Blewitt Springs Wine Co

In ’13, Phil Tabor worked his first vintage in McLaren Vale and found a mentor in the well-known Phil Christiansen. In ’15, he purchased the 40ha Blewitt Springs Estate Vineyard, with 7.3ha of shiraz planted in 3 blocks in ‘98, ‘05 and ’08. First he designed and built the 40t winery, completed in time for the bumper vintage of ’17. Phil is a hands-on operator and has every intention of doing much of the winemaking and viticulture himself. He has made space in the winery for other winemakers to make one-off wine, and he has learnt by seeing what and why they do. -JAMES HALLIDAY