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 producing wines of
comparable quality in Australia prompted
the family's foray into the winemaking
industry. With this goal in mind, the site
was carefully chosen for the red brown
loam over limestone soils (called terra
rossa) and the cool climate of the Clare
Valley, known to be excellent for
producing Cabernet Sauvignon.
During
excavation of the vineyard dam, the
fossilised remains of seahorses were
uncovered, confirmation that the area was
once the bed of an ancient inland sea. The
Taylor family thought this to be an omen
and testimony that the terra rossa soils
were indeed fertile, and with thoughts
firmly fixed on their successful future,
the family adopted the three seahorses as
the company insignia. Today those
seahorses are found, on Taylors and
Wakefield wine labels, all over the world.
The Taylor
family were first inspired by the
excellent Bordeaux wines such as
Mouton-Rothschild. These quality French
wines had long held a fascination and
producing wines of comparable quality in
Australia prompted the family's foray into
the winemaking industry.
An
inspired combination of 'old world' estate
philosophy and 'new world' winemaking
innovation has resulted in the crafting of
a range of wines that regularly receive
international awards and accolades.
Wine
lovers know they can trust Taylors
to deliver superb quality table wines year
after year- the family spare no expense or
effort to ensure just that.
Address:
Welshpool DC WA 6986
Ph: (08) 9352 8235
www.taylorswines.com.au
