Ardison Phillips
Principal Owner of McKeon-Phillips Winery

Ardison is a man of many talents: a winemaker, a chef, a teacher and an artist whose work has been collected by the Getty Museum. His infectious good humor makes him a friend to everyone he meets. Ardison is the former owner/manager of the Studio Grill in Hollywood and had a great love for the grape even then, winning the coveted Wine Spectator "Wine of Excellence" for his restaurant. Also an accomplished artist, Ardison was one of the first wine makers to conceive the Artist Labels. Ardison is also an Associate Professor at Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria, CA–