The original 178-hectare
vineyard was founded in 1969 by Bill Taylor, Sr. and his sons, Bill and John, and is located by the Wakefield River in the Clare Valley, South Australia.
Seahorses The three seahorse logo of Taylors and Wakefield wines came through a discovery in the vineyard. While excavating the vineyard dam, the family found fossilised remains of
seahorses, signifying the area had once been part of an inland sea. Today, the three seahorses represent the three generations of Taylors winemakers.
Clare Valley The
Clare Valley is "Situated in the northern Mt Lofty Ranges. South Australia's Clare Valley was settled in the late 1830s with the first vineyards planted and wines produced in the early 1840s" The region is home to a large number of vineyards and grows a wide variety of grape varieties though it is renowned for its Riesling, Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz. South Australia has the most wine activity of all the states in Australia.
Vineyard The Taylor family vineyard is located in the Clare Valley, more specifically in the sub-region of
Auburn, and stretches to the Watervale border. "It is 350 meters above sea level and the climate is often described as Mediterranean due to the cool maritime breezes originating from the
Gulf of St Vincent situated only 60 kilometres to the West." ==Ranges==