About Trembath & Taylor
Established in 1994, the original principals of Trembath and Taylor, Michael Trembath and Virginia Taylor, were joined by Matt Paul in 2005. 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 2012, Michael will make his 36th 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, Victoria, and Matt Irwin manages New South Wales from Sydney. Matt holds a Bachelor of Business Hospitality Management and has spent the last 10 years living and travelling through some of the great wine regions of the world. Before returning to Australia in 2012, Matt worked in Canada distributing premium Italian wines. His love affair with Italy began when he lived in the Veneto region, meeting his now wife in Venice. They gave their daughter the middle ‘Venezia’ in honour of the beautiful city and country they love.
Every year sees the group spending a combined three months in Italy enjoying local culture, visiting our wineries, tasting new releases, travelling and seeking out new wines.
Further afield, Trembath & Taylor has agents in Western Australia (Dave Mullen Wine Agency), South Australia (Muster Wine Co.), Northern Territory (Thomas Chin), Queensland (Cuttings) and Tasmania (Wine Profile).