Graveyard Vineyards

About Winery and Wines

Owners, Rob and Paula Campbell-Taylor, bought the beautiful hilltop property in 2003 when the Cabernet and Syrah vineyards were in their seventh leaf. Raising their two sons in an enriched country environment was foremost on their minds along with producing excellent quality grapes to sell to local wineries. Selling the grapes however lasted only one year. In 2004, they bonded as a winery and set their sights on bottling their own wines. The first bottling in 2006 was 184 cases. Rob, born and raised in Bakersfield, California, graduated from Fresno State University as a mechanical engineer. Now equipped with a 35-year engineering career and a passion for the wine and grape growing industry, his technical background serves him well as his top priority for Graveyard Vineyards is to maintain the highest quality and care of the vineyards. Paula, from a small town in Indiana, came to California out of high school when she was accepted to The Young Americans singing group. Chapman College in Orange became her new home and she continued to work in the entertainment industry both on stage and on management side. This grew into fine tuning her marketing and management skills and she was asked to write a bi-weekly column for the Santa Barbara Newspress while living in Santa Barbara. Paula oversees everything from the wine bottle to the consumer. She loves making new friends in the tasting room and our guests feel at home. Don’t be surprised if she offers you her homemade brownies on the way in, and hugs you goodbye on the way out.