Taltarni Vineyards & Winery is located near Avoca in the Pyrenees wine region in the Australian state of Victoria. It was founded in 1969 by Walter Henning, a former teacher and entrepreneur who was one of the pioneers of the revitalisation of viticulture in the Pyrenees. In 1972, the business was taken over by the American philanthropist John Goelet (1931-2023), a descendant of the Bordeaux wine merchant family Guestier. The first wines were launched on the market in 1977 and caused quite a stir from the end of the 1970s.

The total estate covers around 700 hectares, of which 132 hectares are planted with vines. The vineyards lie at around 400 metres above sea level. The soils consist of gravelly, yellow-red loam over white silt and quartz sand in the subsoil and transition into siliceous and iron-rich, red-coloured clay soil (terra rossa), which is typical of this region. The climate is characterised by cool nights and warm days, which creates excellent conditions for the production of high-quality wines. The red wine varieties Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz (Syrah) and Malbec (Cot) as well as the white wine varieties Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling are cultivated.
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