Welcome to the final newsletter for 2024, the December edition of Instinctively Curious.
2024 has been an incredible year for Two Hands Wines as we celebrated 25 years of being in business. In 2025 we celebrate our 25th vintage! The year 2000 was the first year we made wine with a McLaren Vale, Barossa and a Padthaway Shiraz being the first wines produced. Our portfolio has grown from just those three wines to now include 18 individual Shiraz’s and a veritable kaleidoscope of wines made throughout our journey. Each year has brought its own unique challenges and opportunities and we have proudly introduced people from all over the globe to our wines.
From all of us here at Two Hands Wines (pictured below) we would like to wish everyone a Safe and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and thank you all for your support throughout 2024 and into 2025.
Cheers! 🥂
Meet the Team!
Left to right: Harry, Pierre, Abbey, Dillion (at the very back!), Peter, Rachel, Kevin, Luke, Toby, Jett, Richard, John, Theo, Julie, Lara, Morgan, Irene, Alex, Brad & Anthony.
IN THE VINEYARD
SUMMER BREAK? NOT FOR EVERYONE!
While most of us are enjoying a break over the Christmas/New Year period and some time off for the summer holidays, spare a thought for our vineyard team. As the vines are now about to begin the important veraison phase of the season, where they begin to get their colour and develop flavour, the team will all be hard at work monitoring the growth and water needs of the vines, summer pruning to pull back vigorous growth and making sure all is well for the winery when the fruit is picked in February to March.
CHRISTMAS SHIPPING CUT OFF
LAST DELIVERIES OF 2025
At this busy time of the year, Australia Post advise the metro cut off for parcels to be delivered in time for Christmas is the 13th of December for Northern Territory, and the 20th of December for all other states. As Team Two Hands look forward to our own staff Christmas Party and office closure period, our last pick up date for all domestic deliveries will be the 17th of December.
Vouchers are available online now for that last minute gift idea! Available to purchase online until the 17th of December.
The Two Hands Christmas Gift Guide is still live for special packs to share and enjoy over the festive period!
CELLAR DOOR
CHRISTMAS HOURS
Planning your Summer visit to Barossa? Vanessa, Rachel, Abbey, Ruby, Tash and Ariel look forward to your visit!
Our Cellar Door is open 11am – 5pm daily, with the exception of being closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day. With limited walk in availability at this peak trading time, bookings are appreciated and recommended to avoid disappointment. Book now on the link below or give our team a call on 08 8568 7900!
We are also very excited that we have a new neighbour just down the road. The old Marananga School on the corner of Neldner and Seppeltsfield Roads has been restored and is now home to several fantastic new businesses including Staguni, a great new restaurant headed by renowned chef Clare Falzon. Come by for a tasting on the deck followed by lunch and make a day of it.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2025
Tour Down Under
22nd January 2025
Seppeltsfield Road Distillers, Barossa
We will be pouring our wines at our neighbours Seppeltsfield Rd Distillers tasting room. Come by and watch the race go past Marananga in style!
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Cellar Door Fest
31st January – 2nd February 2025
Adelaide Convention Centre
Come say hey to Luke and Morgan at Cellar Door fest 2025 and try some of our latest releases!
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Wine Paris
10th – 12th February 2025
Paris – Porte de Versailles
GM Pierre is back out on the road at Wine Paris, come past the Two Hands stand 4E234 and say G’day or Bonjour.
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Barossa Wine-a-Thon Seppeltsfield Road Edition
15h March 2025 – 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
You don’t want to miss this!! The 1st Barossa Wine-a-Thon!
That’s right a marathon that includes wine & gin! But…… there’s no running involved!!
Starting at 11am you’ll be transported by mini bus to 5 venues along Seppeltsfield Road – Paulmara Estate, Rolf Binder, Laughing Jack Wines, Two Hands Wines, Seppeltsfield Road Distillers. With wine tastings at each venue & 5 food courses to be served throughout the day. Entertainment will also be provided at each venue to make for an exceptionally fun day.
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ProWein
16th – 18th March
Dusseldorf – Germany
Pierre will be at stand 12G81
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Barossa Vintage Festival
23rd April 2025 – 27th April 2025
Barossa Valley
Our event is a collaboration with our Marananga neighbours!
Marananga Meander – Four Shades of Shiraz
25th April 2025
A modern walking tour through Marananga. This fun-filled culinary adventure highlights Barossa’s most iconic varietal along Barossa’s most iconic road, Seppeltsfield Road, with stops at Two Hands Wines, Staguni, Seppeltsfield Road Distillers, and Greenock Creek Wines. Expect Shiraz inspired sips and eats with everything from bold wines, tasty plates of food on the verandah of the old Marananga School and seriously delicious gin cocktails.
Book Tickets! 2025 Vintage Festival
Your Marananga Meander – Four Shades of Shiraz itinerary includes stops at:
• 11am-12pm – Two Hands Wines
• 12:15pm- 1:30pm – Staguni
• 1:45pm-2:45pm – Seppeltsfield Rd Distillers
• 3:00pm-4:00pm – Greenock Creek Wines
+ more to be announced in the New Year!
WINE OF THE MONTH
2016 LUCKY DUCK
Chardonnay Pinot Noir – Methode Traditionnelle
The perfect pairing for New Years Eve!
As part of the Showroom Series, Lucky Duck is only sold online and in person at Cellar Door. Pop the cork, sit back, relax and be a Lucky Duck.
“What I love about fizz is that it gets the party started: People walk in: you put a glass of fizz in their hand and pop, the ice has been broken, and a good time is ahead! My frustration with fizz is that it is so often tasted but rarely spoken about, but even more of a problem is that it has proven impossible to keep in my cellar for long period, if it’s there it inevitably gets consumed!
I started this project back in 2015 as I knew that really good fizz had to be made very carefully and had to be left for a long time on lees to create a really small bubble and complexity on the palate. I knew from the start that this project wasn’t going to make the accountants or our bank happy! When you pay top dollar for fruit, press it lightly as to not get any bitterness in the base wine, leave it on lees in a cellar for over 5 years, the holding cost and return on investment would never add up. But, I stuck to my guns as I really wanted a sparkling wine in the Two Hands stable that I could open with friends and be really proud of. I am thrilled with the result. I feel we have got the nerve and energy of this sparkling wine just spot on. The dosage trial was the most interesting day and we acted on the style Richard and I prefer which is a dry brut style with lovely lingering soft acid with fruit that caresses the palate oh. so slowly. And yes, I got my small bubble, they are so fine in the glass, and watching them gets me excited. With more vintages to come, we have lots of bottles resting safely in our cellars. The sacrifice was well worth it and am glad to share the result… finally! Please enjoy a bottle or two, but please never mention it to the finance team…” – MT
The winery’s vintage crush playlist is the perfect pairing with a bottle of Lucky Duck and New Years Eve! 🥂🎆
