Taylors Wines made it to the top 100 list for ‘Wines of the Year’, with 12 of its wines making it to the list, including the most awarded wine, 2014 Jaraman Shiraz.
The World Association of Wine Writers and Journalists (WAWWJ) has released its global ranking of the world’s most awarded wineries.
The family-owned winery took home the ‘Most Awarded Winery in the World’ and ‘Most Awarded Wine in the World’ among 50,000 producers.
“We are incredibly proud to be the world’s most awarded winery with the world’s most awarded wine. Since the beginning we’ve sought to make wines that can take on the best in the world,” said Mitchell Taylor, third-generation Taylor family member and managing director of Taylors Wines.
“We see wine competitions as an important way to benchmark ourselves. Australia produces some of the world’s most incredible wines and recent success in global competitions prove this. It’s an exciting result for our family, our winemaking team, the Clare Valley wine region and Australian wine as an industry,” Taylor added.
World Ranking of Wines & Spirits (WRW&S) has also placed Taylors Wines along with Wolf Blass, Jacob’s Creek and McGuigan in the Top 20 most awarded wineries globally. Taylors was also recognised for the most awarded wines for their Chardonnay, Merlot and Shiraz.
“The broader Australian presence is significant this year, with 21 Australian wines on the list of the top 100 wines in the world and a ranking of 5th on the list of most awarded countries. Four Australian wineries are listed in the Top 20 most awarded wineries category, with Taylors Wines, Wolf Blass, Jacob’s Creek and McGuigan ranking 1st, 4th, 12th and 13th respectively,” said international president of the WAWWJ Leonardo Castellani.
Now in its 21st year, the 2017 WRW&S report was established to develop an internationally recognised ranking system for global wine competitions. WAWWJ consists of 13,500 wine journalists, bloggers and judges representing 80 different countries across the globe. The prestigious industry body combines the results of the most recognised international wine shows to rank the world’s most successful wineries.
