Riverland wine trophies: Ricca Terra keeps racking them up

Ricca Terra won five trophies at the 2026 Riverland Wine Show including Best Single Vineyard Riverland Wine for its 2025 Aglianico.

This follows the owner, Ashley Ratcliff, being named Viticulturist of the Year in the 2027 Halliday Wine Companion Awards.

Ashley says Ricca Terra has now won 29 trophies in nine wine shows.

De Bortoli Wines won the MCC Australia Trophy for Most Successful Exhibitor.

AP John Coopers Trophy
Chief Judge’s Choice
De Bortoli 2024 Renaissance VRM

CCW Co-Operative Trophy
Stewards’ Choice
De Bortoli 2026 Sacred Hill Moscato

Riverland Wine Centre Trophy
Best Sparkling Wine
Vinarchy Yarra Burn NV Premium Cuvee

Hill-Smith Family Estates Trophy
Best Sauvignon Blanc
Gill Estate 2026 Rivah Sauvignon Blanc

Laffort Trophy
Best Pinot Gris or Grigio
Somewhen Wines 2026 Pinot Grigio

AMSAT Oak Alternatives Trophy
Best Chardonnay
De Bortoli 2026 Sacred Hill Chardonnay

Enartis Trophy
Best Other White or Blend
Mallee Estate 2026 Kati Allo Vermentino

Judo Bank Trophy
Best Sweet Wine
De Bortoli 2023 Deen De Bortoli Botrytis Semillon

A&G Engineering Trophy
Best Rosé Wine
Vinarchy 2026 Jacob’s Creek Le Petit Rosé

Novonesis Trophy
Best Shiraz
Byrne Vineyards 2024 Sidney Wilcox Vine Dried Shiraz

Austwine Trophy
Best Other Single Varietal Red
Ricca Terra 2025 Aglianico

Oenotan Trophy
Best Red Blend
Quarisa Wines 2023 Fox and the Grapes Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon

Muirs Trophy
Best Young Red (Vintage 2025 or Younger)
Ricca Terra 2025 Aglianico

Ricca Terra Trophy
Best Alternative Wine in Show
Ricca Terra 2025 Aglianico

Wine Movement Trophy
Best Organic/Biodynamic Wine in Show
Mallee Estate 2026 Kati Allo Vermentino

Riverland Wine Trophy
Best Sustainable Wine in Show
Ricca Terra 2025 Aglianico

Hahn Transport Trophy
Best Fortified Wine
Pfeiffer Rare Rutherglen Muscat

Booth Trophy
Best Brandy
Angove Family Winemakers St Agnes XO 15YO

Riverland Wine Trophy
Best Single Vineyard Riverland Wine
Ricca Terra 2025 Aglianico

Oak Solutions Trophy
Best Wine in Show
Vinarchy 2026 Jacob’s Creek Le Petit Rosé

Riverland Councils Trophy
Most Successful Riverland Exhibitor
Mallee Estate

MCC Australia Trophy
Most Successful Exhibitor
De Bortoli Wines

JMA Engineering
2026 Riverland Wine Industry Award
Con-Greg Grigoriou