Sylvan Springs Wines

About

Sylvan Springs is a proud boutique wine producer, with a definite emphasis on quality as opposed to quantity. Our philosophy is to concentrate our resources into a small range of wines and to do it well.

Location Description

We are located in the township of Blewitt Springs, a sub-region of McLaren Vale which with its climate and deep sandy soils encourage gradual ripening, producing soft, luscious and fruity wines.

Features

  • Our award winning wines.

Additional Information

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Winemaker

From inception, Sylvan Springs Wines have been blessed to have the incomparable winemaking talent of Brian Light.

After completing his Oenology qualification at Roseworthy College, Brian worked for various wineries to increase his skill level and experience. Working both domestically and abroad, Brian progressed to chief winemaker of Norman’s Wines in 1985, where he stayed for ten years.

In 1996, Brian started his own business, consulting to and winemaking for a select group of clients, including Sylvan Springs. He has been named Australasian Winemaker of the year and Bushing King not once, but twice, making him one of McLaren Vale’s most recognized winemakers.

It is indeed a privilege to have Brian's extensive knowledge and expertise on board and he is certainly and asset to Sylvan Springs

History

In 1890 Horace Pridmore bought Woodley Estate, in Glen Osmond, from Osmond Gilles, and then went on to plant more vineyards, built large cellars and increased the storage chambers. Three times President of the Vine Growers Association, Horace then went on to buy land in McLaren Vale, and in 1892 during one of the temporary recessions in the wine industry, built a small cellar of wattle slabs, naming it "The Wattles" and here made small amounts of wine to assist the hard-pressed local grape growers.

In 1894, Cyril Pridmore arrived from England to assist older brother Horace in the running of the vineyards and the recently established small cellars -"The Wattles". In 1896, after a decade of encouraging growers in planting more vines, Thomas Hardy and the growers faced a bumper year and called on the Pridmore brothers to assist in the handling of excess grapes in a larger and hastily constructed winery. After this Cyril continued managing up to 30 acres of vineyard and also undertook the construction of the 70x36 feet storage cellars that incorporated quite impressive concrete storage tanks that could handle up to 130,000 gallons of wine. This storage cellar also named "The Wattles" was built on the grounds of Sylvan Park and was completed in the same year as the purchase of the home of the same name, in 1901.

More responsibility fell on Cyril’s shoulders at the premature death of Horace in 1907. From this time onwards, Cyril continued to produce wine and supply grapes until he sold his winery to Penfolds Wines in 1910. The Sylvan Park homestead was however kept and used by Cyril between trips to England until his death in 1925, when the grand Estate was passed down to Cyril's sons, Hugh and Roy.

Upon coming of age, Hugh's son Digby took over the family business. With a passion and flair for viticulture, Digby raised his two children at the Sylvan park homestead, before purchasing a new property and continuing the grape growing enterprise in the Blewitt Springs area.

From 1892 to today, the family's dedication and passion for the wine industry has remained uninterrupted and as strong as ever.

Sylvan Springs is now owned and operated by Digby's son, David, who lives on the property with his wife Robyn, and two children Sam and Anthea.

Sylvan Springs is today a proud boutique wine producer, with a definite emphasis on quality as opposed to quantity. We pride ourselves on only supporting Independent retailers right around Australia which means you will never see our wines in a Dan Murphy’s or BWS store. Our philosophy is to concentrate our resources into a small range of wines, and to do it well!

In 1996, fourth generation vigneron, David Pridmore launched the Sylvan Springs wine label with great success. Naming the wine Sylvan Springs after the family homestead and incorporating the family crest, the 'sun', into the label.

Awards

3 STARS IN THE 2009 WINESTATE MAGAZINE -

NEW RELEASE TASTING!

Rewards

89 POINTS IN THE 2010 WINE SHOWCASE MAGAZINE

2010 Hard Yards Shiraz
94 Points Wine Showcase Magazine Tasting 2012
Silver at the Australian Small Winemakers Show
Bronze at the CARTeSIAN McLaren Vale Wine Show



PREVIOUS VINTAGE - No longer available

2009 Hard Yards Shiraz
4 STARS in the 2011 Winestate Magazine New Release Tasting
3 STARS in the 2011 Winestate Magazine McLaren Vale, Langhorne Creek & Fleurieu Tasting

2008 Hard Yards Shiraz
BEST RED WINE at the May 2011 Guangzhou International Wine & Spirits Exhibition
4 STARS in the 2010 Winestate Magazine "World's Greatest Shiraz Challenge"
- Equal top in category!
5 STARS in the 2010 Winestate Magazine McLaren Vale, Langhorne & Fleurieu Tasting
- Equal top in category!
SILVER at the 2010 International Wine Challenge in London
SILVER at the 2009 Winegrapes Australia McLaren Vale Wine Show

2011 Dirty Girl's Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

3 STARS in the 2011 Winestate Magazine New Release Tasting

2010 Dirty Girl's Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

3 STARS IN THE WINESTATE MAGAZINES -

NEW RELEASE TASTING!

93 points Wine Showcase Magazine

3 STARS in the 2011 Winestate Magazine McLaren Vale, Langhorne Creek & Fleurieu Tasting

3 STARS in the 2010 Winestate Magazine McLaren Vale, Langhorne Creek & Fleurieu Tasting

BRONZE at the 2009 Macqarie Group Sydney Royal Wine

BRONZE MEDAL IN THE 2009 AUSTRALIAN SMALL WINE MAKERS SHOW

91 Points Wine Showcase Magazine Tasting 2012
Silver at the CARTeSIAN McLaren Vale Wine Show
Bronze at the Australian Small Winemakers Show
3 STARS in the 2011 Winestate Magazine Cabernet Sauvignon Tasting

3 STARS in the 2011 Winestate Magazine McLaren Vale, Langhorne Creek & Fleurieu Tasting

2011 SemSauv

4 STARS in the 2011 Winestate Magazine New Release Tasting

2010 Sem Sauv

3 STARS in the 2011 Winestate Magazines New Release Tasting

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Address

40 Blythmans Road
Blewitt Springs, South Australia 5171
Australia

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