Australia’s Riverland is an area known for its high-volume production, and, when combined with areas like Murray-Darling, is often considered The Land of Yellow Tail. But Ashley Ratcliff of Ricca Terra is changing that. For Wine Enthusiast, Christina Pickard writes, “Today, Ratcliff’s farm is planted to 46 different grape varieties across 10 vineyard sites covering […]

Christy Frank is no stranger to Australian wines and in fact is one of the country’s heartfelt ambassadors.  Christy is deep into the Master of Wine Program, has spotlighted helping Wine Australia over the years, writes for a number of publications and owns a boutique wine shop in the Hudson Valley. Recently Christy broke down […]

Australia is about far more than Shiraz, Cabernet and Chardonnay.  In fact French cultivars might not even be the best varieties to be planted throughout this wonderful continent.  The arid, Mediterranean climate throughout much of South Australia provides the ideal conditions for Iberian and southern Italian grapes.  Ashley Ratcliff of Ricca Terra recognized that years […]