Wine importers and distributors

Trembath & Taylor was established in 1994 and was one of the first businesses in Australia to specialise in importing and distributing fine Italian wine. Today, the company represents forty producers from Italy and a small selection of Spanish wine.

About Us

The original principals of the company, Michael Trembath (General Manager) and Virginia Taylor (Administration and Customer Service) have been joined by Matt Paul (Sales and Marketing). Each of the shareholders has extensive wine industry knowledge and experience.

Michael completed the Associate Diploma in Wine Marketing at Roseworthy College in South Australia, graduating as dux of the course. Following extensive experience in the retail trade, Michael joined WJ Seabrook as Director of Sales and Marketing. During this period, he worked with some of the leading names in Italian wine and regularly travelled to Italy. In 2008 Michael made his 26th trip to Italy.

Virginia first worked in retail with Crittendens for 11 years, then at WJ Seabrook where she coordinated sales and marketing. In 1992, Michael and Virginia spent two years in Italy where they worked with leading Italian wine shipper Neil Empson.

Matt graduated from the William Angliss Institute in Melbourne and spent ten years working in management and Sommelier roles in some of Melbourne’s leading restaurants. He started at The George Melbourne Wine Room, where the influence of chef Karen Martini’s cooking and a timely meeting with importer Michael Trembath, sparked an appreciation of all things Italian.

Trembath & Taylor’s head office is in South Melbourne and Scott Baker manages the NSW region from Sydney.

Further afield, Trembath & Taylor has agents in Tasmania (Wine Profile), Queensland (Addley Clark) and Western Australia (Dave Mullen Wine Agency).