International Wine Show
Taylors named Australia’s best winery at America’s most important International Wine Show.
For the second time in three years, the Taylor family’s winery in the Clare Valley has been chosen as Australia’s best at the largest and most prestigious wine competition in the USA – the San Francisco International Wine Competition.
The spectacular triumph was announced on June 30 and Taylors becomes the first Australian winery to have won the Best of Nation award twice.
In order to win the prestigious Best of Nation award, a winery must collect multiple awards with their individual wines - Taylors collected an incredible 15 awards including:
• Double Gold Medal: 2008 Jaraman Riesling (RRP $24.95)
• Gold Medal: 2007 Promised Land Shiraz Cabernet (RRP $13.95)
• Gold Medal: 2007 Taylors Estate Shiraz (RRP $18.95)
In addition Taylors also collected seven silver and five bronze medals.
Taylors won the same Best of Nation award in the 2007 competition.
A panel of 44 wine experts from across the globe gathered in San Francisco for three days judging in mid-June under the stewardship of renowned American wine authority and competition founder Anthony Dias Blue. Results of the competition go live on the competition website on July 1, 2009: www.sfwinecomp.com
Mitchell Taylor, third generation Managing Director of Taylors says the result further reinforces the family motto that “the wine is everything”.
“This is a terrific result for our family business at America’s most prestigious wine show. Again it reinforces Australia’s position on the world wine map and we are absolutely over the moon with the result.”
“It’s a special year for us to win the Best of Nation as we are celebrating our 40th birthday this year - I am so excited to see my grandfather’s vision to take our family’s wines to the world come true,” he said.
Justin Taylor is one of three brothers who work within the family business and, as US Business Development Manager, he currently oversees the growth of Taylors Wines in the US market.
Taylors Wines will be featured at the Good Food and Wine Show at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre July 3-6. All award winning wines will be available for tasting.
