With the wine industry in flux, Ashley Ratcliffe is stepping up “Day three of my Great Wine Capitals tour of the Napa (and surrounding valleys) has discovered honesty, courage and excitement. The day started with coffee at Oakville Grocery & Wine Merchants. I would love a grocery outlet like this in Berri…it would be a…
Day two of Ashley’s amazing wine trip to Napa. His insights and vision for the next iteration of the Aussie wine industry are absolutely what we need now. Have a read and enjoy. Ashley RatcliffAshley Ratcliff (Me) • 1st (Me) • 1stOwner of Ricca Terra & Wacky Grape Wine Company. Disrupting the status quo. Consultant,…
I absolutely love Ashley’s passion and drive for what looks like is going to be a very big mover and shaker in the wine industry. I’m sharing his posts which were part of the terms of the bursary which saw him visit foreign shores to meet other passionate people, discuss the wine industry and pick…
I think that’s the question for 2024 – how much oomph has Tassie’s Taste Festival got left? How the Mighty have fallen! Aaah! Summer in Hobart always holds great excitement, particularly with the arrival of the lean greyhounds of the sea from Sydney, hungry and thirsty sailors keen to slake their thirst and assuage their…
As executive chef at The Viceroy, in Bali, Nic Vanderbeeken runs a uniquely personal restaurant that reflects his entire attitude to fine dining and the experience. In our last interview, which was 6 years ago, he was working like crazy on setting up Apéritif. The fine dining part of the Viceroy. With 5 years of…
Kitana Mansell is already running a big business and is an award winner, at 22. She’s on a mission, and it’s part of an ambitious plan to respect the Aboriginal people and their food industry – to spread the knowledge far and wide. I have no doubt that Kitana will achieve anything she sets out…
Darvis Walker leads men into the wilderness, and transforms their lives. A great guru himself – Darvis begins with a statement that encapsulates his life – his affinity with nature in all its forms. “Nature – and earth itself is the greatest guru and teacher and my role? As the archetypal guide it’s to facilitate…
While the food and eating is always high on everyone’s agenda, there’s much more inside Penang than just satisfying hunger of the physical kind.
Writing Hobart highlights was easy, the hard part was choosing which ones!
In Penang highlights, there’s a lot of take aways for western business in these lessons from a hot steamy place far from home.