Recently we released our Cellar Door exclusive Never Tear Us Apart Barossa Valley Saperavi. Two Hands owner and Managing Director Michael Twelftree takes a look at this eclectic varietal.
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In light of Malbec World Day, Two Hands owner Michael Twelftree recently took a look at our three releases of The Bull & The Bear Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec. Check the video to find out more about one of our favourite blends in the Picture Series range.
After a near-perfect 2012 vintage, Michael Twelftree has a look at three barrel samples including a Greenock Barossa Valley Grenache, Watervale Clare Valley Shiraz and Ebenezer Barossa Valley Shiraz
Michael Twelftree takes a look at our Shiraz vineyard located next to Cellar Door in early December 2012 to discuss canopy management at Two Hands.
Michael tastes the 2004 Angels' Share to see how this wine is ageing after several years, and how it stacks up next to the current 2011 vintage. The Picture Series wines are made for drinking on release or within the first five years. The 2004 Angels' Share is still showing surprising complexity wit...
Recently one of the Two Hands, Michael Twelftree, has enjoyed working on a side project, producing an exciting new wine range: Twelftree Wines.
Twelftree Wines is an exclusive selection of wines handmade by Michael Twelftree on a very small scale, using a blend of new and traditional techniques t...
The Marketplace tends to be somewhat of a taboo topic in the world of wine, with many wineries often creating products to fit a profile for a specific marketplace or crushing juice purely on market demand. Here at Two Hands, although we aim for consumers from around the world to enjoy our wines, we ...
Lobotomy winemaking is something we avoid at Two Hands, preferring our wines to express personality and uniqueness. We achieve this by taking calculated risks in the winery and using our natural instincts, rather than relying on figures and formulas. We experiment with many different varietals and t...
This video focuses on the importance of honouring the flavours found in the vineyard and expressing these flavours in the resultant wine. Throughout the year, owner Michael Twelftree and winemaker Matt Wenk, spend a lot of time in each vineyard, working closely with the growers to ensure that each s...
Padthaway is located in the southeast of South Australia. Typically a warm to cool climate region, Padthaway is tempered by chilly maritime winds from the Southern Ocean. Soil types are variable, although mainly alkaline, red duplex with deposits of red/brown sandy loams over limestone. Padthaway is...
The Barossa Valley is located 80km north of Adelaide and is arguably Australia’s most illustrious wine region. The Barossa is renowned for Shiraz, typically robust wines with plenty of fruit intensity and concentration with firm, ripe tannins and ability to age. Bella's Garden is a blend of some of ...
McLaren Vale is located 50km south of Adelaide and within 12km of Gulf St Vincent. This location forms a Mediterranean climate with warm to hot, dry summers and moderate winters, tempered by sea breezes. Typically Shiraz from McLaren Vale exhibits generous plum/mulberry fruit profiles, chocolate/ mo...
Langhorne Creek is located 60km south of Adelaide, South Australia. Despite being geographically close to McLaren Vale, Langhorne Creek is a distinctly separate region that produces a very different style of wine. Langhorne Creek is known for harmonious, medium to full-bodied wines with soft, silky ...
Clare Valley is an interesting region in that it is cool enough to produce pristine Riesling yet warm enough to fully ripen Shiraz. The vineyard from which we source fruit for our Samantha's Garden Shiraz is located in the sub-appellation of Watervale. The vineyard is situated on terra rossa soil an...
Heathcote is the only vineyard outside of South Australia that we source fruit from, and is a region known for having one of the oldest soils in the world: 300 million year old Cambrian soil. Our mature vineyard is located slightly north of Heathcote and consistently produces wine that has beautiful...
Two Hands Wines, founded in 1999, has established a reputation for excellence with outstanding reviews received from Australia and overseas.
We are certainly no longer the 'fly by nighters' of the Australian wine industry.
This is the Two Hands story.
Michael and Matt taste the new vintages of the McLaren Vale wines in our portfolio: Barney's Block Shiraz, Lily's Garden Shiraz and Angels Share Shiraz.
Michael and Matt taste every single barrel at Two Hands each year during the November barrel trials. The 2011 vintage was a difficult year due to weather conditions, however there is still some great quality showing through when tasting these barrels.
Michael and Matt taste the 2010 Gnarly Dudes release. The Gnarly Dudes is our Barossa Shiraz in the Picture Series within the Two Hands portfolio. Gnarly Dudes is named for the gnarled old Shiraz vines that the Barossa is famous for.
Michael and Matt taste the 2010 Angels' Share release. The Angels' Share is a McLaren Vale Shiraz in the Picture Series within the Two Hands portfolio. The Angels' Share takes its name from the small amount of wine that evaporates from barrel during oak maturation.
Gary interviews Michael Twelftree, co-owner of Two Hands Wines. They talk about the Australian wine business and taste through the Two Hands Wines.