talks of his passion for scent, his artistic sensibilities, and of selling his cellar in lockdown
Emma Ding left a job in banking to establish China’s Jade Vineyard, where she says they are aiming for "iconic" winery status. Here, she talks of her racing horses, a passion for painting and those that inspire her – from Frida Kahlo to Maria Callas
As he releases a memoir chronicling his extraordinary life, Adam Lechmere talks to one of the first flying winemakers about yeast, dogma, and the dangers of a university education
As outdoor dining destination Joy at Portobello reopens in London, restaurateur Stevie Parle shows signs that the pandemic has left him buffeted but unbowed. Here he talks chickens and bees – and why he wants a date with Anthony Bourdain
Jay Boberg has worked with some of the biggest names in music, but now sees the blending room as his mixing desk, creating some of the finest Pinot Noir in Oregon
He's worked with Gordon Ramsay and dived to the depths to salvage World War II shipwrecks, but Ronan Sayburn still craves even more daring adventures
The legend of the Australian wine industry loves Test cricket, choc ices and fishing, but is convinced that golf-course designers have it in for him…