Off The Vine - Taylor's Wines

The Taylor family were wine merchants in Sydney before establishing the now famous winery in the Clare Valley, South Australia. In 1969, Bill Taylor Snr., along with his sons John and Bill, purchased a holding of 178 hectares by the Wakefield River in Auburn and planted Cabernet Sauvignon. The excellent Bordeaux wines such as Mouton-Rothschild had long held a fascination for the Taylor brothers and this led them to strive towards producing wines of comparable quality in Australia. In 1973 the first Taylor's estate grown and bottled Cabernet Sauvignon received gold medals at every national wine show. Since then every vintage produced has won awards in national and international wine shows.