The Hamper Emporium 2023 Christmas Catalogue - Catalog - Page 75
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PONTING
WINES
Q UA L I TY WINE FROM A SPORTS ICON
When two masters of their
craft team up, it’s always
an exciting prospect.
Cricket and wine fans will
both be thrilled with the
results of this particular
collaboration—a range of
premium wines inspired by
Ricky Ponting’s career as a
cricketing legend. With the
help of South Australian
winemaker Ben Riggs,
Ricky has taken his love of a
bold shiraz to the next level.
‘My passion for wine
probably started 20 odd
years ago when I met [wife]
Rianna, but as far as the
producing side of things
goes, that only sort of
started about three years
ago,’ he says.
He has now taken the
tenacity that helped him
become one of Australia’s
most celebrated cricketers
and applied it to this new
venture.
The Ponting Wines range is
filled with both flavours and
stories that are not easily
forgotten. For example, ‘The
Pinnacle’ Shiraz is an ode to
the Ashes, the most famed
cricket battle and a true
highlight of Ricky’s career.
This drop also pays homage
to the McLaren Vale region
with a characteristic palette
of berry fruits, black pepper,
nutmeg, and cloves. Ricky
likes to pair ‘The Pinnacle’
Shiraz with a meal that
might surprise some.
‘When you talk about red
wine, most people associate
that with red meat, right?
But my favourite meal
at home—and Rianna’s
magnificent at cooking
it—is roast pork and roast
potatoes.’
In fact, after months of
travelling for work, this
combination always is his
go-to.
Never one to take a
halfhearted approach, Ricky
has immersed himself in
the world of food and wine
production.
‘Us as Ponting Wines, we
find ourselves very lucky to
get the chance to work with
The Hamper Emporium,
because we get to meet
and work alongside some
of Australia’s other great
producers,’ he says.
From the cricket pitch to
the vineyard, Ricky has a
knack for doing his fellow
Australians proud.
