Calabria Family Wine Group has entered into a distribution partnership with Australia’s Ponting Wines.

Ponting Wines was established in 2020 and is a collaboration between one of Australia’s most celebrated cricketers, Ricky Ponting, and award-winning Australian winemaker Ben Riggs.

“My family are excited to partner with another family-owned wine business in the Calabria Family Wine Group,” said Ponting.

“We see obvious synergies and clear opportunities for Ponting Wines, as we look to continue our growth. We look forward to working closely with the Calabria family.”

Starting 1 October 2024, the Calabria Family Wine Group will become the official distributor within Australia.

“We are delighted to welcome Ponting Wines to our distribution portfolio,” said Andrew Calabria, Sales & Marketing Director of Calabria Family Wine Group.

“Ricky’s shared family values of integrity and quality are a natural synergy with our family business.”

Since the brand was launched in 2020 it has won more than 50 gold medals at domestic and international shows. This includes Platinum and 97 points at The Decanter World Wine Awards for the 2018 Ponting 366, backed up by Gold and 95 points for the 2019 the following year.

In recent months the main drive line, the Ponting The Pinnacle McLaren Vale Shiraz 2022 has achieved 95 points and Gold at the International Wines and Spirits Competition.

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