Do you make any white wines?
By Phil Tabor
We have a new Fiano white wine that was bottled in December 2024 made from our organic / biodynamic grapes here in Blewitt Springs
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Who owns Blewitt Springs Wine Company?
By Phil Tabor
Blewitt Springs Wine Company is the trading name owned by Taborco PTY LTD Taborco PTY LTD is owned by sole MD Phil Tabor
What is your personal favourite wine from your range?
By Phil Tabor
My personal favourite is the 2017 Reserve Shiraz. I had four new American Oak barrels in 2017 and approximately twenty aged barrels. Before bottling we tasted all the barrels and two of the new American Oak barrels were stand out. Because of this we decided to make a reserve from the two barrels. This produced … Continued
What sets your wines apart from others in the Mclaren Vale region?
By Phil Tabor
Mclaren Vale soils are very diverse. So many subregions have a taste of place because of the terroir. Blewitt Springs stands alone with a growing medium of deep sand over clay and iron stone. The elevation in Blewitt Springs is the highest in the subregions of McLaren Vale. This allows the fruit to be harvested … Continued
What is the average cost of your wines?
By Phil Tabor
The average cost of our wines is $30.00 per bottle. Our Blewitt Springs Nouveau is currently on special at our cellar door $25.00 per bottle. Our 2017 Reserve Shiraz is $65.00 per bottle.
What is the difference between Vintage fortified wine and Tawny fortified wine?
By Phil Tabor
Vintage fortified is only stored in barrel for approx 18 months before bottling so it goes into bottle with more acid and fresher fruit characters it then ages in the bottle so its your decision when to drink, where as Tawny is stored in barrel for 10 years+ it oxidises and some of the acid … Continued
Do you ship your wines free?
By Phil Tabor
If you buy 12 or more bottles of wine we will delivery them free to your door, under 12 bottles there is a flat rate delivery fee of $25
How many low Alcohol wine do you make?
By Phil Tabor
We have Three wines in bottle at the moment under or Lo Bo May label, a Grenache Rosė a Blewitt Springs Nouveau and a preservative free Pet Nat that is 10% ABV
What does Lo Bo May wines mean ?
By Phil Tabor
Lo Bo May is a play on words around the French word Baumė. Baumė is a unit used to measure the amount of sugar in the fruit a high sugar content results into a high Alcohol percentage because the Sugar is turned into Alcohol by the yeast through fermentation so low Baumė = low Alcohol. … Continued
how do you water your vines?
By Phil Tabor
we do not have mains water here so all the vines are irrigated from our dam which is filled from rain water
