Ponting Wines

Ponting Wines is a collaboration between Ricky Ponting, one of Australia’s most celebrated modern-day cricketers, and Ben Riggs, an award-winning Australian winemaker known for uncompromising, high-quality wines. The partnership celebrates their dedication and achievements in their respective crafts, with each wine reflecting Ricky Ponting’s remarkable life and career. The wines are carefully crafted by Ben Riggs to ensure exceptional flavour, structure, and complexity.

The winery produces a range of wines from iconic Australian wine regions including McLaren Vale, Coonawarra, Langhorne Creek, and Tasmania. Their flagship wine, Ponting 366, is a classic Australian blend of Shiraz and Cabernet sourced from McLaren Vale and Coonawarra, honoring Ricky’s cricket career and test cap number 366. Other notable wines include The Pinnacle Shiraz from McLaren Vale, The Close of Play Cabernet Sauvignon from Langhorne Creek, and Tasmanian varieties such as the Captain’s Call Pinot Gris and Mowbray Boy Pinot Noir, which reflect Ricky’s family heritage and early cricketing roots in Tasmania.

Ponting Wines is a family-run business passionate about delivering wines with great flavour, elegance, and finesse. The wines have been well received by critics and consumers alike, earning high scores from respected wine reviewers such as Halliday, the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA), and James Suckling. The winery emphasizes quality and celebrates the tradition and camaraderie of cricket, with wines designed to be enjoyed with family and friends, often paired with food like grilled rib eye or lamb.

Ponting Wines
169 Douglas Gully Road
Blewitt Springs South Australia
5171 Australia