Named one of Australia's top 10 best new wineries in the 2021 James Halliday Wine Companion, Blewitt Springs Wine Company is a family-owned organic and biodynamic boutique vineyard at 477 Blewitt Springs Road, McLaren Vale. Owner Phil grows Grenache, Shiraz, Mourvèdre, Fiano and Tempranillo on ancient sands over clay and siltstone dating back 750 million years, farming with minimum-intervention principles that carry through to the cellar. The striking cellar door — built in 2020 from recycled timber salvaged from 1920s horse stables — hosts wine tastings, platters and regular live music events, with a kids' nature play area on the grounds.
The winery describes itself as a family-owned organic and biodynamic boutique vineyard, farming without synthetic inputs and following minimum-intervention principles in the winery. A specific third-party certifier (ACO, NASAA, etc.) is not named on their website.
The winery produces Grenache, Shiraz, Mourvèdre, Fiano and Tempranillo from its Blewitt Springs estate, plus wines under a secondary label called Lo Bo May — all made with minimal intervention to preserve the character of the ancient-sands vineyard site.
Yes. The cellar door is at 477 Blewitt Springs Road, Blewitt Springs SA 5171, and is open for tastings, platters and events including regular live music sessions. A nature play area for children is also on site. Call 0402 106 240 for details.
Three things stand out: a top-10 recognition in the 2021 Halliday Wine Companion for new wineries; a cellar door constructed from 1920s recycled horse-stable timber; and vines grown on exceptionally old geological soils — ancient sands and siltstone some 750 million years in the making — which give the wines a genuinely distinctive McLaren Vale character.