Interviews

“Hedonism meets…” brings to life the people and places behind the myriad wonderful wines and spectacular spirits we offer to Hedonists worldwide. Below is our full archive from the series – enjoy!
Egon Muller IV
Hedonism Meets... Egon Muller
For the next installment in our series of winemaker interviews, we caught up with one of Germany's oenoligcal superstars - Egon Muller IV. If Riesling is the 'king of grapes',... Read more...
Andrea in front of barrels
Hedonism Meets... Andrea Wilson
Michter's are now firmly established as one of America's greatest distillers and bottlers of fine whiskey. From Rye to Bourbon, Sour Mash and beyond - the team are winning praise... Read more...
Mark sampling whisky at Waterford
Hedonism Meets... Mark Reynier
Mark Reynier is a busy man. Following his triumphant reopening and revitalisation of closed Islay distillery Bruichladdich in the 2000s, Mark set his sights on Irish single malts founding Waterford... Read more...
Alistair Walker
Hedonism Meets... Alistair Walker
Alistair Walker is steadily making a name for himself with connoisseurs of fine Scottish whisky. Following stints at various distilleries, including BenRiach, Alistair founded Infrequent Flyers - an independent bottler... Read more...
Manfred Krankl
Hedonism Meets... Manfred Krankl
The wines of Sine Qua Non need little introduction. Mould breaking, iconoclastic, visionary are just some of the descriptors invoked when critics and wine lovers discuss this unique winery. Based... Read more...
John Glaser
Hedonism Meets... John Glaser
John Glaser and the team at Compass Box have spent the last twenty years slowly creating a revolution in Scotch whisky. Compass Box look beyond the current fashion for single... Read more...
Julie Cavil
Hedonism Meets... Julie Cavil
Krug are surely one of titans of the wine world, mixing tradition with innovation whilst maintaining an aquiline focus on producing the very best sparkling wine possible - from multi-vintage... Read more...
Philippe Guigal
Hedonism Meets... Philippe Guigal
The Guigal family produce a dazzling range of wines - from village level all the way up to arguable the most prestigious single vineyards in all of France. The so-called... Read more...
Peter Gago
Hedonism Meets... Peter Gago
Peter Gago joined Penfold's in the late 1980s and succeeded John Duval as chief winemaker in 2002. Since then he has combined a respect for the vast heritage of the... Read more...
Christian Seely
Hedonism Meets... Christian Seely
Christian Seely is surely one of the busiest people in wine. Not only does he oversee production at two of the world's greatest estates - Quinta do Noval in the... Read more...
Gaia Gaja
Hedonism Meets... Gaia Gaja
The Gaja family name is synonymous with fine wine. Tracing their origins in Italy back to the 1850s when the family established themselves in Barbaresco, they rose to prominence internationally... Read more...
Pierre-Henry Gagey
Hedonism Meets... Pierre-Henry Gagey
Pierre-Henry Gagey is one of the most famous names in Burgundy. Having joined Maison Louis Jadot in the mid-1980s, he has risen to become director, overseeing the production of some... Read more...