First Ridge Wines recruits Clarity Cru Wine Merchants for NSW and ACT distribution

Mudgee's Italian varietal winegrower First Ridge Wines enlisted Clarity Cru Wine Merchants as its NSW and ACT distributor. First Ridge Wines, established on ancient rocky ridges south of Mudgee in 1998 “under the guidance of world-renowned viticulturist Dr Richard Smart”, specialises in Italian varieties grown at elevations above 500 metres in the NSW Central Ranges. Clarity Cru Wine Merchants, based in Lane Cove West, operates as a specialist NSW and ACT distributor with a focus on “quality producers and a trade-first approach”. The businesses said their unique stories and shared attention to detail make them well aligned. "We have built something genuinely distinctive at First Ridge. Italian varieties, grown on our own estate, in one of Australia's historic wine regions. The time is right to share that more broadly, and Clarity Cru's commitment to producer relationships and trade service made them the right partner for us," said John Nicholas, owner and vigneron at First Ridge Wines.